The Executive Board of UNESCO adopted the 13th decision “Follow-up of the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine).” The report of the Director-General of UNESCO on the situation on the peninsula was submitted…
Ukraine Marks Day of Defenders and Defendresses
October 14, 2021
Today, 14 October, Ukrainians celebrate the Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine. The holiday was established to honour the courage and bravery shown by Ukrainian soldiers in defending the independence of Ukraine, which became especially…
Most Ukrainians feel that ending armed conflict depends on Russia. This is evidenced by the results of the nationwide sociological survey “Attitudes of Ukrainians to issues related to overcoming negative consequences of the armed conflict…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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….
Hacktivism in Belarus, or Guerillas of 21st Century
September 29, 2021
Every revolution is associated with information and communication technologies one way or another. Leaflets, posters, and newspapers were superseded by social media and the Internet. The protests in Belarus, which began after the authorities had rigged the presidential…
Persecution in Crimea on Agenda of PACE Autumn Session
September 27, 2021
The autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will take place in Strasbourg from 27 to 30 September 2021 in a hybrid format. The main topics of the autumn session will be…
Occupiers Exhausting Resources, Destroying Quarries in Crimea
September 27, 2021
Russia’s economic activity in Crimea results in the exhaustion of natural resources on the peninsula and the destruction of quarries and landscapes as evidenced by the study of the NGO Crimea SOS entitled “Environment of Crimea: changes and…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report on Ukraine, showing an increase in the ceasefire violations in Donbas, as well as the number of civilian casualties and damage…
Ukrainian, Polish Archivists Present New Book with Classified Data on Start of World War II
September 24, 2021
A new book tells about the first months of World War II and how the Soviet authorities swept away so-called “enemy elements” from western Ukraine. The data contained therein was previously classified and became available due…
EU Support to Fight Corruption in Ukraine Is Not Effective Enough
September 23, 2021
Ukraine is still suffering from grand corruption, state capture and the influence of oligarchs, and EU initiatives in this field delivered poor results. This is a conclusion of a special report published by the European…
About 230,000 Ukrainians residing in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. People were forcibly issued passports and transferred…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and newly elected President of the UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid. Russian aggression in Ukraine was one of the main topics of conversation….
State Duma Elections: How Russia Uses Donbas and Crimea to Legitimise Its Weakened Regime
September 22, 2021
To stay in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been struggling for 20 years to prevent the emergence of systemic opposition by controlling the activities of political units that could turn out to be particularly…
Ukrainian Citizen Mykhailo Ferents Sentenced in Belarus
September 22, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports that the Zavodsky District Court in Minsk sentenced Ukrainian citizen Mykhailo Ferents to three years in prison for alleged participation in acts grossly violating the public order and intentional…
World Condemns Russia's Elections in Occupied Territories of Ukraine
September 21, 2021
The international community criticised the Russian Federation for holding the State Duma elections in the occupied Crimea and involving residents of the occupied territories of Donbas in the voting. The European Union and individual European countries…
