KIEV, Jan. 16 ??“ Electricity output in the Ukrainian grid in 2005 grew by 2.1% or by 3.8 bln kWh on the year to 185.2 bln kWh, the Energy and Fuel Ministry reported.

KIEV, Jan. 16 - Ukraine??™s largest natural gas producer UkrGazVydobuvannya and the third-largest gas producer ChornomorNaftoGaz agreed on joint gas extraction from Odessa gas field offshore the Black Sea, an UGV official said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - Parliament has overridden President Leonid Kuchma's veto of a law that raises the subsistence minimum by UAH70 to UAH 432, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - Ukraine's longterm hopes of joining the European Union were boosted on Thursday when the European parliament voted overwhelmingly to open the door to possible membership.

KIEV, Jan. 13 - The latest legal maneuvers by the team of former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych may succeed in stalling the inauguration of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko by weeks, at the least dashing hopes that Ukraine would have seen an orderly transfer of presidential power as soon as this week.

KIEV, Jan. 14 - Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko spent UAH16.8 million (about $3.1 million) on his election campaign, while his opponent Viktor Yanukovych spent UAH14.4 million.

KYIV, Dec 12 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said in an interview broadcast late on Thursday that Kyiv was not yet ready to start talks with Russia as it lacked the weapons, security guarantees and international status that it sought.

KYIV, Dec 13 – The United States will provide Ukraine with new economic support of $437.7 million, said Acting U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Economic Recovery, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma.

KYIV, Dec 7 – The Ukrainian-American conference of defense industries will open the way to a new Ukrainian military-industrial complex, capable of meeting Ukraine's needs for military equipment and weapons, head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak has said.

KYIV, Dec 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), with the transition to managed exchange rate flexibility from October 3, initially focused on minimizing fluctuations to allow market participants to get used to the new regime, but then began to increase the amplitude of permissible fluctuations, Deputy Governor of the NBU Serhiy Nikolaychuk has said.