KIEV, Dec. 17 – A comprehensive testing of Parliament’s computer vote counting system on Friday showed repeated malfunctions similar to the one that disrupted the prime minister vote last week, a lawmaker said Monday.

KIEV, Dec. 17 – Our Ukraine-People’s Self-defense further challenged its leader President Viktor Yushchenko Monday by saying it needed more time to agree on the nominations to the government that had been made by the president.

KIEV, Dec. 16 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych made little progress in talks over 2007 budget at a meeting late night Friday suggesting the standoff between the two will probably continue.

KIEV, Dec. 15 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko used his constitutional power Friday to suspend the government??™s resolution appointing senior officials at the Internal Affairs Ministry after the Cabinet had refused to clear the appointments with the president.

KIEV, Dec. 17 ??“ The Communist Party, a vehemently pro-Russian group, on Sunday staged a well-financed anti-NATO campaign in Crimea, Ukraine??™s autonomous republic, aimed at slowing down President??™s Viktor Yushchenko??™s pro-Western foreign policy.

BRUSSELS, Nov 15 – The second tranche of the European Union for Ukraine's military needs from unexpected income of frozen Russian assets may amount to EUR 1.9 billion, with payment to be made next spring.

KYIV, Nov 15 – The time of disbursing EUR 4.1 billion for macrofinancial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine depends on the Council of the European Union, yet the European Commission is hopeful that will happen before the year-end, European Commission spokesperson Ana Pisonero said.

KYIV, Nov 18 - President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the longer range weapons as Russia deploys thousands of North Korean troops to reinforce its war, The Associated Press reported citing a U.S. official and three other people familiar with the matter.

KYIV, Nov 17 – The State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of technical assistance with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), head of the State Geology Service Roman Opimakh said on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

KYIV, Nov 17 – The macro-forecast and assessment of Ukraine's economic losses are necessary to review in connection with the latest missile attacks, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko has said.