Kuleba: Russia blackmailing Europe with high fuel prices to speed up Nord Stream 2 certification
The sharp rise in fuel prices in Europe is caused by Russia, which this way seeks to accelerate the certification of their Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
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23 October 2021
President already defines candidate for new defense minister – Arakhamiya
The Verkhovna Rada will vote for the appointment of a new defense minister in two to three weeks. President Volodymyr Zelensky has already defined his candidate for this position.
Crimea “census" creates field for propaganda, manipulation - expert
The results of the "population census" in the occupied Crimea will not be objective, not only in the view of international law violations but also the way it is run.
Energy crisis in Europe caused by Europe’s “overdependence” on Gazprom – Poland’s PM
The ongoing energy crisis, caused by the gas price hike across Europe, is the result of the EU's excessive dependence on Russia’s energy monopoly Gazprom.
Ambassador Simmons: Our task is to help those who want judicial reform in Ukraine
The United Kingdom is ready in any situation to help those people in Ukraine who are interested in the successful implementation of judicial reform.
Ukraine needs judicial reform to join NATO and EU, CDA Kvien believes
The United States does not peg the amount of financial support for Ukraine to progress in reforming the judiciary but recalls that its reboot is necessary to achieve the goals of NATO and EU membership.
President approves strategy for reforming special communications service
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree approving the strategy for reforming the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection.
Weak justification - Kuleba on Lavrov's refusal of Normandy Four meeting
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba commented on a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Serhiy Lavrov who refused to meet with his counterparts from Germany, France, and Ukraine in the Normandy format.
22 October 2021
EU leaders confirm date for Eastern Partnership summit
The EU heads of state and government at a summit in Brussels on Friday discussed preparations for the Eastern Partnership summit and confirmed that the event will take place on December 15 this year, according to European Council conclusions on COVID-19, energy, trade and external relations.
Russia should not be afraid of Ukraine's accession to NATO - Stoltenberg
Russia should not be afraid of NATO enlargement or worry about the accession of independent nations, including Ukraine, to NATO because the enlargement process has always contributed to peace and stability throughout Europe.
Ukraine, Moldova to create negotiating mechanism for solving problematic issues
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Nicolae Popescu agreed to create a negotiating mechanism to resolve problematic issues in bilateral relations.
Kniaziev elected new head of Ukraine's Supreme Court
The plenum of the Supreme Court has elected Vsevolod Kniaziev as the new chairman of the Supreme Court.
Crimea Platform puts occupied Crimea issue back on international agenda - experts
The Crimea Platform initiative is an important tool that will not allow the issue of Russia's occupation of the Crimean peninsula to be left out of the international agenda and is expected to facilitate deoccupation.
Venediktova: Ukraine again requests Iran to provide UIA plane downing files
The Prosecutor General's Office again requested Iran to provide the files into the downing of the UIA plane near Tehran in January 2020.
Klitschko comments on Zelensky meeting, first in 2021
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky was a working one and that the two discussed ways to address Kyiv’s issues amid the current challenges.
Ukrainian, Moldovan foreign ministers meet in Kyiv
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu have started their meeting in Kyiv.
Ukraine accedes to Convention on European Forest Institute
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the presidential bill “On Ukraine's Accession to the Convention on the European Forest Institute” (EFI Convention).
U.S. condemns Russia's use of punitive psychiatry in Crimea to pressure opponents of occupation
The United States condemns the use of punitive psychiatry by the Russian occupation authorities against those who disagree with the occupation of the peninsula.
Zelensky holds phone conversation with PM of Israel
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation with Prime Minister of the State of Israel Naftali Bennett.
Crimea occupation authorities widely using punitive psychiatry - Ukraine at OSCE
Russia has been massively applying punitive psychiatry against Crimean residents speaking up against the occupation of the peninsula as 49 such cases have already been registered.
21 October 2021
Ukraine ready to admit intl organizations to detained Russian fighter - Foreign Ministry
Ukraine is ready to admit international organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, to Andrey Kosyak, a member of the armed formations of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Olegh Nikolenko has told Ukrinform.
NSDC, NATO officials discuss progress in security, defense reform implementation
Experts with the National Security and Defense Council Staff met with the NATO delegation led by Marcin Kozhiel, Head of the Department for Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine at the Operations Division of the NATO International Staff.
TRT World Forum: Turkey does not recognize temporary occupation of Crimea by Russia
Turkey does not recognize the temporary occupation of Crimea by Russia and clearly states its position.
Government dismisses State Reserve Agency head
The Cabinet of Ministers again dismissed Yaroslav Pohorilyi as head of the State Reserve Agency of Ukraine.
Ukraine's geopolitical importance growing every day - Maasikas
The geopolitical importance of Ukraine has been growing every day since the Revolution of Dignity, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas has said.
Kuleba: No Central European country has succeeded without EU membership prospects
Since 1989, no Central European country has succeeded without a very clear prospect and promise of EU membership at the end of its transformation path.
Four parties could win seats in Ukrainian parliament
The parties European Solidarity, Servant of the People, Fatherland and Opposition Platform - For Life would enter the Verkhovna Rada if the parliamentary elections took place next Sunday, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
Britain in talks with Ukraine on missile sales – media
The United Kingdom is in talks with Ukraine on arms sales, including of missiles for patrol boats and those for aircraft, amid fears that Russia could exploit the latest gas crisis in Europe to seize more of Ukrainian territory.
Foreign Ministry checking reports about detention of Ukrainian citizen in Turkey
Ukrainian diplomats are checking reports about the detention of a Ukrainian citizen in Turkey and are looking into the details of the case, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko has told Ukrinform.
To join NATO, Ukraine needs both to comply with criteria and seal support of all Allies - ex-defense chief
Ukraine is on its way to NATO, but joining the Alliance requires both compliance with the required criteria and the solidarity of the 30 participating states.