The leadership of the Ukrainian delegation to the Joint Control and Coordination Center (JCCC) sent a note to the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine concerning the provocative actions of Russian…
Five Moments of 2020
March 1, 2021
Fight against COVID-19 In Ukraine, the fight against COVID-19 officially began on 3 March 2020 when the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the Chernivtsi region. Initially, the authorities took quite decisive measures, in particular,…
Over the occupation of Crimea, Ukrainian human rights activists have recorded at least 370 cases of persecution of journalists on the peninsula, including 100 cases over the first month of the seizure. In fact, the…
Over the past day, 28 February, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire regime in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area seven times. The Russian-occupation troops opened aimed fire from 120mm mortars,…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania: ‘Lublin Triangle’ Brings Ukraine's European Integration Closer
February 28, 2021
The Lublin Triangle initiative, which unites Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland, is very useful and brings Ukraine’s European integration closer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis said in an interview with Radio Liberty. “I…
Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine Needs Law to Control Dual Citizenship
February 27, 2021
The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to propose a bill within two months that would identify Ukrainians with dual citizenship, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said following a NSDC meeting…
‘Union State’ Based on Arbitrariness
February 26, 2021
The loss of legitimacy is throwing the Russian and Belarusian dictators into each other’s arms. This is an alarming circumstance for Ukraine. The 22 February meeting of Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin in Sochi took…
Seventh Anniversary of Start of Occupation of Crimea: Ukraine Calls for Increased Pressure on Russia
February 26, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a statement dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the occupation of Crimea. “26 February has become a symbol of resistance to the occupation,…
Navalny Taken from Russian Pre-Trial Detention Centre
February 26, 2021
A lawyer of the convicted opposition leader Alexei Navalny said that his client had been taken from the pre-trial detention centre and suggested that he could have been transferred to a penal colony. “Today, when…
Presidents of Ukraine and Poland Agree to Counter Nord Stream 2
February 25, 2021
During a phone conversation, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda discussed steps to jointly oppose the completion of the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline….
Microsoft claims the involvement of Russian foreign intelligence in a massive cyber attack on at least nine US government agencies and dozens of private companies. “We have seen substantial evidence that points to the Russian…
Civic Activist’s Sentencing Triggers Protests Across Ukraine
February 24, 2021
Mass protests took place across Ukraine after the sentence was passed on civic activist Serhiy Sternenko. The Odesa court passed a guilty verdict in the case over abduction of a member of one of the…
Ukraine-Japan: How to Ensure Efficient Global Partnership?
February 24, 2021
Perhaps, the past six years have been the best period in the history of Ukraine-Japan relations. However, the bilateral cooperation could have been even better if there had not been the Japanese purposeful policy of…
Dmytro Kuleba: Russia's Hybrid Aggression against Ukraine Undermines Architecture of Global Security
February 24, 2021
On 23 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament 2021. He assured of Ukraine’s readiness to assist in resuming the effective work…
Ukraine to Conduct Paratrooper Exercises near Crimea in Response to Russian Actions
February 23, 2021
The Ukrainian military command plans to hold paratrooper exercises near the administrative border with the temporarily occupied Crimea in March. The main goal of the maneuvers is to improve the ability to timely and adequately…
Borrell: EU to Impose New Sanctions against Russia within Week
February 23, 2021
The foreign ministers of the 27 member states of the European Union made a political decision to impose new sanctions against those responsible for the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Sanctions will be…
How Russia Is Destroying Health of Ukrainian Political Prisoners: Stories of Five in Most Critical State
February 22, 2021
The health of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Crimea and Russia is a matter of particular concern to human rights defenders. These people are the most vulnerable category of Ukrainian nationals as they actually are…
Former Kremlin Prisoners Create Platform for Release of Ukrainians
February 22, 2021
Former Ukrainian political prisoners, who were convicted in Russia, have set up a joint platform, the main goal of which is to release Ukrainians held in prisons in the Russian Federation and in the temporarily…
#6 Ukraine: Up to date
February 22, 2021
1:36- SBU’s Counterintelligence Detains FSB Agents Collecting Classified Military Information Counterintellegence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed two Ukrainian citizens who had been recruited by the Federal Security Service of the Russian…
On 20 February, this year’s first launch of an Antares medium-class launch vehicle took place at the Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia, USA). The Antares launcher put into orbit a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying about 3,700…
