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….
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing servicemen and employees of the National Guard of Russia to “block the territories and waters of protected facilities to prevent illegal entry attempts.” The relevant document…
Ukraine, UN Implementing Ten Projects Worth $125 M
June 30, 2021
Ten United Nations projects are being implemented in Ukraine within the framework of international technical assistance. Their total cost is over $125 million. “We appreciate the activities of the United Nations within the framework of…
Ukraine and Belarus: Bad Neighbours Recently
June 30, 2021
Against the background of deteriorating relations, Kyiv and Minsk will seek a compromise between principled position and pragmatism On 28 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus announced that the country suspended its participation in…
Ukraine regards Belarus‘ decision to suspend participation in the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative as disrespect for the values of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. It contradicts the interests of the Belarusian people…
Russia Announces Test of Its Air Defence System in Occupied Crimea Due to Start of Exercise Sea Breeze
June 29, 2021
The Russian Federation has announced the test of readiness of its air defence system in the occupied Crimea due to the start of the international military Exercise Sea Breeze. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet informed that…
Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko and Senior Country Officer at World Bank Ukraine Klavdiya Maksymenko signed the agreement on granting Ukraine a $350 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the…
The Council of the European Union has approved the signing of aviation agreements with Ukraine, Armenia, and Tunisia, as well as an air transport agreement with Qatar. These agreements will open up the air transport market, offering new…
Agent of Russian Special Services Tried to Smuggle Goods from Ukraine for Military-Industrial Complex of Russia
June 28, 2021
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stopped the illegal activities of a Ukrainian citizen who was recruited by Russian special services. By the order of Russian curators, he tried to establish a channel for the…
The main candidates for German chancellor believe that Ukraine’s interests must be taken into account when it comes to the Nord Stream 2 project. According to DW, Armin Laschet of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) does not…
Associated Press: China Pressures Ukraine into Withdrawing Support for Uyghurs Rights Document
June 26, 2021
Authorities of the People’s Republic of China have threatened to block the supply of at least 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Ukraine due to Kyiv’s support for a document on the human rights of…
Exports of Ukrainian goods to the European Union have increased by 60% since the beginning of the provisional application of the Association Agreement with the EU in 2014. Acting Deputy Director General of the Government…
Life in Land of War Colours
June 25, 2021
Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Popasna, Shchastia, and Pisky are toponyms of Donbas that are often mentioned in news about the war in eastern Ukraine. This is only a small part of the 155 settlements…
Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Iran is Responsible for Deaths of 176 Innocent People
June 25, 2021
The Ukrainian side welcomes the efforts of the Government of Canada aimed at establishing the truth and achieving justice in the case of the downing of Ukrainian flight PS752 in the sky over Tehran on…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a comprehensive resolution recognising the persecution of Crimean Tatars by the aggressor state, the Russian Federation. The document was supported by the vast majority of…
Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova to Make First Visit to Brussels in Associated Trio Format
June 24, 2021
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani; and Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of…
Nikol Pashinyan's Second Victory over Russia
June 24, 2021
Russia’s interference in early parliamentary elections in Armenia did not help pro-Kremlin projects It is no secret that Armenia does not have a wide choice of allies: the country has long been a kind of…
This year’s Sea Breeze 2021 international exercises are the largest since 1997. “To participate in the Sea Breeze 2021 exercises, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other security and defence forces will provide: 24 ships (boats), 17…
The Russian Federation called on the United States and NATO countries to refrain from holding joint Sea Breeze 2021 multinational exercises with Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Embassy of Russia in the United States…
To revive and popularise authentic Ukrainian musical instruments – this is the challenge Vadym Viksnin has set himself. This Kyiv master makes hurdy-gurdies, kobzas, tsymbaly, banduras, but he may be prouder of reviving such a…
