Ukraine's ruling pro-Western government coalition has collapsed, making way for possible early elections, the parliamentary speaker said Tuesday.

KYIV. March 5 (Interfax) - The gas issue between Ukraine and Russia has become a subject of political speculation, Ukrainian speaker Arseny Yatsenyuk said. "We have begun to trade on the gas issue for political ends," Yatsenyuk told journalists on Wednesday.

Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Belgorod, 19 October: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said that any Ukrainian government will pursue partner relations with the Russian Federation.

Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Belgorod, 19 October: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said that the Single Economic Space [with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan] is an economically viable project.

Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Dushanbe, 6 October: Russia and Ukraine agreed to step up preparations for a meeting of the Putin-Yushchenko interstate commission once the Ukrainian government is formed.