A beautiful New Year's tree with a height of 35 meters stands proudly on Independence Square, on a stage near which the commemorative concert was held.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:26 | Ukrainian News
Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko "is calling for every effort to be made for the earliest possible signature of an agreement with Russia" on natural gas imports into Ukraine in 2009, Yuschenko energy security commissioner, Bohdan Sokolovsky, told Interfax on Wednesday evening.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:22 | Interfax-Ukraine
Gorki, near Moscow. December 31 (Interfax) - Gazprom has offered to charge Ukraine a reduced price of $250 per 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in 2009, but Ukraine is rejecting this price as well, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday, saying that "we will keep holding negotiations."Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:14 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv, December 31 (Interfax) - The natural gas price of $250 per 1,000 cubic meters that Gazprom is offering to charge Ukraine is unacceptable to the country if the charge for the transit of Russian gas to Europe though Ukraine stays at the current level, the Ukrainian president's energy security commissioner said on Wednesday evening.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:06 | Interfax-Ukraine
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Sabina Zawadzki
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom gas export monopoly said on Wednesday its engineers were starting preparations for a Jan. 1 cut-off of gas to Ukraine that could have a knock-on effect on supplies to EuropeFull Story 31 December 2008, 20:00 | Reuters
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday the chances were receding that a gas deal will be clinched with Ukraine to avoid a threatened Jan. 1 gas cut-off that could disrupt supplies to customers in Europe.Full Story 31 December 2008, 17:15 | Reuters
Moscow, December 31 (Interfax) - The letter of Naftogaz Ukrainy CEO Oleh Dubyna threatening to start confiscating Russian natural gas is increasing the probability of a crisis, said Sergei Kupriyanov, a spokesman for Gazprom.Full Story 31 December 2008, 14:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow, December 31 (Interfax) - Gazprom will have no legal grounds to deliver gas to Ukraine if a contract for 2009 is not signed, the Russian gas giant's executive board deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev told a briefing in Moscow on WednesdayFull Story 31 December 2008, 14:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia's Gazprom has confirmed payment of $1.5 billion by the Naftohaz Ukrainy national oil and gas company for gas supplies to the RosUkrEnergo Company for gas suppliesFull Story 31 December 2008, 13:52 | Ukrainian News
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine of deliberately jeopardising gas supplies to Europe on Wednesday, in a sign prospects were receding of averting a threatened gas cut-off on Jan. 1 that could disrupt supplies to Europe.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:41 | Reuters
The economic crisis is leading some people to desperate measures totally unaware of consequencesFull Story 24 December 2008, 21:42 | Mark Rachkevych, Editor
1. “Unlike many countries of the world, Ukraine today lives a calm financial and economic life.”Full Story 24 December 2008, 21:41 | Nataliya Bugayova, Kyiv Post Staff writer
This year went down as a record-breaking year in the annals of bribes uncovered by law enforcementFull Story 24 December 2008, 21:37 | Mark Rachkevych, Editor
Another year of relentless infighting, inaction and missed opportunities characterized the political year 2008Full Story 24 December 2008, 21:13 | Alina Pastukhova, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
If you happen to be in the Carpathians this winter and come across a bunch of young people kayaking in freezing water, don’t be surprised.Full Story 24 December 2008, 21:06 | Iryna Prymachyk, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
A beautiful New Year's tree with a height of 35 meters stands proudly on Independence Square, on a stage near which the commemorative concert was held.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:26 | Ukrainian News
Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko "is calling for every effort to be made for the earliest possible signature of an agreement with Russia" on natural gas imports into Ukraine in 2009, Yuschenko energy security commissioner, Bohdan Sokolovsky, told Interfax on Wednesday evening.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:22 | Interfax-Ukraine
Gorki, near Moscow. December 31 (Interfax) - Gazprom has offered to charge Ukraine a reduced price of $250 per 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in 2009, but Ukraine is rejecting this price as well, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday, saying that "we will keep holding negotiations."Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:14 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kyiv, December 31 (Interfax) - The natural gas price of $250 per 1,000 cubic meters that Gazprom is offering to charge Ukraine is unacceptable to the country if the charge for the transit of Russian gas to Europe though Ukraine stays at the current level, the Ukrainian president's energy security commissioner said on Wednesday evening.Full Story 31 December 2008, 20:06 | Interfax-Ukraine
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Sabina Zawadzki
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom gas export monopoly said on Wednesday its engineers were starting preparations for a Jan. 1 cut-off of gas to Ukraine that could have a knock-on effect on supplies to EuropeFull Story 31 December 2008, 20:00 | Reuters
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday the chances were receding that a gas deal will be clinched with Ukraine to avoid a threatened Jan. 1 gas cut-off that could disrupt supplies to customers in Europe.Full Story 31 December 2008, 17:15 | Reuters
Moscow, December 31 (Interfax) - The letter of Naftogaz Ukrainy CEO Oleh Dubyna threatening to start confiscating Russian natural gas is increasing the probability of a crisis, said Sergei Kupriyanov, a spokesman for Gazprom.Full Story 31 December 2008, 14:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow, December 31 (Interfax) - Gazprom will have no legal grounds to deliver gas to Ukraine if a contract for 2009 is not signed, the Russian gas giant's executive board deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev told a briefing in Moscow on WednesdayFull Story 31 December 2008, 14:19 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia's Gazprom has confirmed payment of $1.5 billion by the Naftohaz Ukrainy national oil and gas company for gas supplies to the RosUkrEnergo Company for gas suppliesFull Story 31 December 2008, 13:52 | Ukrainian News
MOSCOW/KIEV, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine of deliberately jeopardising gas supplies to Europe on Wednesday, in a sign prospects were receding of averting a threatened gas cut-off on Jan. 1 that could disrupt supplies to Europe.Full Story 31 December 2008, 13:41 | Reuters
