BRUSSELS, Sept. 12 - In a major concession to Russia, the European Union and Ukraine agreed on Friday to delay the implementation of their free-trade pact until the end of next year.

KIEV, Sept. 12 - Fighting flared near an airport in eastern Ukraine on Saturday in breach of a fragile eight-day ceasefire as the prime minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning to destroy his country, Reuters reported.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – A planned appointment in Moscow may mean Russia is getting ready to accelerate pressure on Ukraine to try to disrupt its plans for closer political and economic integration with the European Union.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Ukraine can count on domestic resources and alternative fuel supplies in the issue of natural gas consumption, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said.

"Ukraine is now undergoing a very difficult period, through which Georgia has already passed. And, in my opinion, you should end your dependence on gas.

KIEV, Sept. 15 - President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday threatened to reshuffle the government if it fails to quickly address and fix international criticism of the way it handles Kyoto Protocol projects.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Ukraine’s opposition parties should boycott elections in October 2012 if former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is barred by the authorities from running, Arseniy Yatseniuk, a former parliamentary speaker, said Thursday.

KIEV, Sept. 14 – A delegation from Ukraine will give an analytical report entitled "Millennium Development Targets. Ukraine 2010" at the session of the United Nations General Assembly, Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Oleksandr Dikusarov said during a briefing in Kiev on Tuesday.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – A reasonable synergy between the authorities and business will improve the country's investment climate, President Viktor Yanukovych said in Kiev on Wednesday.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, following a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on September 14, has ordered ministries and agencies to draw up a number of projects on cooperation, joint activities and investment projects with Kazakhstan.

KIEV, Sept. 15 – A lawyer representing Myroslava Gongadze, the widow of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, will ask the court to authorize additional investigation against officials that had been “incorrectly” and “groundlessly” omitted from being properly investigated.