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.

KIEV, Jan. 19 - Ukraine??™s overall transit of natural gas to markets in Western and Eastern Europe and the Balkans increased 0.9% on the year to 121.5 bln cubic meters in 2005, up from 120.4bcm shipped in 2004, an Energy and Fuel Ministry official said Thursday.

KIEV, Jan. 19 ??“ Diesel fuel from three out of Ukraine's six oil refineries does not meet national and European quality standards on sulfur content, Environmental Protection Minister Pavlo Ihnatenko said.

MOSCOW, Jan. 19 - Russia will ban imports of all types of livestock products from Ukraine beginning Jan. 20, in order to protect consumers from what it believes are dangerous practices in Ukraine, the Russian aggricuture ministry said.

KIEV, Jan. 18 - Yulia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian opposition leader tapped as a major contender for the post of the prime minister, said the new government would have to scrutinize an agreement creating a Russia-Ukraine natural gas transportation joint venture.

KIEV, Jan. 18 ??“ The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the entral Election Commission to publish official presidential election results Thursday, opening the door for the inauguration of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko by the end of the week.

KYIV, Dec 17 – Russian information and psychological operations actively use TikTok to spread anti-mobilization narratives, which has a large and rapid impact on public sentiment, especially among young people.