KIEV, May 29 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will postpone indefinitely her amendments to the constitution reducing powers of the president as the opposition Regions Party had apparently withdrawn support for the motion.

KIEV, May 29 - Ukraine's Parliament began quickly approving laws on Tuesday for early national poll designed to end months of confrontation between pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko and Moscow-leaning Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

ODESSA, May 29 - Ukraine appears increasingly likely to prolong grain export quotas as severe drought threatens the 2007 harvest, prompting industry analysts on Tuesday to slash forecasts for exports in the 2007/08 season.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ Ukraine??™s fragile agreement ending political crisis appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday when the pro-Russian government and pro-Western president had renewed attempts to get control over the key law enforcement agency.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ The National Bank of Ukraine is unlikely to make any changes to the monetary policy until the end of June, a member of the council, a policy setting body, said Monday.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ Sixteen people, most of them members of the chief automobile inspection agency, survived a 24-floor plunge of an elevator at the Transportation Ministry after emergency brake system had switched on, officials said Monday.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ Ukraine within the next two weeks may start talks with Russia over natural gas supplies to try to avoid a price hike in July, a newspaper reported citing Energy and Fuel Minister Ivan Plachkov.

KIEV, May 29 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko Monday gave a preliminary approval to the appointment of Viktor Plakida, the director of a regional power company, as the prime minister of Crimea, Ukraine??™s autonomous republic.

KYIV, April 27 – In the settlements liberated from Russian occupation in the north and east of Ukraine, work continues to restore infrastructure facilities damaged as a result of hostilities, Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko has said.

BRUSSELS, April 27 - The European Commission (EC) has proposed to suspend for one year the collection of import duties on all Ukrainian exports to the European Union, the EC communiqué said.