KIEV, April 17 - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday remained sharply divided over Ukraine's future constitutional amendments and the way the amendments must be approved.

KIEV, April 16 – Parliament Speaker Arseniy Yatseniuk, has called on the donor countries that undertook obligations to finance the construction of the Shelter facility at Chornobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) to meet these obligations.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ Ukraine??™s political crisis has started to affect law enforcement agencies with Prosecutor General??™s Office and SBU, the security service, providing different accounts over alleged corruption at the Constitutional Court.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ Ukraine??™s political crisis may ease within the next 10 days as figures have been making progress in discussions over the settlement, Oleksandr Chaliy, deputy chief of staff at the office of President Viktor Yushchenko, said.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ Three opposition leaders on Tuesday called on President Viktor Yushchenko to block the work of the Constitutional Court after allegations had emerged that one of judges may have received a major bribe.

KIEV, April 17 - Ukraine's state budget revenues amounted to UAH 3.06 billion in the first nine banking days of the month as of April 16, which is UAH 503.6 million less than in the same period in March, First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko has been holding a meeting with top officials from Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, after the company had incurred debts for natural gas supplies.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who seeks to regain the post following the March 26 election, on Monday pledged to pursue liberal economic policies and abandon her earlier course on re-privatization.

KIEV, April 17 ??“ Ukraine??™s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) increased slightly in January through February, according to a survey released by the International Center of Policy Studies (ICPS), an independent think tank.

KIEV, April 14 ??“ Four opposition parties on Thursday signed a memorandum pledging to create a powerful coalition that will probably be led by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych at the general election next year.