KIEV, March 19 – President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko had a surprise meeting in Brussels on Thursday as European politicians worked hard to make the quarreling Ukrainian leaders reconcile.

KIEV, March 18 – U.S. President George W. Bush and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will discuss the creation of a free-trade zone between Ukraine and the United States during the U.S. leader's state visit to Ukraine, the Ukrainian president's press secretary, Iryna Vannikova, said at a briefing in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, March 19 - The government Wednesday approved “with a number of reservations” a natural gas deal between Russian gas giant Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

KIEV, March 19 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Wednesday her party will soon nominate its own candidate for Kiev mayor, rejecting calls for her to back a single candidate on behalf of Ukraine’s governing coalition.

KIEV, March 19 ??“ Ukraine selected candidates to work on a new program of the Millennium Challenge Corporation to stamp out state-sector corruption, according to a letter of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sent to John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

KIEV, March 19 ??“ The project to implement the renewed Ukraine-EU Action Plan on justice, freedom and security will undergo its first official discussions in Kiev on March 22-23, the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union reported.

KIEV, March 19 - Naftogaz Ukrainy will try to secure seats for their representatives in the coordinating council of the RosUkrEnergo AG company, the exclusive supplier of natural gas to Ukraine since 2006, Naftogaz Ukrainy CEO Yevhen Bakulin said.

KIEV, March 19 - A constitutional majority that would command 300 votes in Ukraine's parliament is being formed by enticing prospective members with offers of up to $8 million, Yulia Tymoshenko said at Monday.

KIEV, March 19 ??“ Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of opposition, on Monday accused the government of approving a secret deal that would allow an unidentified foreign company to manage Ukraine??™s natural gas pipelines.

KIEV, March 19 ??“ Ukraine??™s pro-government parties and opposition groups on Monday failed to reach a compromise for ending a political crisis in the country suggesting a new round of confrontation may be underway.