KIEV, Dec. 15 ??“ Ukraine??™s economy contracted in November for the second time this year dashing the government??™s hopes of economic acceleration before the end of the year, data released from the State Statistics Committee suggest.

KIEV, Dec. 15 ??“ Parliament on Thursday rejected the government??™s 2006 budget draft as political confrontation between pro-government groups and opposition forces had accelerated, lawmakers said.

KIEV, Dec. 15 - Ukraine and Russia will hold a round of natural gas talks next week in an attempt to reach a compromise over gas supplies to Ukraine and transit of gas to Europe, Energy and Fuel Minister Ivan Plachkov said Thursday.

DNIPROPETROVSK, Dec. 15 ??“ Gas price rise up to $160 per thousand cubic meters may entail metallurgic industry costs' rise by UAH 6.8 billion, analysts said.

KIEV, Dec. 15 ??“ The development of the nuclear power sector in the context of energy development strategy until 2030 and increasing energy security are among Ukraine's priorities, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Anatoliy Kinakh said.

KIEV, Dec. 14 ??“ Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma in an unusual step Tuesday denied reports that his top lieutenant, presidential administration chief of staff Viktor Medvedchuk, had submitted his resignation.

LONDON, Dec. 15 - New tests reveal the level of dioxin in the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is more than 6,000 times higher than normal, according to the expert analyzing the samples.

BRUSSELS, Nov 14 – The European Commission announced the allocation of an additional EUR 110 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine in light of the difficult situation caused by the war waged against the country by Russia.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 15 - Leaders of most of the world’s economic powers are nearing approval of a declaration strongly denouncing Russia’s invasion that has devastated Ukraine and roiled the global economy. Even China, which has mostly declined to censure Russia until now, and India, which buys weapons from Russia, are providing encouraging words.

KYIV, Nov 15 - President Joe Biden convened an “emergency” meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a “Russian-made” missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border.