The Government did all possible to ensure the increased financing of the Ukrainian army in the draft budget-2009, Premier Yulia Tymoshenko said. Now it is for the Verkhovna Rada to decide.

He stressed that during the last few days the BYuT is persistently trying to convince the society of the expediency of so-called technical coalition to be made of the BYuT, The Regions party and the Communist party.

The Ministry described as an unfriendly action the spread by Russia's mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe of a statement about alleged violation by Ukrainian authorities of the basic constitutional powers of the Autonomous Republic of

This is what President Viktor Yushchenko said after a meeting with his U.S. counterpart George Bush during his visit to Washington. "The domestic political situation in Ukraine, in my opinion, is far away from being tragic, and not dramatic," he

The Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc's statement reads that over 30 MPs from the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc had already put their signatures to a statement supporting the formation of a coalition with the BYuT and the Bloc of Lytvyn.

This opinion was voiced by Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko Faction Leader Ivan Kyrylenko at a meeting of the parliament. In his view, possible early elections to the parliament won't become a rescue for Ukraine.

Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Arseniy Yatseniuk emphasized that those saying the crisis would leave no impact on Ukraine are greatly mistaken.

In cooperation with the concerned executive bodies, the state-owned company UkrSpetsExport is taking measures to oversee the development of the situation at the Faina ship hijacked by pirates and to find ways for its settlement.

An official meeting between Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden took place near the Presidential Secretariat.

According to Chairman of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, nothing currently poses a threat to Ukraine's banking system. Petro Poroshenko made this statement while speaking during a roundtable which was dedicated to a discussion of the international

The ship is currently staying off the Hobio city.US Navy destroyer Howard and a number of other naval vessels are watching over the Faina. Moreover, a helicopter, most probably a US one, was seen above the Faina.

Because of bad weather, rescuers suspended searching for 8 crewmembers of the Tolstoy ship, Russian citizens and seven Ukrainians. The investigation of causes of the shipwreck started.

This was voiced by Transport and Communications Minister Yosyp Vinskyi said in Donetsk during his working visit while familiarizing himself with the preparation of the Donetsk Airport for Euro-2012 and the state of the take-off runaway construction.

Sweden is playing one of the leading roles in assisting Ukraine's Eurointegration process, President Viktor Yushchenko claimed following Ukraine-Sweden talks within a state visit to Ukraine of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

U.S. President Bush met with President Yushchenko of Ukraine in the White House in Washington on Monday, September 29.Accordingto a USUBC press-release, during the meeting,G.Bush pointed out that he was disappointed in the vote with the UnitedStates Congress on the

VerkhovnaRada Speaker Arseniy Yatseniuk proposes to hear in parliament theinformation of Finance Minister Victor Pinzenyk, Minister of EconomicsBohdan Danylyshyn, and Central Bank head Volodymyr Stelmakh, about thestate budget-2009 and overcoming consequences of the world financialcrisis.According to UNIAN, he claimed this

Liquidation of the post ofPresident can save money for a state.CPU faction leader PetroSimonenko expressed his opinion journalists."This year budget providesfor UAH 1.2 milliard for serving the president, and the government proposes toallot UAH 1.6 milliard for the next year,"

Russiawill provide $17 million to help improve safety at the Chernobylnuclear power plant, the site of the world`s worst civilian nucleardisaster, and fully decommission it, a top Russian nuclear officialsaid on Monday, according to RIA Novosti.Three reactors of theChernobyl plant

Theminister-councilor of the Russian Federation embassy to UkraineV.Loskutov was called to the Ukraine's Foreign Ministry in relationwith an address of the so-called Crimean meetings "On rude violation ofthe governing regime of Ukraine of the main constitutional authoritiesof the Crimea" spread

RivalSomali pirates arguing over what to do with a hijacked Ukrainian shipand its cargo of 33 tanks engaged in a shootout on board, killing threeof their number, a maritime group said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.Pirates seized the MV Faina