When it comes to Chinese influence, the economy is most often mentioned: the location of multinational corporations in China, investments from China, the “One Way” project, one zone, and so on. Until recently, the illusion […]
02.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Three Seas Initiative has turned from an idea into an ambitious project over the past few years. Ukraine was invited to the Initiative's first summit in Dubrovnik (Croatia) in 2016 but did not delegate […]
02.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The advanced EU mission has started working to assess Ukraine's infrastructure readiness for the "industrial visa-free regime" agreement. "During the online meeting of the Taras Kachka, Trade Representative of Ukraine, with the European Union Delegation […]
02.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The dismissal of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) is a violation of the Basic Law and the principle of separation of powers and, therefore, jeopardises the rule of law. This is stated […]
01.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Belarusian border patrol reported the arrest of radical "four anarchists" with weapons, ammunition, special and other equipment near the border with Ukraine on 31 October, Saturday. Anton Bychkovsky, an official representative of Belarus’ State Border […]
01.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
As it was made clear in the statement issued by the EU delegation, the decision of the Constitutional Court calls into question a number of international commitments which Ukraine assumed in relation to its international partners, including […]
30.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Several leading MEPs made a statement on the consequences of the ruling of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court with regard to several provisions on the prevention of corruption and of the Ukrainian criminal code. They expressed their […]
30.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Union is concerned about the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the activities of anti-corruption bodies. This could cause a temporary suspension of the visa-free regime with the EU. The letter […]
29.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The all-Ukraine poll's question on the Budapest Memorandum by President Volodymyr Zelensky was aimed at propelling a "very substantive conversation" about security guarantees for our state to a new level. The minister for Foreign Affairs of […]
28.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The International Coordination Team for Victims of Flight PS752 held an online meeting. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan discussed the progress made in the investigation, as […]
28.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Belarusian workers, who strike in factories, are sponsored from abroad, and also from European countries. This was stated by President Alexander Lukashenka at a meeting on the preparation of the sixth All-Belarusian People's Assembly. According […]
28.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
At the end of October, the European Commission launched infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta to stop their so-called “golden passport” schemes which allow people to acquire citizenship of these countries through a pre-determined payment, […]
28.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Any new additional external initiatives for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas do not make sense at the moment, and the second Minsk agreements, dated February 2015, have no alternative. Sergei Lavrov, the […]
27.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The scandal of interference in the local elections in Ukraine by two Hungarian high-ranking officials is gaining momentum. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó called the decision of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
27.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine plans to purchase a squadron of American fighter planes. Serhiy Drozdov, the commander of Ukraine's JAF air forces, reported this in an interview. According to him, Ukraine is unlikely to create its own aircraft […]
26.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
In the current situation, Ukraine is a key country in global geopolitics, and it is also important for the future of democracy around the world. This was stated by well-known political scientist and philosopher, professor […]
23.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine declares a strong protest to the Russian Federation in connection with the archaeological excavations carried out in the framework of the so-called "The Crimean War" project in the […]
23.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Kyiv wants a question about Ukraine's membership in the Alliance to be included in the NATO-2030 strategic conception. In addition, Ukraine wants the document to reflect the issue of achieving a high level of interoperability […]
22.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine demands Iran provide documentary evidence of the detention of six people suspected of shooting down the UIA’s plane in the sky over Tehran on 8 January 2020 within a week. Official Kyiv also insists […]
22.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
During a meeting with EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Matti Maasikas, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated the phase of active advocacy of the Crimean Platform, which has already been initiated by the country's political […]
21.10.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak