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MORE » Yanukovych: Ukraine could join Customs Union if this brings advantages Poll: Leaders of possible presidential race could be Yanukovych, Tymoshenko Azarov: Gas deal 2009 conflicts with Ukraine-Russia interstate agreements Ukraine, Shell sign deal worth $800 million News Yanukovych: US assistance in EU integration important for Ukraine Date: 7 September 2011 "The assistance of the United States in developing Ukraine as a democratic European state and making progress towards European integration remains a very important question for Ukraine," Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said at a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow. MORE » Poll: Only 37% of Ukrainian calls relations between Ukraine, Russia good Date: 7 September 2011 Over the past year the number of Ukrainians who consider bilateral relations between Ukraine and Russia are neighborly and good has reduced by almost 20%. This opinion is currently shared by 37% after 58% in 2010, R&B Group chief, sociologist Yevhen Kopatko told the press analyzing the results of the last thematic survey. MORE » Naftogaz pays USD 487 m to Gazprom for natural gas imported in August Date: 7 September 2011 Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz has paid about USD 487 million to Russia's Gazprom for natural gas imported to the country in August 2011, the Ukrainian company's press service has reported. MORE » 7 September 2011: Yanukovych: Delay in land reform leads to losses 7 September 2011: Minister Boiko: Ukraine to reduce gas imports to 12.5 billion cubic meters by 2015 7 September 2011: UEFA boss says Ukraine, Poland to prepare for EURO 2012 in time 7 September 2011: President Yanukovych awaits staff proposals from PM Azarov 7 September 2011: Minister Boiko: Naftogaz to be restructured by year's end 7 September 2011: Poll: Ukrainian language prevails at home 7 September 2011: Opposition faction expels several members for cooperating with parliamentary majority 7 September 2011: Ukraine sees deflation of 0.4% in August 7 September 2011: Tymoshenko confident Naftohaz’s former first deputy chairman Didenko will be found innocent in future 6 September 2011: Infrastructure Minister: Ukraine could fully open air service market if domestic flight prices remain high 6 September 2011: Agriculture ministry: Gross output in 2011 to rise 9% 6 September 2011: Yanukovych: Ukrainian economy grew by about 5% in seven months 6 September 2011: Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry: Ukraine will preserve grain export duties 6 September 2011: Rada postpones introduction of pension reform until October 1 6 September 2011: FM Hryshchenko: Ukraine can't join Customs union as it conflicts with WTO principles 6 September 2011: UAC: Ukraine cuts grain exports by 22%, to 1.8 m tons Analysis Politics Criminal cases opened against former Ukrainian PM Date: 12 July 2011 The Ukrainian security service opened a criminal investigation into the activities of an energy company once headed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. This new probe focuses on whether she embezzled 405 million dollars. The second case concerns the purchase and sale of the Ukraine's largest integrated steel company Kryvorizhstal. MORE » U.S. attorney Dershowitz says Kuchma case critical for rule of law in Ukraine Familiar nuances in new draft electoral law Party of the Regions plans afoot to ban foreign sponsorship of NGOs Ukraine and the World Gazprom plans to divert 20% of gas transit away from Ukraine to Nord Stream pipeline Date: 26 May 2011 The actual volume of gas to be redirected would be around 20 bcm/y, which would be just over 20% more than the 95.4 bcm of Russian gas that Ukraine transported to European customers last year. MORE » Russia's new energy export pipeline damaging for Ukraine Yanukovych drives Ukraine toward EU as Putin dangles promise of cheap gas Putin visit to test Ukraine's resolve on EU trade talks Economy Ukrainian government resorts to new 'gas' strategy Date: 25 August 2011 Last week Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko said in the next 5 years, Ukraine is planning to reduce the purchase of Russian gas to 12 billion cubic meters a year due to rise in production of own gas, energy-efficient technologies and replacement of expensive imported gas by domestic coal. MORE » Hryvnia rate in autumn will depend on IMF decision on credit Azarov: Economy to reach pre-crisis levels after 2013 Ukraine is set to create favorable conditions for investors Companies How to galvanize the nation’s intellectual reserves? Date: 16 May 2011 Despite some positive dynamics in 2010, the Ukrainian information technology market failed to make up for the previous collapse. Interview with Dmytro SHYMKIV, director general, Microsoft Ukraine. MORE » SOLD! Ukraine's richest man snaps up Britain's most expensive flat... for £136MILLION Ukraine looks to Texas for an energy path Ukraine: the hunt for corporate credit Society Crisis with medication: action needed not just stern words Date: 25 July 2011 Following an article by Yury Butusov in the newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnya reporting that NO public tenders had been held this year for purchase of medicines which are urgently needed for people suffering from haemophilia, cancer, tuberculosis and more, the Prime Minister made threatening noises about heads rolling and gave the Minister of Health one month to deal with the situation. MORE » Chornobyl: A troubled health legacy State Department issues background note on Ukraine Real improvement in Ukraine’s drug police or another show? Sport Humbled Haye offers lame excuses after losing to Klitschko Date: 4 July 2011 DAVID HAYE shuffled into the lounge at his hotel yesterday morning. The waiters were clearing away the last of the breakfast dishes. Haye had not slept. He had watched a rerun of his defeat and then stayed up, fretting over it. He smiled awkwardly but he looked wretched. He knew what he was. A beaten, broken fighter. 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