MOSCOW, Nov. 18 – The European Union may discuss further economic sanctions against Russia at a summit in December if the militants of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk make an attempt to take control of new territories in Ukraine's east, Kommersant reported, citing EU sources.

KIEV, Nov. 18 - NATO warned on Tuesday of a "very serious" build-up of Russian soldiers and weapons inside Ukraine and on its border as Germany's foreign minister urged Kiev and Moscow to respect a tattered peace plan, AFP reported.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 - Ukraine aims to avoid using an interim gas deal signed last month for as long as it can and eventually end its reliance on Russian gas through better EU connections, Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev told Reuters on Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 18 - Germany's foreign minister saw "no reason for optimism" after talks on Tuesday in Moscow and Kiev on the Ukraine conflict that has claimed more than 4,000 lives and caused a deep rift between Russia and the West, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – The decision to disband all economic courts in Ukraine will soon be made as part of judicial reform, a senior source in Ukraine's presidential administration said.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – An Antonov Airlines An-225 Mriya heavy transport aircraft has brought energy equipment to Cebu Island in the Philippines, which was struck by Typhoon Haiyan earlier this week.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - Ukraine's domestic food production is sufficient now and it is boosting exports, President Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting on the occasion of the Day of Agriculture in Kiev on Friday.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 – The European Union will support the post-Soviet states which have decided to deepen integration with the EU and third-party countries like Russia should respect their choice, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.

KIEV, Nov. 18 – A group of lawmakers working on a bill that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to travel for medical treatment in Germany failed on Monday to finalize the draft.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – Vitaliy Khomutynnyk, the head of Parliament's committee for finance, banking, tax and customs policy, predicts Parliament on November 20 will pass draft amendments (Bill No. 10687) to the Tax Code at second reading, which will boost excise taxes on fuel, which will be denominated in hryvnias, and on cigarettes from January 1, 2013.