KIEV, Dec. 14 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko will meet members of the pro-government coalition on Friday to try to find a compromise over the 2007 budget as deadline looms for the government to approve the changes.

KIEV, Dec. 14 ??“ The Finance Ministry and Parliament??™s budget committee have apparently agreed Wednesday on 2006 budget deficit target, the key point in discussions over the past two months, a lawmaker said. Many lawmakers have been insisting the 2006 budget deficit should increase to 3.1%

KIEV, Dec. 14 - The Ukrainian government will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss an escalating natural gas dispute with Russia that may lead to disruptions of gas supplies, officials said Wednesday.

KIEV, Dec. 14 ??“ Ukraine rejected Russia??™s plan for ending a natural gas dispute by allowing Gazprom to get an undisclosed stake in the Ukrainian gas pipelines, a Naftogaz Ukrayiny official said Wednesday.

KIEV, Dec. 14 - Bird flu, including the H5N1 strain dangerous to humans, has spread to new villages in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, Reuters reported Wednesday citing officials.

KIEV, Dec. 14 - Ukraine will hold within two months its first tender to sell licenses for oil and gas exploration in the Kerch sector of the Black Sea shelf, a news agency reported citing the government.

KIEV, Dec. 14 ??“ XXI Century, a Ukrainian real estate investment company, announced Tuesday the offering price of its shares for the alternative investments market of London Stock Exchange will be $10.40 each, giving it a market capitalization of $370 mln.

MOSCOW, Dec. 14 ??“ Ukraine will probably help Russia extend service life of its heavy inter-continental ballistic missiles RS-20 Voyevoda by extra 15 years, according to a recent preliminary agreement, a news agency reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Dec. 13 ??“ The Central Electoral Commission will use telegrams and teletype to obtain ballot counting data from regions during the presidential election runoff Dec. 26.

KYIV, Nov 13 – Today, more than 10 European defense companies have "something joint in different forms" in Ukraine: either an open representative office or joint production, said adviser to the President of Ukraine on strategic issues Oleksandr Kamyshin.