KIEV, Aug. 28 - Ukraine’s two leading political parties ahead of the Sept. 30 election called for increasing domestic production of coal in order to reduce dependence on energy imports from Russia.

KIEV, Aug. 28 – The Central Election Commission, dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s loyalists, moved Tuesday to register for the Sept. 30 election a small party that had been previously part of President Viktor Yushchenko’s bloc.

KIEV, Aug. 28 ??“ Ukraine has been preparing for at least a 42% hike in natural gas prices next year during on-going talks with Russia, First Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - Ihor Bakay, a close confidant of former President Leonid Kuchma accused of embezzling 800 million hryvnias in state property, was granted Russian citizenship and cannot be extradited to Ukraine, prosecutors said.

KIEV, Aug. 28 - President Viktor Yushchenko cited founding documents of the Common Economic Space, a bloc that also includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, to defend establishing a free trade agreement between the four.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - Land for construction under businesses will be allocated on a competitive basis only, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a government meeting.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - The Industrial Policy Ministry has recommended price increases for some types of metal products as of September, Deputy Minister Serhiy Hryschenko said.

KIEV, Aug. 26 - Large-scale housing construction will help push down housing prices, according to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

KYIV, July 25 – As part of his visit to China, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday, July 25, where he met with Head of the Administration John Lee.

WASHINGTON, July 25 - The Pentagon has found $2 billion worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine, increasing the improperly valued material to a total of $8.2 billion, Reuters reported Thursday citing a U.S. government report.