KIEV, Jan. 19 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday instructed Mikhail Zurabov, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine, to restart a diplomatic mission in Kiev, six months after the Kremlin had suspended the mission.

KIEV, Jan. 19 - Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, the frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election, on Tuesday promised to renegotiate a key natural gas agreement with Russia after winning the presidency next month.

KIEV, Jan. 19 – Ukraine’s two remaining presidential hopefuls, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, on Tuesday scrambled to chase swing voters who may define the outcome of the runoff election next month.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 – Even if the Russian gas flow to the EU is restored soon it will take several days for the gas to reach the European customers, Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU presidency, said in a statement made public in Brussels on Sunday.

KIEV, Jan. 19 - President Viktor Yushchenko told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday that Russian natural gas supplies to the European Union may be resumed in the near future.

KIEV, Jan. 19 - President Viktor Yushchenko’s energy security envoy said Monday he was “cautious” over the latest natural gas agreement between Russia and Ukraine, warning it may be a burden for the economy.

MOSCOW, Jan. 19 – Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny on Monday signed a 10-year contract that for the first time ever establishes a formula to calculate future natural gas prices between the two.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ Vitaliy Klichko, Ukraine??™s world heavyweight champion, announced on Thursday he will run for the post of the Kiev Mayor in March competing with his former patron and incumbent mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ Russia on Thursday sent troops to four important navigation stations throughout Crimea following Ukraine??™s move to seize control over a key station in Yalta last week, a news agency reported.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ The standoff between President Viktor Yushchenko and Parliament worsened on Thursday after powerful opposition groups had pledged to continue their efforts of blocking appointment of judges for the Constitutional Court.