KIEV, July 16 – A joint venture led by U.S. oil company Vanco Energy said Wednesday it had filed for international arbitration in Stockholm seeking to force Ukraine resume its oil and gas production agreement.

KIEV, July 16 – An effort began on Wednesday to call an emergency session of Parliament for approval of amendments to the 2008 budget, and the move may eventually get the support of President Viktor Yushchenko.

WARSAW, July 14 – The governments of Ukraine and Poland have agreed on urgent tasks in their joint preparations for hosting the finals of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, and have declared that the finals will be successfully hosted.

KIEV, July 13 - The Emergencies Ministry doesn't rule out the possibility that an organized criminal group has been involved in the theft of ammunition at Novobohdanivka depots for several years and that the blasts at the depots might have been an attempt to conceal the theft of ammunition.

KIEV, July 16 - Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk will on July 17 make a working visit to Brussels, where he is scheduled to meet with European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary General of the Council of the European Union Javier Solana, the ministry reported.

KIEV, July 16 - Ukraine's government seeks to settle within a week a shareholder dispute with Russian oil company Tatneft over majority interest in UkrTatNafta, the country's largest oil refinery, an official said Monday.

KIEV, June 16 - Ukraine on Monday expressed "major concerns" over Russia's move to suspend participation in a landmark arms controls treaty in Europe, possibly resulting in Moscow sending more combat troops to its borders.

KIEV, July 14 ??“ The chaotic situation with the Ukrainian parliament and government is making it more difficult for Ukraine to attract foreign investments, Oleksandr Adarich, the CEO of UkrSibbank, said.

KIEV, July 14 ??“ Ukraine on Friday rejected the use of energy as a means of exerting political pressure and insisted it is a reliable country for the transit of energy resources from Russia to Europe.

ST PETERSBURG, July 15 - A dispute over access for U.S. meat to the Russian market derailed U.S.-Russian talks on a deal for Russia to join the World Trade Organization, Reuters reported Saturday citing America's top trade negotiator.