KIEV, Jan. 14 – Former Prime Minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has said that the granting by the Czech Republic of political asylum to Bohdan Danylyshyn, who was economy minister in her government, represents Europe's recognition of the selective use of justice in Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 16 – Interior Minister Anatoliy Mohyliov on Friday warned that “bloodshed” is possible during a massive opposition rally expected to take place in Kiev on January 22.

KIEV, Jan. 14 – President Viktor Yanukovych will pay an official visit to Japan on January 18-21, reads a posting on the official Web site of the head of state, with reference to Presidential Administration Head Serhiy Liovochkin.

KIEV, Jan. 17 – Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the largest opposition party in Ukraine, on Monday accused law enforcement agencies of politically motivated pressure aimed at preventing a massive opposition rally later this week.

KIEV, Jan. 17 – Serhiy Tyhypko, a former governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, on Sunday surprised many observers by performing strongly at the presidential election, firmly securing third place and a political future.

KIEV, Jan. 17 – Controversy was growing over the accuracy of exit polls on Sunday after at least one poll showed a markedly better picture for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko compared with three other polls.

KIEV, Jan. 18 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych will face each other in a runoff after scoring the best results in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, official data show.

The last barrier on the way to Ukraine's joining the World Trade Organization.

KIEV, Jan. 17 – Vitaliy Hayduk, the billionaire who was recently nominated for the post of deputy prime minister for energy and industry, plans to sell his stake in a steel empire, his partner said.

KIEV, Jan. 17 - The Ukrainian government on Thursday fired Ihor Voronin, the architect of a controversial natural gas agreement between Ukraine and Russia, as deputy chairman of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company.