KIEV, Nov. 14 – European integration remains the first priority for Kiev, whereas the search for a format of cooperation with the Customs Union continues, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - The establishment of free trade zones between Ukraine and its strategic partners will help Kiev counter the financial crisis, Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko told the Freedom of Speech program shown on the ICTV television channel.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – Ukraine’s economy will expand 5% on the year, while consumer prices will rise 7.5% in 2011, which is better than the government had expected, National Bank of Ukraine Governor Serhiy Arbuzov said Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – President Viktor Yanukovych emerged defiant Tuesday after a meeting with European leaders, predicting more problems for his jailed political opponent Yulia Tymoshenko and making the country’s future European integration less certain.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – The mission of the International Monetary Fund may continue its work in Ukraine after the completion of the Ukrainian-Russian talks on gas price, IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine Max Alier said during the sixth annual conference of the Adam Smith Institute.

KIEV, Nov. 15 – Kiev Mayor Oleksandr Popov will make a visit to Japan on November 14-19 to mark the 40th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Kiev and Kyoto and to meet with managements of leading Japanese companies, the city state administration said.

KIEV, Nov. 15 - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has once again asked the International Monetary Fund to assess the possibility of spending loans granted by it on repaying Ukraine's debt to Swiss-registered gas trader RosUkrEnergo.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 - The change in Ukraine's aspirations with regard to gaining NATO membership may be reflected in a communiqué at the alliance's summit, which is to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 19-20.

KIEV, Nov. 13 – The Odessa-Brody oil pipeline will not be switched to its direct, designed mode of pumping while Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister, President Viktor Yushchenko said at a meeting in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, on the challenges faced by industrial enterprises.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – Ukraine and Russia will discuss next year’s natural gas supplies, prices and payments at a meeting on Nov. 19, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Saturday.