President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky enacted a decision of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) imposing sanctions on three companies that own media resources – Pershy Nezalezhny (First Independent) and UkrLive TV channels. The text […]
29.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States Senate has concluded an agreement to confirm around three dozen nominees for ambassadorships and senior State Department positions, which includes, among other things, a vote on Nord Stream 2. According to Politico, […]
19.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark ultimatum. In a number of recent statements, he has demanded that the United States make “reliable and firm legal guarantees” that NATO will not expand eastward—or else, […]
13.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Union Ambassadors approved the imposition of sanctions against members of the Russian Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner Group. “EU Ambassadors have today decided to green light sanctions against the Wagner group. It will […]
08.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukrainian diplomats were the first to offer Ukraine's partners a comprehensive deterrence package against Russia that includes three levels: political, economic, and security. "Following more […]
08.12.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may be launched before the Federal Network Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesnetzagentur) completes the certification process. Such precedents have already taken place, according to the Handelsblatt […]
28.11.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 issued the following joint statement: “We, Ministers representing Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, express our deep disappointment that the Islamic Republic […]
25.11.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell during the 23rd Ukraine–EU Summit. The parties welcomed the conclusion of three […]
13.10.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomed the decision of the Council of the European Union to impose sanctions on eight representatives of the Russian occupation administration in Crimea, whose actions undermine or threaten […]
12.10.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
At the moment, there are good reasons to give consideration not only to the Alliance’s open-door policy but the proposed roadmap for Ukraine’s future membership — sort of Ukraine’s Compatibility plan with NATO — as […]
06.09.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States has reiterated that it does not support the launch of Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and considers it a threat to European energy security, according to a joint statement on the […]
02.09.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Perhaps, the date of a foreign politician's visit to Ukraine has never been more indicative of the visit itself as in the case of Angela Merkel's visit to Kyiv: after Moscow and before (rather than at) […]
23.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On Friday, 20 August, the Russian government expanded the list of Ukrainian citizens subject to economic sanctions from 849 to 922 people. According to the resolution published on the website of legal information of the […]
21.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies has been researching the issue of sanctions against Russia since they were first introduced, that is, for the eighth year. It is time to […]
18.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Granting a motion filed by the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, the court put a lien on 13 aircraft of the Russian air carrier that were used […]
09.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau expressed the stance of their countries on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “The decision […]
22.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of the resolution "Cooperation with and Assistance to Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights" by the UN Human Rights Council. The document stipulates that the UN Human Rights Council will continue […]
15.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the adoption by the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) on 6 July of an urgent resolution "On […]
07.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed, as a basis and on the whole, the bill “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine.” The bill was supported by 325 lawmakers at an extraordinary plenary sitting of the Verkhovna Rada. […]
02.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 1 July 2020, Putin introduced a new time system for Russia. He began the "chronicle of the new time" with the "new" year 1937. Having reset presidential term limits to zero, the now "lifelong" […]
30.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
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