This is not the first year that PICREADI has been involved in “creative diplomacy.” It brings young European professionals, graduate students and scholars together for Meeting Russia events in Europe and Russia. Promising foreign experts…
The foreign ministers of the Lublin Triangle countries (Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland) signed three joint documents, including one supporting Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and NATO, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba posted on…
Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine's Main Strategic Partners Are United Kingdom, United States, and Baltic States
July 6, 2021
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov considers the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to be Ukraine’s main strategic partners. “The United Kingdom ranks first, followed by the…
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved an updated National Security Strategy which contains a thesis on “strengthening fraternal ties between the Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian peoples.” Kremlin’s foreign policy goals also include 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…
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…
EU Renews Sanctions Against Russia for a Further Year, Imposes Economic Restrictions on Belarus
June 21, 2021
The Council of the European Union renewed sanctions against Russia over the occupation of the Crimean peninsula for a further year. Thus, the restrictive measures are valid until 23 June 2022, reads the press release published on the…
German MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel: “We should increase the price for Putin for his actions in Ukraine”
June 18, 2021
The EU should strengthen economic sanctions against the Kremlin and exclude Russia from Swift, said the German “green” MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel in an exclusive interview to Natalia Richardson for Brussels Ukraїna Review. She is…
The war in Donbas is one of the greatest threats to the European security system and the principles of the OSCE participating States. The dire humanitarian situation of the civilian population in these areas needs…
Dmytro Kuleba: De-occupation of Crimea and Donbas Can be Only Compensation for Nord Stream 2 Launch
June 14, 2021
Ukraine opposes the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and the condition for its launch should be the de-occupation of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories and Ukraine’s energy security. “Nord Stream 2 is primarily a threat…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit. The leaders of the two countries briefly discussed the future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as…
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held telephone talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, discussing a solution to the situation in Donbas. As the press service of the German Foreign Ministry informs,…
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are considering various scenarios and intensifying their response, in particular at critical and gas infrastructure facilities due to the launch of Nord Stream 2. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said…
Ukraine Proposes Creating New Format of International Negotiations to Settle Situation Inside Country
June 1, 2021
The new format of negotiations should address not only the settlement of the situation in Donbas but also the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the temporarily occupied Crimea and the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas…
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) appealed to the Federal Government and to the Democratic Parties in Germany urging that they impose an immediate moratorium on construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. As the UWC…
Promote Freedom Foundation Announces Competition for Projects to Commemorate MH17 Passengers
May 27, 2021
The Promote Freedom Foundation has announced a grant to create and implement an art project to commemorate the passengers of Flight MH17 shot down by Russian-backed militants in the sky over Donbas in 2014. The Russian…
At its meeting on Friday, 21 May, the Parliament of Ukraine approved an appeal to the United States of America with a request to impose sanctions on the participants in the Nord Stream 2 project. “The…
The behaviour of the Russian Federation can be compared to a “pandemic in politics.” Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba made a corresponding statement during a meeting with colleagues from the Benelux countries….
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…
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…
