President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the delay in the election of the head of the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP). The President stated that there could be no adequate explanation why the competition was being delayed….
By signing the Minsk agreements, Russia committed itself to a peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas, so Russia’s attempts to legitimise the so-called “people’s republics” in eastern Ukraine are not constructive. “The EU would…
From July 2020 to June 2021, the top three countries targeted by Russian nation-state actors were the United States, Ukraine, and the UK. Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President for Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft,…
NATO member states will confirm the decision on Ukraine’s future NATO membership at the summit in 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. According to him, the date of the summit, which is to take place in…
The local elections in Georgia went mostly smooth but there was no level playing field between the ruling party and the opposition parties. This is a comment by the German MEP Michael Gahler (EPP group)…
Court in United States to Start Hearing in MH17 Case
October 7, 2021
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York will hold a preliminary hearing on 14 October on the lawsuit filed by the family of Quinn Schansman, killed in the downing of Flight…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau. The chief diplomats of Ukraine and Poland discussed Poland’s 2022 OSCE chairmanship, the threat posed by Nord…
Russia Wants to Discuss Only Transport Links, Diplomatic Relations, Lifting Sanctions with Ukraine
October 6, 2021
Moscow sent Kyiv a list of desirable issues for a meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. According to Russian media, the occupation of Crimea and the war in Donbas are not on…
Chinese Economic Footprint in Ukraine
October 6, 2021
Over the past five years, China’s total foreign direct investment in Ukraine has increased fivefold, from $50 million to $260 million. The amount is small in absolute terms (0.5% of total FDI in Ukraine) but the…
Ukrainian Hacker Who Launched Ransomware Attacks on Over 100 Foreign Companies Exposed
October 6, 2021
A 25-year-old hacker was exposed during an international special operation conducted by the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine with the involvement of representatives of Interpol, Europol, as well as law enforcement agencies…
Gas-In Procedure for First String of Nord Stream 2 Starts
October 5, 2021
The operator of Nord Stream 2 announced that the gas-in procedure for the first string of the pipeline has started. “This string will be gradually filled to build the required inventory and pressure as a prerequisite…
Joint Statement on Behalf of 40 UN Member States Condemning Russia's Human Rights Violations in Crimea
October 5, 2021
On 4 October, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar delivered a Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on behalf of 40 UN member states during the 48th…
Russia Puts Forward Unacceptable Demands Towards Ukraine to Unblock Prisoner Exchange
October 4, 2021
To unblock the process of prisoner exchange, Russia demands that Ukraine recognise so-called “DPR” and “LPR” as parties to the conflict. “The stumbling block is the Kremlin’s desire to pretend that they are not a party…
Buffer Zone of Belarus
October 4, 2021
At the direction and under the supervision of Putin, Lukashenka is rapidly turning Belarus into a buffer zone between Russia and the West, turning it Into Russia’s powerful military bridgehead, from which it (Russia) will be…
137 Ukrainian Companies Have Entered Foreign Markets
October 4, 2021
In one and a half years of the Government’s activity, 137 Ukrainian companies have started operating in foreign markets with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign diplomatic missions of Ukraine. In…
Kerch Сrisis: Court in The Hague to Start Hearing in Ukraine v. Russia Case on 11 October
October 1, 2021
On 11 October, the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the United Nations International Court of Justice will start hearing the Ukraine v. Russian case on the illegal seizure of three Ukrainian ships “Nikopol,” “Berdyansk,” and “Yany-Kapu” and…
The vast majority of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine is not Russia. Such data were obtained during the nationwide sociological survey “Who are we? Ukrainians’ Portrait through Ukrainians’ Eyes,” conducted by the Ukrainian Institute for the…
Budapest Threatens to Continue Blocking Ukraine on Its Path Towards NATO
September 30, 2021
Hungary considers it necessary to continue the policy of blocking Ukraine’s movement towards the North Atlantic Alliance. Such actions are linked not only with Kyiv’s criticism of Budapest’s gas agreements with the Kremlin but also…
Media: European Union Concerned about Visa-Free Travel Abuse, Including by Ukraine
September 29, 2021
Some EU countries have raised the issue of possible abolishment of the visa-free regime with some western Balkan states, Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova due to a series of abuses by the citizens of these countries….
Court Arrests 236 Planes and 55 Vessels Conducting Transportation Services to Crimea
September 29, 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea exposed systematic violations of the rules of international flights and navigation in the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula. As a result, the court arrested 12…
