KIEV, Sept. 15 ??“ The Ukrainian government is planning to borrow UAH9.8 billion in 2007, including UAH6 billion in foreign borrowing, according to First Deputy Finance Minister Vadym Kopylov.

KIEV, Sept. 16 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko replaced Oleh Rybachuk with Viktor Baloha as his chief of staff on Friday, apparently seeking to increase the role of the presidential office in domestic politics.

KIEV, Sept. 15 ??“ Tensions rose sharply between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on Friday following the prime minister??™s controversial comments seeking to postpone indefinitely Ukraine??™s accession to NATO.

KYIV, Aug 15 - Russia appears to have diverted several thousand troops from occupied territory inside Ukraine to counter a surprisingly successful Ukrainian offensive inside Russian borders in a move that potentially weakens Moscow’s war effort, two senior US officials told CNN.

KYIV, Aug 16 – Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshyn held a coordination meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to prepare for the Defense Industries Forum that will be held in autumn.

KYIV, Aug 16 - Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea.

KYIV, Aug 17 – The McFaul-Yermak Group will soon publish additional proposals to strengthen sanctions against companies and individuals that, bypassing sanctions, supply Russia with high-tech components for production of weapons, in particular K-52 helicopters, head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said.

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 - The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, Reuters reported Thursday citing a U.S. official.

KYIV, Aug 17 - Moldova has started active cooperation with Ukraine, Romania and donor organizations to modernize its railway infrastructure in order to help Ukraine increase agricultural exports to Moldova, the countries of the European Union, the Middle East and Africa, said Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu.

KYIV, Aug 16 – The probability of Russia's recognition as a state-sponsor of terrorism is high, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in the program Visiting Dmytro Hordon.