Ukraine News

" [When president Putin was] Asked at a news conference [following his meeting with PM Tymoshenko] to comment on Saakashvili's current visit to Kiev, the Russian strongman premier known for his bad boy image and sharp tongue said the Georgian leader and his host, Ukraine's fiercely pro-Western president Viktor Yushchenko, should meet without ties.

On November 21st, 2009, Ukrainian democrats will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of the start of demonstrations in Kyiv which led to larger political developments that came to reshape our understanding of post-Soviet politics.

President Viktor Yushchenko notes the importance of developing a ferry service in the Black Sea between Ukraine and Georgia 'Kerch - Poti ', the head of state has addressed Ukraine-Georgia Business Forum on Thursday, according to UKRINFORM .

Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov and Anton Kisse , Chair of the Association of Bulgarians of Ukraine, arrive at a reception for the Bulgarian medical emergency team that returned from Odessa on Monday.

Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months, BBC reported.

Visiting Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Ukraine is "a hard nut to crack" for Russia.

Consultations between Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin of Russia and Yulia Timoshenko of Ukraine have begun in Yalta, the Crimea.

Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months.

NATO will assess in December the progress reached by Ukraine and Georgia on the way towards a membership action plan .

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainea TMs presidential election seems destined to be decided in a run-off, according to a poll by the Ukrainian Project System.

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 18 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will visit Ukraine on Nov.18, to attend the opening ceremony of the new building of the Georgian Embassy in Kiev.

A United Arab Emirates delegation plans to visit Ukraine in two weeks' time to look at opportunities to lease farmland for food security, Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko told Reuters.

HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met here today President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko and the delegation accompanying him.

A mayor of a small Ukrainian town who has made headlines for anti-Semitic comments in recent months was approved by his country's central voting committee to run in January's presidential race.

From the 'FT's' Lex column today: "Europe is on tenterhooks over whether Russia will shut off gas to Ukraine and leave it shivering in January.

Ukraine's economy contracted 15.9 percent last quarter, extending the former Soviet state's decline, as political wrangling stalled the payment of bailout funds needed to keep the country afloat.

In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab the spotlight from rivals by closing all schools and banning mass gatherings to combat what experts say is a relatively moderate outbreak of the disease.

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 16 / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

Georgian President Michael Saakashvili will visit Ukraine with two days visit to attend the opening ceremony of the new building of the Georgian Embassy in Kiev on Nov.18.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 14 / Trend Capital /

SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) has not a long-term contract to supply its own oil to the Kremenchug refinery in Ukraine, a senior of SOCAR said on Nov. 14.

Gas deliveries to Ukraine for 2010 will be discussed during a Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental meeting on economic cooperation November 19, the country's prime minister said on Saturday.