The Gazprom gas company (Russia) has proposed that Ukraine's Naftohaz Ukrainy national joint-stock company buy natural gas at the price of USD 250 per 1,000 cubic meters from 2009.

This is stated in the law "On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2009" that the parliament adopted.

Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the Education and Science Ministry.

The debt was USD 2.1 billion, USD 1.5 billion were settled, so over USD 600 million more remain to repay," Knutov said.

The Gazprom Export company's Director-General Aleksandr Medvedev announced this at a press conference.

Fuel and Energy Minister Yurii Prodan will travel to Russia together with the premier.

Tymoshenko's spokeswoman Maryna Soroka announced this to journalists.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.One of them is Oleh Zahrebinsky of the Lytvyn Bloc.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.Next in line is political analyst Kost Bondarenko.

The ZIK information agency has approached several leading politicians and experts to give their assessment of 2008 and forecasts for 2009.The first in a series is Dmytro Vydrin, a well-known political expert.

This is stated in the law On State Budget-2009 the Parliament passed on December 26.

Due to the escalation of the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Affairs Ministry recommended that the Ukrainians abstain from the trips to Palestine until the situation there is adjusted.

The official rate was 7.7 UAH/USD on December 30.

Alexander Medvedev, the CEO of the Gazprom Export Company, said this at a press conference.

Ukrainian News learned this from the weather center.