Biden speaks with five European leaders ahead of Putin call
U.S. President Joe Biden coordinated positions with the leaders of Britain, Italy, Germany, and France ahead of his talks with Vladimir Putin scheduled for Tuesday.
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07 December 2021
Biden to hold talks with Zelensky after Putin call – Kuleba
U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Blinken tells Zelensky U.S. support for Ukraine remains unwavering
The United States' support for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity remains unwavering, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Zelensky, Blinken coordinate positions ahead of Biden-Putin call
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on the positions ahead of the Tuesday phone call of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
06 December 2021
Inter-Parliamentary Assembly calls on Russia to stop amassing troops near Ukraine
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, and Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen signed the final document following the 11th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.
Stefanchuk: Security situation in the region requires coordinated actions of Ukraine and Lithuania parliaments
Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk discussed further cooperation between the parliaments of Ukraine and Lithuania with Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen.
Putin driven by fear of Ukraine being part of NATO - Ischinger
Wolfgang Ischinger, a longtime chairman of the Munich Security Conference, believes that Russia will not attack Ukraine in the near future, but advises the new German government and the West to negotiate with Moscow from a position of strength.
Rada Speaker: Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania strong in their unity
Kyiv, Warsaw, and Vilnius share their assessment of the threats coming from Russia, and all 38 points of the final memorandum of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the three countries boil down to a threat from a single person (Vladimir Putin - ed.).
Senator Ernst calls on Biden to be 'clear and strong' in his call with Putin
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to be "very clear and very strong" in his December 7 call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Stefanchuk: We don’t rule out new stage of crisis due to Russia’s possible military aggression against Ukraine this winter
Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk says that the Ukrainian authorities do not rule out a new stage of the crisis in the country due to the possible military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine this winter.
Zelensky arrives in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has started a working trip to Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, according to the website of the head of state.
UWC, AUOG address Bundestag regarding Nord Stream 2
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and the Association of Ukrainian Organizations in Germany (AUOG) have called on the Bundestag and the parliamentary groups of leading German democratic parties to impose a moratorium on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, Ukrinform reports, referring to the UWC website.
Ukraine has no greater partner than U.S. - embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has congratulated service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on their professional holiday and said that the United States is a reliable partner of Ukraine.
New round of Russian aggression against Ukraine would kill Nord Stream 2 - MEP
Russia will pay a high price, which will include the halt of its brand new gas pipeline if they dare to go for an escalation with Ukraine.
Blinken hopes Russia to opt for de-escalation path in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes Russia will prefer to de-escalate the conflict with Ukraine and calls on Moscow to withdraw their troops away from the Ukrainian border.
Senator Murphy warns Russia against making 'historic mistake'
If Russia decides to continue its aggression against Ukraine, it will be a historic mistake for Moscow, according to Senator Chris Murphy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism.
Canada will do all to deter 'Russian threat' - foreign minister
Canada will make every effort to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said.
04 December 2021
Yermak, G7, EU ambassadors discuss security situation near Ukraine border, Donbas
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, has met with the ambassadors of the G7 and the European Union to Ukraine to discuss the security situation near Ukraine's borders, the Donbas peace process and the law on limiting the influence of oligarchs, according to the website of the head of state.
Kuleba: Russia creating systemic obstacles to OSCE mission
Participants in the OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm discussed the blocking of the work of an observer mission in sections of the border with Russia not controlled by the Ukrainian government.
Monastyrsky meets with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Kvien
The issue of strengthening the security of the Ukrainian state border is urgent and needs more attention, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky.
U.S. administration considering Biden-Putin call about Ukraine
The U.S. presidential administration is considering the possibility of holding a call between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to discuss Russia's military build-up on the border of Ukraine.
Erdogan, Putin discuss situation in Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in a number of countries, including Ukraine.
Russia's aggression: Biden preparing initiatives to make it 'very, very difficult for Putin to go ahead'
U.S. President Joe Biden has said he is preparing a set of initiatives to make it more difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action against Ukraine.
Zelensky invites Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to visit Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit Ukraine, the presidential press service has said.
03 December 2021
Zelensky invites Orban to visit Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to visit Ukraine in 2022, the presidential press service has said.
Ambassador Melnyk calls on Germany’s incoming Chancellor Scholz to prevent Russian aggression
Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk drew the attention of future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the acute threat Ukraine is facing from Russia and called for preventing the worst-case scenario by rolling out before Vladimir Putin a "catalog" of sanctions that will follow in case of a new round of aggression.
FM Kuleba: Ukraine could become regional hub for OSCE’s human rights activities
Ukraine could become a regional hub for OSCE’s activities for the protection of human rights and the development of civil society.
Russia is only country building up troops to threaten its neighbors – U.S. embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has called for a realistic assessment to be made of Russia's actions to prevent it from using disinformation as a pretext for aggression.
Dutch FM on Russian troops near Ukraine: We should not be naive
The Netherlands is concerned about Russia's military build-up near Ukraine's borders, which is increasing tensions in an already volatile situation.
Invasion of Ukraine may pose threat to Russia itself - Kuleba
The high cost of expanding Russian aggression against Ukraine, in human and economic terms, could be a threat to Russia itself.