KIEV, Oct. 15 – Ukraine is currently importing 125 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas a day, the great bulk of this from Russia, Naftogaz Ukrayiny Chairman Andriy Kobolev said at a meeting of anti-crisis energy staff on Thursday.

KIEV, Oct. 18 – The high price of Russian natural gas is “killing” Ukraine, but the government will stay away from portraying Russia as an enemy, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Thursday.

ZAPORIZHIA, Oct. 16 - Tariffs for housing and utility services for Ukrainian citizens have not been raised for two years, and they will not rise, Regions Party leader and Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

LVIV, Oct. 16 – Yaroslav Mazurok, the suspected killer of three security guards in Kiev’s Karavan shopping center, is still in Ukraine, Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko said.

KIEV, Oct. 18 - Parliament has reintroduced daylight saving time.

The relevant draft parliamentary resolution (No. 9297) was approved by 295 votes; only 226 votes were required for its approval.

DONETSK, Oct. 18 - Ukraine and Russia will soon announce details of their talks on revision of natural gas agreement between the two, President Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 18 - Russia, Ukraine and six other former Soviet republics signed a free-trade agreement Tuesday that will scrap export and import duties on some goods, The Associated Press reported.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 18 - The European Union has postponed a meeting planned this week with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych because of concerns over judicial standards following the jailing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

MOSCOW, Oct. 17 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych will discuss the euro zone situation and, in the case of the Ukrainian interest, the formation of the Customs Union in Donetsk on October 18, Russian Presidential Aide Sergei Prikhodko told a Monday press briefing.

KIEV, Oct. 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych will depart on October 20 for six days of state visits to Cuba and Brazil, the head of the presidential administration, Serhiy Liovochkin, has said.