KIEV, Dec. 13 – If Ukraine had signed an association agreement with the European Union under the current conditions, this would have inevitably led to its economy's collapse and default due to dramatic increase in the trade deficit and insufficient foreign currency reserves, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – Participants in the pro-EU rally on Kiev's Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti, say they demand President Viktor Yanukovych not sign an agreement on Ukraine's accession to the Customs Union during his visit to Moscow on December 17.

KIEV, Dec. 16 - President Viktor Yanukovych may secure loans from Russia on Tuesday when he meets Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin - money that could help fend off economic crisis as anti-government protests continue in Kiev, Reuters reported.

STRASBOURG, Dec. 13 – The European Parliament has expressed regret at the fact that, according to international observers' evaluations, the 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine failed to meet major international standards "and constitute a step backwards compared with the national elections in 2010."

KIEV, Dec. 14 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, facing the prospect of running a minority government, on Friday pleaded with opposition groups for support in navigating the country through serious economic challenges next year.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – The UN General Assembly's session in New York on Wednesday passed a draft resolution on the holding of an international conference called "Twenty-five Years after the Chernobyl Disaster: Safety for the Future" with the participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – European Union diplomats on Thursday requested an urgent meeting with opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko after the authorities restricted her ability to travel by opening an investigation against her.

KIEV, Dec. 16 – Four opposition lawmakers, some with serious injuries and bleeding, were rushed to the hospital late Thursday after allies of President Viktor Yanukovych ferociously attacked the group for blocking podium in Parliament.

KIEV, Dec. 14 – EU integration remains the main task for Ukrainian diplomats, President Viktor Yanukovych said.

"European integration remains the first and main task of the Ukrainian diplomacy," he said at a meeting with Ukrainian diplomats in Kiev on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15 - The Energy Community has welcomed the ratification by the Ukrainian parliament of a protocol on Ukraine's accession to the organization.

The Energy Community said in a statement passed to news services in Brussels on Wednesday that the accession process would be finally completed in early 2011.