KIEV, June 26 - Ukraine's high court on Tuesday postponed the appeal of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko against her seven-year jail term for abuse of power until after the end of its hosting of Euro 2012.

KIEV, June 26 - Vanco Prykerchenska, a joint venture led by U.S. oil company Vanco Energy, pledged Thursday to invest $250 million in development of a Black Sea offshore field in Ukraine over the next three years.

KIEV, June 25 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, after descending 1,000 meters down a coal mine in the Luhansk region Thursday, announced plans for a sweeping reform of the sector that includes liberalization of coal prices and privatization.

KIEV, June 26 – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, citing the lack of funds in the budget, on Thursday suspended her controversial depositor bailout plan, which had massively contributed to the record high inflation in Ukraine.

ODESSA, June 26 - Ukraine should raise the level of its cooperation with NATO to the same level as the alliance has with other countries it borders, Security Service chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said Tuesday.

KIEV, June 26 - The Constitutional Court on Tuesday accepted an appeal from President Viktor Yushchenko challenging the government's resolution letting a controversial Russian-Ukrainian joint venture control natural gas distribution in the country.

KIEV, June 26 - President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday Ukraine should seek to bolster its role as a transit route for energy supplies amid ongoing efforts by the European Union to diversify its imports of energy.

KIEV, June 26 ??“ Yulia Tymoshenko, prime minister designate, will seek to remove RosUkrEnergo, a Swiss-based controversial gas trader, from delivering gas to Ukraine by striking agreements with gas monopolies in Russia and Turkmenistan.

COLOGNE, June 27 - Ukraine beat Switzerland 3-0 on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday after the teams played out a sterile scoreless draw, Reuters reported.

KIEV, June 26 ??“ Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the national oil and gas company, seeks $1 billion bail-out from the government in order to avoid gas supply disruptions and shortages later this year, a news agency reported Monday.