KIEV, March 16 – The new Ukrainian government consists of 29 ministers, which is the highest number of ministers in Europe.

"A total of 16-18 ministers work in an ordinary government of democratic Europe, including a premier and his or her deputies. In particular, the cabinets of Germany, Portugal and Spain have such a number of portfolios," Deutsche Welle reported.

KIEV, March 16 – Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who seeks to become the leader of united opposition in Ukraine, on Tuesday suggested nominating her close ally Serhiy Sobolev as the prime minister of the opposition government.

KIEV, March 16 - A Ukrainian government team will travel to Moscow next week for “very serious” talks with Russia over lowering natural gas prices, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Tuesday.

KIEV, March 16 – Ukraine suggested hosting a summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as the two have apparently started planning a ceremony for signing a historic nuclear arms reduction treaty.

KIEV, March 16 – The preliminary results of an early election to Ternopil regional council showed “increased public distrust in the government, even in areas that traditionally support it,” Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych said.

KIEV, March 16 - Ukraine’s SBU security service obtained documents from the government concerning the disputed purchase by Naftogaz Ukrayiny of natural gas once owned by gas trader RosUkrEnergo, SBU chief Valentyn Nalyvaychenko said Monday.

KIEV, March 16 - President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will travel to Brussels to join an international conference March 23 for modernization of Ukraine’s natural gas pipeline system, a senior official said Monday.

KIEV, March 16 – Oleh Tiahnybok, the leader of Svoboda, the nationalist party that beat the Tymopshenko Bloc in Sunday’s election in the Ternopil region by a big margin, said Monday he will run for Ukrainian presidency in January 2010.

KIEV, March 13 – The number of Ukrainians hit by the global financial crisis has drastically increased in the last several months.

A poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre for Economic and Political Studies from Feb. 27 through March 2 shows 83.2% of respondents say they felt the effects of the crisis, some 13.2% have not and another 3.6% said it was hard to say.

KIEV, March 16 – Ukraine is negotiating on a contract for the supply of 50 An-148 airplanes to another country, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said.

"We are discussing a deal for the supply of 50 aircraft with another state," the premier said at a meeting with the employees of Kiev's Aviant state aircraft plant on Monday.