KIEV, April 14 - The government confirmed on Wednesday a draft governmental program for the country's socioeconomic development in 2010 that projects 3.7% GDP growth, 5.3% growth in industry, and 2.4% growth in agriculture, First Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kliuyev said at a press conference following the government's meeting.

KIEV, April 15 – Systemic banks where temporary administration by the National Bank of Ukraine has been introduced are to receive budget funds to increase their statutory capital, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a briefing on Tuesday.

KIEV, April 15 – Parliament has obliged foreigners and stateless persons to submit biometric data to Ukrainian diplomatic offices when applying for a visa.

The bill was backed on Tuesday by a total of 252 MPs out of 442 registered in Parliament.

KIEV, April 15 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday gave the government and the National Bank of Ukraine four days to come up with a tool for recapitalization of commercial banks that suffer from serious liquidity problems.

KIEV, April 15 – President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday praised the government for approving anti-crisis measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund, but asked his lawyers to check whether the move was legal.

KIEV, April 15 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's group on Tuesday postponed indefinitely its motion calling for the creation of a panel in Parliament to draft constitutional amendments that would reduce presidential powers.

KIEV, April 15 - Tensions between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President Viktor Yushchenko escalated sharply on Tuesday when the presidential office urged the government to dismiss ministers responsible for Ukraine’s skyrocketing inflation.

KIEV, April 13 - U.S. anti-missile defense cooperation with Ukraine concerns only research and development, the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine said on Friday in a statement, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

The embassy said a statement by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Brian Green had been misinterpreted by a number of media.

KIEV, April 15 ??“ Yuriy Lutsenko, a popular Ukrainian opposition leader, on Sunday created a political bloc to run at parliamentary election amid signs that opposition groups have been failing to merge into one political entity.

KIEV, April 15 ??“ At least three judges of the Constitutional Court were hospitalized over the weekend in development that may delay the court??™s ruling on sharp political crisis in Ukraine, a television reported Sunday.