KIEV, Jan. 25 – New Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has presented to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko copies of his credentials, which are addressed to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine has used $11 billion from its gold and forex reserves since October 2008 to stabilize the national currency and service the country's foreign debt, NBU First Deputy Head Anatoliy Shapovalov said at an extraordinary meeting of Parliament on the central bank's activities on Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 26 - Ukraine may declare invalid the recent Russian-Ukrainian natural gas deal if its investigators discover that it has been signed under pressure, a top energy security aide to President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday.

KIEV, Jan. 26 – In a controversial move, a coalition of parties led by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday voted in Parliament to dismiss the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

The vote, backed by the Communist Party and approved by a slim majority, was immediately rejected by the office of President Viktor Yushchenko as “non-constitutional.”

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Agriculture Minister Oleksandr Baranivsky will probably travel to Moscow Sunday to try to persuade the Russian government to lift a ban on imports of meat and dairy products, a source said Thursday. Ukraine has been facing monthly losses of $60 mln for its dairy sector

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Ukraine will seek to charge Russia for using those properties in Sevastopol that have not been covered by the original agreement on stationing of the Black Sea Fleet, an official said.

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ RosUkrEnergo, a Swiss-based natural gas trader that is supposed to supply about a half of Ukraine??™s annual gas needs, failed to provide information about its true owners, officials said Thursday.

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Ukraine, hit by extremely cold weather, admitted Thursday it had exceeded normal levels of using Russian natural gas in January, but pledged to compensate Russia??™s gas monopoly Gazprom for the overdraft.

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Ukraine will not seek to buy out any stake in RosUkrEnergo, a Swiss-based natural gas trader that will become the key gas supplier to Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 26 ??“ Ukraine on Friday will destroy its last remaining long-range strategic bomber Tu-22M3 and a set of cruise missiles that it had inherited from the former Soviet Union, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.