FM: Canada’s government to greenlight defensive weapon supplies to Ukraine
Canada’s government will endorse a decision to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine in accordance with the current legislation.
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19 January 2022
Erdogan invites Zelensky, Putin to hold talks in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in Turkey to discuss differences and resolve problems.
Zelensky, Canada’s FM Joly discuss security challenges
During a Kyiv meeting on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly exchanged views on stabilizing the situation around Ukraine.
Kuleba to Ukrainians in face of Russian threat: “Don’t buy scaremongering”
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged Ukrainians not to succumb to panic over the looming threat of Russian invasion.
Blinken calls on Moscow to end military escalation around Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to end the military escalation around Ukraine and continue the diplomatic process.
Blinken arrives in Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday, January 19.
U.S. preparing sanctions on pro-Russian agents in Ukraine - WSJ
The United States is preparing financial sanctions on pro-Russian agents in Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Europe for meetings in Kyiv and Berlin to show the support of European allies amid Russian aggression.
Russia could attack Ukraine at any point - U.S. State Department
Russia continues to raise tensions despite calls for de-escalation and has created in recent days an extremely dangerous level of threat of a new large-scale offensive against Ukraine.
18 January 2022
Stefanishyna, Joly discuss strengthening military aid to Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna and Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly discussed strengthening military assistance to Ukraine.
West, Russia’s views of Minsk agreements differ - Baerbock
The revival of the Normandy process would be a major step toward improving the security situation in Europe, despite maintaining different views.
Russia, Belarus allow for merging two armies' potential
Russia and Belarus are now considering a situation where they will need to use the entire military potential of the two nations for the sake of security of the Union State.
Ukraine expects productive cooperation with European Parliament under Metsola - Shmyhal
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has congratulated Roberta Metsola on her election as President of the European Parliament and expressed hope for further productive cooperation between Ukraine and this institution.
Kremlin's efforts aimed at integrating occupied territories of Ukraine - Borrell
Following a visit to Ukraine, including to a line of contact in the conflict zone in the country’s east, EU High Representative Josep Borrell expressed concern over Russia's attempts to push the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions away from Ukraine and de facto integrate them into Russia.
Blinken to meet Zelensky, Kuleba in Kyiv Jan 19
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kyiv and Berlin from January 18-20, 2022, as part of the diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the tension caused by Russia’s military build-up and continued aggression against Ukraine.
Zelensky, Duda to meet in Wisla on Jan 20-21
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish President Andrzej Duda will meet on January 20-21 at the residence of the Polish president in the resort town of Wisla in southern Poland.
Canada’s spec-ops unit deployed in Ukraine - media
Against the background of military escalation by Russia, Canadian special forces operators have been deployed in Ukraine.
Zelensky meets with delegation of U.S. senators
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with a delegation of the U.S. Congress to discuss steps to deter Russian aggression.
CIA director quietly visits Ukraine - U.S. media
During an unannounced visit to Kyiv last week, CIA Director Bill Burns met with Ukraine's leadership to discuss the situation related to the latest military escalation by Russia.
Putin must realize Nord Stream 2 not to be launched should he attack Ukraine – U.S. senator
Western governments must make it clear to Russian President Putin that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will not be put into operation if Russia invades Ukraine.
MFA got no info from Russia about evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine - spokesman
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine received no information from the Russian side about the evacuation of employees of Russian diplomatic missions from Ukraine and it does not plan to evacuate Ukrainian diplomats from Russia, the ministry's spokesperson, Oleg Nikolenko, has told Ukrinform.
Zelensky, Baerbock talk Russian aggression, Nord Stream 2
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the security situation around Ukraine with Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock.
Court to rule on pretrial restraint for Poroshenko on Jan 19
The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv postponed the announcement of pretrial restraint for the 5th president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko until January 19.
U.S. senators: We are in Ukraine to send clear message to Putin
Members of the U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Ukraine to send a clear warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin about accountability in the event of Russia's further aggression against Ukraine.
17 January 2022
FM Kuleba: Russia withdraws from dialogue, blocking TCG activity
Holding the Normandy format summit requires that Russia fulfills its part of the commitments made during the Paris summit as Ukraine did.
Ukraine, Germany committed to diplomatic settlement of conflict in eastern Ukraine - Kuleba
Ukraine and Germany are committed to the diplomatic settlement of the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine and see a common goal in holding a summit of the leaders of the Normandy Four countries.
Kuleba, Baerbock, Le Drian to assess prospects for Normandy format foreign ministers' talks
At a forthcoming meeting in Kyiv, the foreign ministers of Ukraine, France, and Germany plan to assess the prospects of restoring the Normandy format at the level of foreign ministers.
Ukraine, NATO reaffirm commitment to technical cooperation
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and Ukraine signed on January 17, 2022 a renewed Memorandum of Agreement to continue their work together on technology-related projects, according to a statement posted on NATO's website.
Germany’s Baerbock in Kyiv discussing arms supplies
Germany has not changed its stance on the issue of providing Ukraine with defensive weapons, and will try to prove their point to the Ukrainian side during a visit to Kyiv by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
Germany will co-lead one area of work within Crimea Platform - Kuleba
Germany is ready to become a co-leader in one area of work within the Crimea Platform, which will be aimed at strengthening the policy of non-recognition of Russia's attempted annexation of Crimea.
No plans for offensive operations in Donbas - MFA Ukraine
Ukraine has never planned and does not plan any offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. Instead, together with its partners in the Normandy format, Kyiv has consistently sought ways to resolve the crisis through political and diplomatic means.