KIEV, Nov. 14 - The government asked lawmakers to postpone debate over the 2012 budget until an agreement is reached with Russia over lowering natural gas prices, a senior pro-government lawmaker said Monday.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Monday that failure to resume borrowing from the International Monetary Fund has not caused any financial problems for Ukraine over the past 11 months.

KIEV, Nov. 11 – The European Commission sees no grounds for the introduction by Ukraine of duties on fuel imports from European countries, according to Ulrike Hauer, the head of the Trade and Economic Section at the European Union's Delegation to Ukraine.

KIEV, Nov. 11 – The agreement on the establishment of a free trade area between Ukraine and the European Union is almost ready, but one disputable issue concerning the Association Agreement still remains - Kiev insists on mentioning the prospect of Ukraine's membership in the EU in the agreement, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Nov. 11 – A project of the UN Development Program entitled "Consideration of Ecological Factors during Strategic Planning at the Regional Level of Areas Affected by the Chernobyl Disaster" will be carried out in Ukraine from 2012, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Olivier Adam reported in Kiev.

KIEV, Nov. 11 – One of Russia's main goals is the economic occupation of Ukraine, according to Oleh Tiahnybok, leader of Ukrainian nationalist group Svoboda All-Ukrainian Association.

KIEV, Nov. 12 - Ukraine’s biggest privately-held power and mining company DTEK will build a wind power plant that would reduce greenhouse gas GHG) emissions, the company announced Friday.

KIEV, Nov. 14 - The resources at Prykerchensky oil and gas block in Ukraine's section of the Black Sea could total 300 billion cubic meters - 3 trillion cubic meters of gas equivalent, Nadra Ukraine Deputy Chairman Dmytro Hursky told Uryadovy Kurier newspaper Tuesday.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – Deadlock continued for the third straight day in Parliament Wednesday as parties failed to reach a compromise over who must be approved as an interim chairman.

KIEV, Nov. 14 – Ukraine cleared the last remaining hurdle towards joining the World Trade Organization this year by reaching a trade agreement with Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said Wednesday.