KIEV, March 15 - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied a report that it has reached tentative agreement on Kiev's cooperation with the Customs Union formed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

KIEV, March 15 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday urged the government to approve measures later this month that would protect domestic oil refineries against cheap gasoline imports.

The call was made in the National Action Plan, a program of economic reforms for 2013-2014, which was approved by Yanukovych and posted on his website.

KIEV, March 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych will be asked this week by a public group to dismiss Parliament amid other steps that may weaken Ukraine's opposition and bolster its pro-government party, a state-owned news agency reported Sunday.

KIEV, March 17 – Politicians that are also involved in business, who became ministers when Viktor Yanukovych won the presidential election, became richer over 2010, according to a rating of 200 richest people of Ukraine of 2011 published in the new issue of Focus magazine.

KIEV, March 17 – Ukrainian lawmakers created a commission to investigate the signing of the 10-year natural gas agreement with Russia in January 2009, potentially opening the door for renegotiation of the deal.

KIEV, March 17 – Ukraine will “persistently” continue talks with the European Union over free trade despite a warning from Moscow that such accord may trigger prohibitive trade barriers imposed by Russia.

LONDON, March 17 - Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on Ukraine to Stable from Negative.

Fitch simultaneously affirmed Ukraine's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B-' and Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'B'. Ukraine's Country Ceiling is affirmed at 'B-'.

KIEV, March 17 – President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday reshuffled the leadership of Crimea, an autonomous republic dominated by ethnic Russians, by arranging appointment of his close allies to key positions.

KIEV, March 17 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will come to Ukraine on May 17 for a two-day visit, the office of President Viktor Yanukovych reported Wednesday following a phone conversation between the two.

KIEV, March 17 – Ukraine’s governing coalition showed its first signs of split on Wednesday after the Communist Party sharply criticized the government’s plans of resuming cooperation and borrowing from the International Monetary Fund.