In early February, German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier defended Berlin’s decision to pursue completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in part by arguing that fuel sales were one of the last bridges between Russia and […]
07.05.2021 • Natalia Tolub
All 27 Member States of the European Union condemned the decision of the Russian Federation to impose economic restrictions on eight European Union nationals, banning them from entering the country’s territory. “This entry ban includes […]
03.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
YouControl experts added sanctions lists of the most influential subjects of international law to the system and determined the number of Ukrainians, Russians and Belarusians on them. They also defined the reasons for falling under […]
26.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
An information campaign called ‘Learn-Check-Act,' launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, is aimed at counteracting Russia's attempts to legitimise its presence in the occupied territories of Ukraine through business, education, culture, and people-to-people […]
21.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine has invited EU foreign relations chief Josep Borrell to visit its front line with Russia, in what one EU diplomat said would be his "best revenge" for his recent humiliation in Moscow. "I would […]
16.04.2021 • Natalia Tolub
Poland is constantly working towards strengthening the EU sanctions regime against Russia over its aggressive policy in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland informs. The Ministry’s statement says that Russia’s […]
12.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russia has suddenly started preparing for full-scale war in Ukraine, but what does its president, Vladimir Putin, really want? "Will it happen or not? Let's wait and see. In the West, they don't know what […]
06.04.2021 • Natalia Tolub
Two U.S. Senate Democrats urged U.S. President Joe Biden to apply all his diplomatic weight to stop the construction of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Robert Menendez and Jeanne Shaheen asked to speed […]
25.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 22 March, a new EU human rights sanctions regime took effect. China, Russia, Myanmar and Libya will be the first countries to face new sanctions. These will be personal blocking restrictions: ban on entry […]
23.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in our condemnation of Russia’s […]
19.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
In 2021, the citizens of Ukraine may lose about 10,000 land plots in the territory of Crimea. The one-year term, which the Russian occupation authorities gave to "foreigners" for alienation, expires in March. Human rights […]
17.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Union and the United States agreed to coordinate on issues of shared interest, including Ukraine, Russia, China, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. According to the White House press service, a telephone conversation between […]
06.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 7 December, the Council of the European Union adopted a global human rights sanctions regime. The established legal framework provides for the EU travel ban and the freezing of funds applying to individuals and […]
04.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine strongly condemns the unfounded and politically motivated ruling of the Southern Military District Court in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) of 3 March 2021 to convict Ukrainian citizen Oleh Prykhodko on fabricated charges of “preparations for act […]
04.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the decision of the European Union to apply for the first time a new global human rights sanctions regime against four Russian officials over human rights violations […]
03.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
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 […]
26.02.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) imposed sanctions on MP Viktor Medvedchuk, who is known for his pro-Russian views and is the father of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s godchild. According to the […]
20.02.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States has imposed sanctions against another 43 Belarusian nationals for rigging the presidential election and violence against peaceful protesters, the press service of the U.S. Department of State reports. "Today, the U.S. Department […]
19.02.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On Tuesday, 16 February, Belarusian security forces conducted mass searches in the offices of journalists and human rights activists. The European Union condemned such actions of the Belarusian law enforcement officers, spokesperson for the European […]
17.02.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Office of the President of Ukraine states that the issues related to threats to the national security of the state require tough decisions. That is why President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed to begin preparations for […]
13.02.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
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