KIEV, Feb. 14 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has sent telegrams to governors of 11 regions which have a large debt for natural gas consumed with notification on the restriction of supplies of natural gas.

KIEV, Feb. 16 - Ukrainian opposition protesters ended a two-month occupation of city hall in Kiev on Sunday and opened a road to limited traffic, meeting an amnesty offer aimed at easing a stand-off over President Viktor Yanukovych's rule.

KIEV, Feb. 16 - Ukraine will more actively tackle issues of energy security, including increasing production of alternative energy, Andriy Kliuyev, the recently appointed secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said Thursday.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense team and government-appointed doctors clashed Thursday over whether she must be treated outside prison following a three day-examination by German and Canadian physicians.

KHARKIV, Feb. 15 – President Viktor Yanukovych has announced plans to boost gross domestic product by at least UAH 100 billion per year.

"We've finally passed a trillion [hryvnias per year] of GDP," he said during a meeting of the regional committee on economic reform in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 15 – President Viktor Yanukovych has signed an order to intensify the talks on the conclusion of an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, including the provisions on the formation of a free trade area.

KIEV, Feb. 16 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko have signed an agreement on nuclear security in Washington, the U.S. Department of State said in a press release.

The purpose of the agreement is to intensify cooperation in the sphere of protecting vulnerable nuclear materials and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the United States will continue to remain a reliable friend and partner of Ukraine, and interested in its success.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – European leaders spoke directly with President Viktor Yanukovych to express their concern over travel restrictions imposed by the authorities on Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

KIEV, Feb. 16 – Extraordinary and decisive measures are needed to save the country's budget, Strong Ukraine Party leader Sergiy Tyhypko said.

"Ukraine's state finance system has been brought to bankruptcy.