KIEV, Jan. 18 ??“ A wave of extremely cold weather has swept Russia over the past two days triggering to reductions in Russian natural gas supplies to Europe via Ukrainian pipelines, an official said Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 18 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko and Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn have been holding talks Wednesday on ways of ending a political crisis that had aggravated last week following a no-confidence vote in the government.

MOSCOW, Jan. 17 ??“ Russia will probably suspend plans to buy Antonov An-70, a Ukrainian-designed aircraft, for its army amid concerns the plane is bigger that has been required, Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Mikhailov said.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, still trying to mount a legal challenge to his presidential election defeat a, tried to resubmit his lawsuit to a new court on Monday, but the Supreme Court rejected the move.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ The government will have to cough up 12 billion hryvnias to the Pension Fund this year to make sure retirees keep getting their doubled pensions, acting Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Jan. 17 ??“ Two major rivals for the post of the prime minister dismissed speculations Monday of a brewing split in the coalition that had led opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to spectacular victory at presidential election.

KYIV, Dec 17 – Preliminary damage as a result of the sinking of two tankers in the Kerch Strait may reach $14 billion, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk said.

KYIV, Dec 17 – A Russian general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian authorities said.

KYIV, Dec 12 – Ukraine, in the face of extremely uncertain prospects caused by the war, needs to maintain a strong policy on the tax front to maintain macroeconomic and financial stability - launch and vigorously implement the National Revenue Strategy and quickly develop concrete measures to promote the mobilization of domestic revenues, IMF Mission Chief for Ukraine Gavin Gray said.

KYIV, Dec 12 – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the heads of the U.S. defense companies, the president's office has said on Tuesday.