President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga will pay a state visit to Ukraine on 20-23 July at the invitation of the Head of State. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, two […]
14.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 13 July, Russian Federation rebels violated the ceasefire agreement 18 times. They used 120- and 82-calibre mortars banned by the Minsk agreements, as well as grenade launchers of different systems, large-calibre machine guns and […]
14.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine and Georgia are two post-Soviet states that cooperated in recent years and established contacts in all areas, including the active participation in the Eastern Partnership programme. However, a significant factor worsens this bilateral co-operation, […]
14.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
There is no point in changing the amendments to Ukraine's Constitution in order to consolidate the legal status of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Promote Ukraine presents the results of a joint study by the Center of New Europe and the Institute of European Policy (Berlin) "The priorities and expectations of Ukraine and Germany: How to make bilateral relations […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Tens of thousands of people are rioting in Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur and several other Russian cities to protest against Putin for the second day in a row. They shout: “Putin must resign now!” “He’s got to […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 12 July, Russian Federation illegal armed groups violated the ceasefire agreement 16 times, using 152- and 122-calibre artillery systems which had been prohibited by the Minsk agreements, 120- and 82-mm mortars, as well as […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Safe reintegration of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts can take at least 25 years. This opinion was expressed by Vice PM, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov. He […]
12.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The fear of possible retaliation by the pro-Russian forces is growing in Ukraine. The sociological surveys confirm this hypothesis. Recent polls show that the pro-presidential "Servant of the People" party keeps losing electoral sympathy. President […]
12.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
In Zakarpattia Oblast (the Transcarpathian region), Ukraine’s special services detained a man who had been collecting signatures for the repeal of the 1920 Peace Treaty of Trianon, under which Hungary lost part of its territory, […]
11.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
More than 150 world-famous authors, publicists, academics, journalists and public figures have signed an open letter "On Justice and Open Debate." In this appeal, the signatories applaud a recent "needed reckoning" on social and racial […]
11.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €25 million to Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE), the country’s air navigation service provider. The agreement has been signed by […]
10.07.2020 • pu
The Dutch government said it would file a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights over MH17 the Malaysian Airlines flight shot out of the sky over Donbas. This decision was […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Between 2018 and 2019, Ukrainian citizens were 25% more likely to be denied entry into the Schengen area, i.e. from 53,185 to 66,390. These data were published by the European Commission in the third report […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States has fined e-commerce giant Amazon for delivering goods to individuals or entities subject to US sanctions, including ones on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, Kyiv Post writes. In 2011-2018, the company still operated […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
An organizational meeting of the working group on the missing in Donbas and military and civilian hostages (prisoners) took place, the President's Office reports. The meeting was attended by the Verkhovna Rada Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova, […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Serbian journalists published information about Ukrainian citizens' participation in mass protests in Belgrade. Ukrainian diplomats called such statements fake. The Ukrainian Embassy in Serbia has denied information about the involvement of Ukrainians in the riots […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Major food companies such as Unilever, Nestle and PepsiCo, along with the United Nations Foundation, farmers' associations, scientists and several NGOs, have sent letters to the G 7 and G 20 with warnings that global […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
To resolve the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine needs to embark on a direct dialogue with the Russian Federation. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. He also added […]
09.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
A regular Tripartite Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) meeting took place traditionally in a video conference format, the President's Office reports. During the discussion, the Ukrainian side insisted on the immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, in […]
09.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak