LVIV, May 17 – Kiev hopes to sign an association agreement with the European Union by the end of this year, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko said.
KIEV, May 17 - Ukraine within months will complete the feasibility study of a planned liquefied natural gas terminal on the Black Sea coast, the head of the agency supervising the project said Tuesday.
LONDON, May 17 - Ukraine must pass vital financial and pension reforms before it can resume talks with the International Monetary Fund to resume a suspended loan program, the IMF's country representative said.
KIEV, May 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday dismissed Healthcare Minister Illia Yemets for “inefficient” work and “failure” to start planned reforms in the sector.
KIEV, May 14 – There won't be interruptions in gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview with the BBC.
"Ukraine has a stable gas transportation system for gas supplies to Europe and a 10-year agreement with Russia on the volume of supplies, [and] price parameters.
MOSCOW, May 17 - The development of full-fledged relations with Russia will not create any obstacles to Ukraine if it wishes to take the road of European integration, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
KIEV, May 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration on Monday scrambled to ban a video showing a burst of wind throwing a big wreath at him during an official ceremony with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
KIEV, May 17 - Russian gas giant Gazprom will fully pay for modernization of Ukrainian natural gas pipelines in the event of its merger with Naftogaz Ukrayiny, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said Monday.
KIEV, May 17 – Ukraine on Monday backed Moscow’s global security initiative, which calls for adopting legally binding commitments to ensure a “space of stability” covering the territory from North America, Europe to Russia.
LONDON, May 15 - Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the foreign currency corporate family, probability of default and debt ratings of Naftogaz Ukrayiny from B1 to B2.
The ratings remain on review for downgrade having initially been placed on review for downgrade on March 11, 2009.
