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.

BRUSSELS, Dec 19 - NATO’s secretary-general said he wants to discuss ways to put Ukraine in a position of strength for any future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukraine’s president and a small number of European leaders.

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said that in the coming days, the last in 2023 disbursement of the EUR 1.5 billion of the macro-financial assistance (MFA), which will make it possible to build a small but important bridge necessary for further financing of EUR 50 billion until 2027. This issue will be discussed at an extraordinary EU meeting to be held in late January - early February 2024.

KYIV, Dec 17 - Russia and Ukraine reportedly launched mass drone attacks at each other’s territories for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport.

KYIV, Dec 15 – The World Bank on December 14 announced $1.34 billion in additional financial assistance to provide critical public services at the national and regional levels in Ukraine, according to a World Bank press release.