KIEV, Sept. 26 – The recent weakening of the hryvnia exchange rate in Ukraine is linked with the worsening of the international financial crisis, according to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - A bureau for integration with Euro-Atlantic organizations under the auspices of the Ukrainian government has begun operating.

The bureau, which is headed by former Foreign Ministry spokesman Vadym Triukhan, will be responsible for promoting cooperation between Ukrainian bodies of power in charge of the country's integration into the EU and NATO.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – President Viktor Yushchenko will make a working visit to the United States on Sept. 29.

During his visit, the head of state is scheduled to meet with U.S. President George Bush and extended talks will then be held between the delegations of the two countries.

BORDEAUX, Sept. 26 - Ukraine and Poland will remain co-hosts of the 2012 European Championship, but European soccer's governing body warned they could lose the tournament if preparations fall behind schedule, The Associated Press reported.

KIEV, Sept. 26 - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko suggested Friday the on-going political crisis may lead to early presidential election, a sign that she was again stepping up her attack on President Viktor Yushchenko.

KIEV, Sept. 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine said Friday the hryvnia’s decline was a “temporary” phenomenon caused by increased purchases of U.S. dollars by Naftogaz Ukrayiny to pay for natural gas imports.

KIEV, Sept. 28 - Somali pirates that hold a Ukrainian ship with tanks and other military equipment have reduced their ransom demand to $5 million from an original $35 million, the Indo-Asian News Service reported Sunday.

KIEV, Sept. 28 - Ukraine??™s government on Thursday postponed for several weeks its decision on reducing domestic prices of natural gas and power amid uncertainty over prices of gas imports next year.

KIEV, Sept. 28 ??“ Ukraine??™s Constitutional Court was asked on Thursday to intervene in the growing dispute between President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych over supremacy in domestic and foreign policy.

KIEV, Sept. 28 ??“ Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, is on the verge of bankruptcy as it is facing $1.5 billion in losses this year, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Thursday.