KIEV, July 26 – Ukraine has not discarded the 3+1 formula of its cooperation with the Customs Union but is also carefully studying the proposals of the Russian side, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

KIEV, July 26 – Parliament will hold an emergency session on Monday, one day earlier than had been earlier expected, opening the way for reshuffle of its leadership and a go-ahead to controversial language legislation.

BRUSSELS, July 25 – The European Commission has stated that the ongoing criminal investigations in Ukraine do not directly affect the negotiations on an association agreement, but may impede the ratification of this document at the final stage.

KIEV, July 26 – The fifth meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission, chaired by the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych and Dmitry Medvedev, is likely to take place this autumn, a source in diplomatic circles told Interfax-Ukraine.

"There haven't been any preparations for this meeting yet, which means it will not take place in July.

KIEV, July 26 — Special police troops, called by Judge Rodion Kireyev, broke into a Kiev courtroom Tuesday and dragged out all supporters of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, marking a serious escalation of tensions at the trial.

KIEV, July 26 – The Presidential Administration has refused to say which companies President Viktor Yanukovych owns.

KIEV, July 26 – At least two Ukrainian coal mines in the Donetsk region pledged to go on strike on Tuesday following the government’s repeated to clear coal miners’ three-month wage arrears.

KIEV, July 23 – The administration of Ukraine's president, together with the government, is planning to develop and complete in August a number of economic bills, which will be submitted to Parliament for consideration in September, said Iryna Akimova, first deputy head of the Presidential Administration.

KIEV, July 26 - Ukraine will hike domestic natural gas prices by 20% on September 1, the first step of a major energy sector reform, the National Commission for Power Regulation reported Friday.

KIEV, July 26 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Sunday she doesn’t expect a second wave of financial crisis to hit Ukraine, adding the economy has been gradually recovering from a major contraction in the first quarter.