German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Minsk agreements and the situation in Donbas during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This news is posted on the Chancellor's website. However, the German side did […]
15.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Donbas cannot have free and fair elections in the foreseeable future; there is no framework for this, says Dr Natalia Mirimanova, international consultant, and director of Eurasia Peace Initiative, one of the biggest conflict resolution […]
15.07.2020 • 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
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
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
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
Our country has informed the OSCE about the military potential accumulated by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. Ukrainian and American experts, as well as the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense […]
09.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Security Service of Ukraine announced the detention in Kyiv of a GRU agent (GRU – the Main Intelligence Directorate, Russian Federation), who during 2014-2020 served as one of the “curators” of the "DNR fighters." The […]
08.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at the meeting on 8 July took a decision to terminate the memorandum on co-operation with Russia against terrorism. From now on, law enforcement authorities of the two countries […]
08.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The world's security threats have been facing changes, since challenges, world order and warfare principles are changing. COVID-19 is no exception. The pandemic poses a serious threat to the health care system’s integrity. It also […]
08.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Minsk agreements have to be clarified and made more specific, as they were concluded in 2014-2015, while any diplomatic text leaves a room for an interpretation, French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins stated […]
06.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 5 July, Ukraine celebrates Navy Day. On the occasion of the holiday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke at celebrations in Odessa. In his speech, he noted that Ukraine is currently actively developing naval bases […]
05.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The negotiations of political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format members (Ukraine, France, Germany, Russia) in Berlin made a new summit holding closer. The Office of the President of Ukraine made such a […]
04.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russia spends about $ 5 billion a year on Crimea and Donbas, the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov announced. About $1.3 billion of those funds go to state officers’ salaries […]
03.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian servicemen in the combat zone in Donbas will be armed with American Javelin anti-tank systems soon. The Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff Ruslan Khomchak stated this. "The Armed Forces brigades will receive Javelins during the rotation […]
02.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
French MEPs led by Thierry Mariani are going to visit the annexed Crimea, writes 112.ua. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine asked France to officially respond to the illegal visit of […]
02.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
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