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Ambassador: Russia, Ukraine heading for ratifying CIS free trade agreement Russia and Ukraine will simultaneously ratify a CIS free trade agreement and will reach an agreement on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's presence in Crimea in the near future, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has said.
3 days ago at 15:46 | Interfax-Ukraine
Top hotels to open in Kyiv, adding nearly 1,700 rooms Around a decade ago, Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv had no five-star hotels.
Feb 9 at 22:40 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
First six Hyundai trains to be supplied to Ukraine by May 10 Six new high-speed Hyundai trains will be supplied to Ukraine by May 7-10 this year, Deputy Director General of State Railways Administration Ukrzaliznytsia Leonid Loboiko told reporters in Kyiv on Monday.
Feb 6 at 18:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russian ambassador: Kyiv, Moscow to intensify gas talks soon Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has said that the talks on the natural gas supply between the two countries will soon recommence and intensify.
3 days ago at 15:01 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia suspends fulfillment of agreements on "cheese issue" with Ukraine Russia's chief sanitary inspector and head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko said he has decided to suspend the fulfillment of agreements on the "cheese issue" reached in his negotiations with Ukraine's Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prisiazhniuk on Jan. 9.
2 days ago at 11:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainians dump bazaars in favor of big-box supermarkets An increasing majority of Ukrainians are today doing their grocery shopping at big box supermarkets rather than bazaars, or outdoor markets that were popular in Soviet days.
Feb 9 at 22:21 | Kyiv Post
Boiko: Tymoshenko government valued Ukrainian gas pipelines at $7 billion The Tymoshenko government valued Ukraine's gas pipeline system at $7 billion, the country's energy and coal minister, Yuriy Boiko, said on TV Channel 5, commenting on a statement by the former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, that the system was worth $200 billion.
Feb 7 at 10:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
Kharkiv, Euro 2012 host city, averts  repossession of 90 trolleybuses Kharkiv city authorities say they reached a temporary agreement over a $10 million debt to a Polish-backed Lviv company which has won court cases and threatened to repossess 90 trolleybuses and 10 trams it had rented to Ukraine’s second largest city.
Feb 9 at 22:31 | Mark Rachkevych
Yanukovych urges tax, other regulatory authorities to stop pressure on business Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has urged the tax agency and other regulatory authorities to stop putting pressure on business.
Feb 7 at 15:32 | Interfax-Ukraine
Steel Guru: Ukraine reduces imports of Russian natural gas It is reported that Ukraine has reduced imports of Russian natural gas and increased usage of gas coming from its underground gas storage facilities, helping European consumers get more Russian gas amid extremely cold weather. The move comes a day after Naftogaz offered help to Gazprom of Russia in meeting the demand for gas in Europe after the Russian gas company faced problems with gas deliveries.

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Feb 7 at 07:49
Gazprom: Ukraine taking gas above contract level MOSCOW - Last week Ukraine took more Russian natural gas than stipulated by a contract, said Andrei Kruglov, Deputy Chief Executive at Gazprom.
Feb 6 at 09:31 | Interfax-Ukraine
Gazprom: Use of Ukrainian gas storage common practice Moscow - The use of Ukrainian gas storage facilities to support exports of Russian gas to Europe is ordinary practice, Valery Golubev, first deputy CEO of Gazprom, told reporters, commenting on offers by Ukraine.
Feb 9 at 09:41 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine takes more gas out of underground storage in heavy cold Due to very cold weather, Ukraine has been taking more natural gas out of its underground storage facilities of late, increasing outtake to 140 million cubic meters (mcm) daily, the press service to Ukrtransgaz announced Thursday evening.
3 days ago at 09:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Best tour operators to be given awards on March 1 in Yalta The best operators on the domestic tourism market will be given awards during the Ukrainian Travel Awards 2011 – Open Ukraine ceremony on March 1, 2012 in Yalta (Crimea).
Feb 7 at 17:43 | Interfax-Ukraine
OilVoice: Russia versus Ukraine…again Once again, in the depths of one of the worst winters in living memory Europe faces a gas spat between Russia and Ukraine that could well impact the supply of gas to European households. As the pressure of gas dropped in France, Germany and Italy, Gazprom, always quick off the mark in PR terms, accused the Ukrainians of once again siphoning supplies bound for European markets from the pipeline system. Read the story here.
Feb 6 at 18:41