KIEV, April 15 - Ukrainian forces launched a "special operation" on Tuesday against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking East, authorities said, although aside from a landing by airborne troops the action was limited, Reuters reported.

KIEV, April 14 – Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk supports the continuation of privatization and the necessity of focusing on regulatory and supervision functions by the state.

BRUSSELS, April 15 – The Council of the European Union has threatened to apply economic sanctions with far reaching consequences for bilateral relations if Moscow takes further steps to destabilize the situation in Ukraine.

KIEV, April 12 - Ukraine will continue producing An-70 military transport aircraft even without the participation of Russia, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, April 15 – Riot police on Monday dispersed a rally of protesters in front of President Viktor Yanukovych’s residence outside Kiev, days after police arrested two activists in a similar rally.

KIEV, April 15 – The opposition factions of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYT) and the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) Bloc have criticized the program for Ukraine's social and economic development for 2010, which was adopted by Parliament at first reading on Thursday.

KIEV, April 14 – Ukraine has no plans to change the line of its border with Romania along the River Danube, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Voloshyn, told Interfax-Ukraine that in the situation which occurred over Maikan Island on the Danube the Ukrainian side proceeds from the principle of the non-violation of the agreement between Ukraine and Romania of 2003, which stipulates the inviolability of the state border.

KIEV, April 15 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev may pay a visit to Ukraine on April 21 for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych, a source at the Yanukovych administration said Thursday.

KIEV, April 15 – Ukraine will continue to rely on borrowing from the International Monetary Fund at least through the end of 2012, a top economic aide to President Viktor Yanukovych said Thursday.

KIEV, April 13 – The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to increase funding for infrastructure development as part of Ukraine's preparations for hosting the finals of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship from UAH 1.056 billion to UAH 4.494 billion, using the undistributed balance of the stabilization fund as of January 1, 2010.