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International Relations – events in the world arena. These are the bilateral or multilateral relations between the countries and international organisations which not necessarily directly connected to Ukraine but may have an impact on our country.
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European Commission Advises Kyiv to Restart Judicial Reform

European Commission Advises Kyiv to Restart Judicial Reform

Ukraine can resolve the situation with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine by restarting judicial reform, European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Katariná Mathernová said at the “Dialogues About Reforms: On the…

November 17, 2020

Ukrainian Court Seizes 44 Russian Planes Flying to Annexed Crimea

Ukrainian Court Seizes 44 Russian Planes Flying to Annexed Crimea

At the request of the prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Ukrainian court has seized 44 planes belonging to Russian airlines flying to the occupied Crimea. As the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol…

November 17, 2020

Donbas, Crimea Will Be Among Priorities of Sweden's 2021 OSCE Chair

Donbas, Crimea Will Be Among Priorities of Sweden's 2021 OSCE Chair

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held a virtual meeting with Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden. The ministers discussed the security situation in the temporarily occupied territories…

November 16, 2020

Lukashenka Views Ukraine as Centre for Destabilising Situation in Belarus

Lukashenka Views Ukraine as Centre for Destabilising Situation in Belarus

Alexander Lukashenka claims that a centre for destabilising the situation in Belarus is currently operating in Ukraine. He made a corresponding statement in an interview with foreign TV channels, noting that the situation in the…

November 15, 2020

Ukraine Joins the Artemis Space Program

Ukraine Joins the Artemis Space Program

Ukraine became the ninth country to sign agreements with NASA to cooperate under the “Artemis” program on the principles of peaceful exploration of the Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids. As Ukraine’s State Space Agency’s press…

November 13, 2020

EU’s Ambassador: Assistance to Ukraine Conditional on Fighting Corruption

EU’s Ambassador: Assistance to Ukraine Conditional on Fighting Corruption

Financial assistance to Ukraine from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union and continued visa-free travel to the EU are conditional on the fight against corruption. “Ukraine’s economic stability is bolstered by a $5…

November 13, 2020

Ukrainians Support Joining the EU and NATO

Ukrainians Support Joining the EU and NATO

49% of Ukrainians believe Ukraine should seek to join the European Union, 27% prefer joining neither the EU nor the Eurasian Economic Union, and another 13.8% of respondents are in favour of joining the EurAsEC…

November 12, 2020

New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Drawn Up

New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Drawn Up

The United States is drawing up additional sanctions against participants in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. Restrictions will be imposed on insurance and technical certification companies that work with Russian…

November 11, 2020

Joe Biden Discussed Aid to Ukraine with European Leaders

Joe Biden Discussed Aid to Ukraine with European Leaders

US president-elect Joe Biden held telephone talks with President Emmanuel Macron of France and British prime minister Boris Johnson. During the talks, the issues of the Donbas war were also discussed. As CBS News reports,…

November 11, 2020

Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua Opened in Crimea Illegally

Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua Opened in Crimea Illegally

Alba Azucena Torres, the Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Russian Federation, illegally visited the occupied Crimea to present the so-called “Honorary Consul of Nicaragua to the Russian Federation with a residence in…

November 11, 2020

The First International Forum of Cultural Diplomacy Started in Ukraine

The First International Forum of Cultural Diplomacy Started in Ukraine

The first International Forum of Cultural Diplomacy, organised by the Ukrainian Institute in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has started in Ukraine. The event brought together leading experts from Ukraine, the…

November 11, 2020

MEPs Concerned About Ukraine's Unreformed Judiciary and Influence of Oligarchs In Country

MEPs Concerned About Ukraine's Unreformed Judiciary and Influence of Oligarchs In Country

The Ukrainian authorities need to carry out a number of reforms, in particular in the judiciary, to avoid regression on the European integration path. This is stated in the report on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement…

November 10, 2020

MEP Sandra Kalniete: “To join the EU, Ukraine needs persistence, patience, and determination”

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MEP Sandra Kalniete: “To join the EU, Ukraine needs persistence, patience, and determination”

Russia is interested in a frozen conflict in Donbas so it can have a say in Ukraine’s internal politics, and President Zelensky genuinely seeks to resolve the crisis in Eastern Ukraine, says Sandra Kalniete, Latvian…

November 10, 2020

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Condemns Russia's Recognition of Documents Issued by ‘LPR’ and ‘DPR’

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Condemns Russia's Recognition of Documents Issued by ‘LPR’ and ‘DPR’

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemned and sent a corresponding note to Russia due to the changes introduced in the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which now allows recognition of “documents”…

November 7, 2020

Ukraine Signed Co-Operation Agreement with the WHO

Ukraine Signed Co-Operation Agreement with the WHO

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has signed a two-year co-operation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO). As the Ministry of Health reported, the document outlined the “road map” of Ukraine’s co-operation with an…

November 6, 2020

President of France Supports Idea of Holding Normandy Format Meeting As Soon As Possible

President of France Supports Idea of Holding Normandy Format Meeting As Soon As Possible

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of France Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation, during which the latter agreed that the talks between the Normandy format leaders should be held as soon as possible….

November 6, 2020

Italian Court Acquitted Ukrainian Military Man Vitaliy Markiv

Italian Court Acquitted Ukrainian Military Man Vitaliy Markiv

The appeals court in Milan has fully acquitted the former Ukrainian National Guard military man Vitaliy Markiv, who has been imprisoned since 30 June 2017 and then sentenced to 24 years in prison for the…

November 4, 2020

Finance Minister: Ukraine May Not Receive $2.2 Billion This Year Due to CCU’s Decision

Finance Minister: Ukraine May Not Receive $2.2 Billion This Year Due to CCU’s Decision

The decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) jeopardises the cooperation between Ukraine and the World Bank. As a result, Ukraine may not receive $2.23 billion. “The state budget will be fully implemented provided…

November 4, 2020

Vectors of Imperial Interests Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

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Vectors of Imperial Interests Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

The Azerbaijan-Armenia negotiation process is taking place against the background of ongoing armed hostilities where the parties try to improve their positions by means of military resources. President of Turkey Tayyip Erdoğan explicitly stated that…

November 4, 2020

President Zelensky: Information on Supply of Phosphorus Bombs from Ukraine to Azerbaijan ‒ Russian Fake

President Zelensky: Information on Supply of Phosphorus Bombs from Ukraine to Azerbaijan ‒ Russian Fake

The Ukrainian state has never supplied any phosphorus bombs anywhere, especially to hot spots. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Facebook page in response to accusations by Russian-Armenian director Sarik Andreasyan, who stated that Ukraine had…

November 3, 2020