KIEV, Jan. 17 - Ukrainian industrial output may increase 9.5% this year, compared with 3.1% last year, as domestic demand will increase, the Economy Ministry reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 14 ??“ Despite the European Union Parliament??™s call to open the door to Ukraine for EU membership, such a move would be premature, according to representatives of the European Commission.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ The Supreme Court Friday rejected three major complaints filed by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in a lawsuit aimed at canceling the historic Dec. 26 presidential election.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ Ukraine??™s new government must act quickly to change the 2005 budget to shift spending and increase wages of state workers to avoid serious financial problems, President-elect Viktor Yushchenko??™s top economist said.

KIEV, Jan. 15 ??“ Two weeks of discussions over who will lead Ukraine??™s new government have apparently made little progress as one of possible candidates grew impatient Saturday trying to secure the job of prime minister.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The U.S. Department of State has created a working group on economic recovery of Ukraine on a countrywide scale, has identified 20 priority projects that it is implementing, and intends to expand its activities to new areas, said Acting U.S. Special Representative for Economic Recovery of Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma.

KYIV, Dec 13 - Ukraine's defense industrial base has grown more than tenfold since February 2022, which is due to the country's current military needs, but after the end of the war, Ukraine will have a very competitive defense industrial base in Europe, said Acting U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Economic Recovery, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma.

KYIV, Dec 15 - Two Russian oil tankers have been seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation, The Associated Press reported Sunday citing Russian officials.

KYIV, Dec 16 – The agreement between Ukraine and Russia on gas transit expires on January 1, 2025 and will not be extended, but in the event of an appeal by the European Commission, Ukraine is ready to implement the transit of any gas except Russian, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a conversation with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico.

KYIV, Dec 16 – One of the features of the latest massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy system on December 13 was its targeting of interstate energy infrastructure facilities with the aim of minimizing export-import opportunities or disconnecting the energy systems of Ukraine and Europe, an adviser to the Ukrainian Prime Minister and a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrenergo, Yuriy Boiko, has said.