KIEV, Feb. 17 – The issue of federalization requires thorough examination and discussion and not the emotional decisions, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - Russia said Monday it would give Ukraine a fresh cash injection of $2 billion to support its heavily indebted economy, a move that can help embattled President Viktor Yanukovych, who has been forced onto the back foot by 12 weeks of unrest.

DONETSK, Feb. 14 – Donetsk Regional Prosecutor Volodymyr Vyshynsky said that three of the five people killed in Wednesday's plane crash at Donetsk Airport have been identified.

KIEV, Feb. 14 – The U.S. Congress is concerned about the situation with the violation of basic human rights and the state of democracy in Ukraine and is considering imposing sanctions against Ukrainian officials, Senator John McCain, a former U.S. presidential candidate, said in an interview with Voice of America.

DONETSK, Feb. 15 – Investigators are considering a terrorist attack as being among the possible causes of the An-24 airliner crash in Donetsk, Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Voitsyshen said.

KIEV, Feb. 15 - At the current stage of the development of relations with the European Union, the conclusion of the Association Agreement, which provides for the creation of a deep free trade area, is a priority for Ukraine, President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview with the magazine "Ukraine and the World in 2013 - Global Agenda," a joint project of New York Times News Service & Syndicate and Segodnya Multimedia.

KIEV, Feb. 15 – Ukraine has enough shale gas in its soil to meet domestic demand, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Friday adding that ongoing extraction projects will have their impact in five to seven years.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukraine needs to take steps to improve its business environment, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Ukraine Max Alier said.

KIEV, Feb. 17 - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that during his visit to Ukraine next week, he plans to discuss Ukraine's possible participation in the NATO missile defense system.

KIEV, Feb. 17 – Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn on Wednesday gave the government coalition led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 10 days to produce evidence that the coalition controls a majority in Parliament.