EU’s Michel proposes suspending Russia’s UNSC permanent membership
President of the European Council Charles Michel has called for Russia to be suspended from the United Nations Security Council.
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24 September 2022
U.S. to never recognize Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories
The United States condemns sham referenda and will never recognize the annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia.
23 September 2022
President: World will condemn sham referenda
The international community will condemn sham referenda held by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories.
G7 condemns sham referenda in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) condemned the sham referenda that Russia started holding in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and called on all other countries to do the same.
Yermak discusses Ukrainian army needs with Truss's adviser
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak had a telephone conversation with new British Prime Minister's National Security Adviser, former British Ambassador to Ukraine Timothy Barrow.
Ukraine revokes accreditation of Iran’s Ambassador
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informed charge d'affaires ad interim of Iran in Ukraine about the decision to revoke the accreditation of the Ambassador of Iran to Ukraine and to significantly reduce the number of embassy’s diplomatic personnel due to the facts of the use of Iranian-made weapons by the Russian troops.
Ukraine joins Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba welcomes Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
Zelensky appoints new ambassador to Germany
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Oleksiy Makeyev as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ukraine, China’s top diplomats discuss bilateral relations
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, met with the member of the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi.
U.S. privately conveyed to Moscow warnings of nuclear attack “consequences” - media
The United States for several months has been sending private communications to Moscow warning Russia’s leaders of the “grave consequences” that would follow the use of nuclear weapons.
Duda on Russian nuclear blackmail: U.S. has nuke button, too
If Russia breaks the nuclear taboo and employs tactical nuclear weapons against a country that doesn’t have them, while defending itself on its own soil using conventional weapons, it "will be excluded from the civilized world," entailing enormous consequences for the Russians.
Ambassador: Azov commanders exchanged in Turkey after Medvedchuk transferred to Russia
The exchange of five commanders of the Azov Regiment released from Russian captivity took place in Ankara after the verification and identification procedure and the transfer of Viktor Medvedchuk to the Russian Federation.
British Ambassador condemns Russia’s sham referenda
British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons believes that Russia’s referenda on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are illegal and their results are already known.
Yermak, U.S. House of Representatives Committee members discuss situation on battlefield
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has held a video conference meeting with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee.
22 September 2022
Embassy of Japan to resume work in Kyiv - Shmyhal
Japan will reopen its embassy in Kyiv and fully resume the work of its diplomatic mission.
Yermak: Russia's statements do not change Ukraine’s goal - restoring territorial integrity
Russia's latest statements do not change Ukraine's goal, which is and remains the restoration of the country's territorial integrity.
Kuleba at UN: Best way to stop Putin is to give Ukraine necessary weapons
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has emphasized the importance of providing Ukraine with the necessary weapons and holding Russia accountable to avoid further atrocities.
Ukrainian president meets with Italian defense minister
The situation in Ukraine remains very important to Italy, and Italian partners support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state.
G7 countries not to recognize sham 'referenda' in occupied territories
The Group of Seven (G7) countries will not recognize the pseudo-referendums on the annexation of Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, which Russia plans to hold from September 23 to 27.
Foreign ministers of leading countries demand that Russian troops immediately leave ZNPP
The ministers of Foreign Affairs of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and senior officials from the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United States of America, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have issued a joint statement regarding the threats posed to the safety and security of nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes in Ukraine.
EU to support Ukraine's efforts to liberate all territories occupied by Russia
On the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, EU High Representative Josep Borrell convened an ad-hoc meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, following which a declaration on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine was adopted.
Borrell calls on China to influence Russia to end its war in Ukraine
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21, called on his Chinese colleague to influence Russia to persuade it to end its aggression against Ukraine.
Zelensky announces five points of peace formula, put forward by Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine formulated five points of Ukraine’s peace formula.
Volodymyr Zelensky addresses UN General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has addressed the UN General Assembly via video link.
21 September 2022
Sandu calls on Russia to withdraw troops from Transnistria
Moldova is calling on Russia to pull its military contingent from Transnistria and destroy ammunition stored in the Kobasna depot in the said region.
Latvia’s president calls for setting up special tribunal to probe Russian crimes in Ukraine
Latvian President Egils Levits, who addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, has called for establishing a special tribunal “to investigate the responsibility of the Russian state in the crime of aggression” and creating a mechanism of reparation payments to Ukraine.
Biden warns Russia against annexing more of Ukraine's territories
U.S. President Joe Biden has called “reckless” Russia’s latest nuclear threats and warned Vladimir Putin’s regime from holding sham referenda and annexing new Ukrainian territories.
Shmyhal, Michel discuss security guarantees and financial support
During a working visit to New York on September 21, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation with President of the European Council Charles Michel.
PM Shmyhal invites India to become one of guarantors of Ukraine's security
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal conveyed President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to India to become one of the guarantors of Ukraine's security after the war and invited the country to join post-war reconstruction.
Parliament calls on global community not to recognize Russia’s sham ‘referenda’ in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has endorsed a statement related to another stage of escalation in the global security situation, caused by the latest decisions of the criminal authorities of the Russian Federation, and urged the international community not to recognize the so-called pseudo-referenda held by Russia within the territory of Ukraine.