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Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 01:28
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga for supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity and invited him to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence and the inaugural summit of the Crimean Platform.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Yenin met with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ukraine Noel Israel Khokhar to discuss steps to intensify cooperation between the two countries, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service has reported.
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed common concern over Russia's build-up of military forces on the border with Ukraine.
Ukraine is ready to cooperate with Azerbaijani experts in solving the problems of internally displaced persons, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksii Reznikov has said.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that the model of adaptive quarantine is effective, so there is no need to introduce full lockdown throughout the country.
From March 2020 to March 2021, only millet prices decreased among grocery products in Ukraine – by 16.7%, up to UAH 18.51 per kg, Ukrinform reports with reference to the State Statistics Service.
Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Kara McDonald have discussed the observance of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Kyiv commission on emergency situations has extended strict quarantine restrictions in the capital for two more weeks, until April 30, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
It is important for Ukraine that U.S. President Joe Biden conveyed the U.S. position on escalation on Ukraine's eastern border during a conversation with Putin on April 13.
Kyiv has recorded 1,457 new coronavirus cases in the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed bills on the restructuring of foreign currency credits at second reading and in entirety.
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a long phone call with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Tuesday evening, April 13.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau have discussed by phone the situation in eastern Ukraine and the need to support Kyiv in light of Russian aggression, including sanctions against Russia.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sweden Karin Wallensteen discussed the current situation in the occupied Crimea and on the Russia-Ukraine border.
Ukraine was rated among partly free countries in 2021.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Yevhen Perebyinis held an online meeting of the Coordination Council of Heads of Ukrainian NGOs in the Czech Republic.
During the COVID-19 quarantine period, bureaucratic procedures have become more complicated when organizing the delivery of humanitarian goods to certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (CADLR).
Turkey is concerned about the escalating security situation in eastern Ukraine and is in favor of ending the tension between Russia and Ukraine peacefully by respecting territorial integrity.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed decree No.160/2021 “On Priority Areas of Activities of the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea”, which approved the strategy of this body, Ukrinform reports with reference to the president’s press service.
United States’ support for Ukraine amid Russia’s aggression, conduct of reforms, anti-corruption efforts and Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration aspirations were the main topics of conversation at the first meeting between Blinken and Kuleba.
On April 13, 15,152 people in Ukraine were vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on Facebook.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, April 16.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, April 16, according to the news site RFI.
Over the past day, April 13, five ceasefire violations committed by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine. One Ukrainian soldier was killed.
Ukraine has recorded 14,553 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,887,338, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said.
13 April 2021
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics will pay a working visit to Kyiv on April 15 to express solidarity and reaffirm his strong support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to a statement posted on the website of the Latvian Foreign Ministry.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov emphasizes that Ukraine seeks to resolve the conflict in the east primarily by political and diplomatic means.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a telephone conversation with King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the presidential press service has reported.
Ukraine is committed to diplomatic and political means of resolving the conflict in the east but seeks to avoid the mistakes of 2014 and will not allow Russia to catch it by surprise.
Only 30 allies can decide when Ukraine can be ready for NATO membership, and no third country, including Russia, has any right to veto Ukraine's decision to choose its sovereign path, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.
Ukraine's National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom expects to receive over UAH 1 billion in net profit in the first quarter of 2021.
Ukraine expects the international partners and NATO Allies to take measures that will deter Russia's aggressive intentions.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine Juris Poikans, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has called on Russia to release Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko, who was detained by the Russian FSB in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
NATO has called on Russia to immediately de-escalate tensions on its borders with Ukraine and to immediately end its military build-up, which is unjustified, unexplained and deeply concerning.
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar took part in an online event of the British think tank The Henry Jackson Society and presented the Crimean platform.
The North Atlantic Alliance should begin consultations on granting Ukraine a Membership Action Plan (MAP), Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna.
Ukraine is planning to complete the reform of the State Customs Service by the end of the current year, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy Danylo Hetmantsev has said.
A delegation of the Swedish Armed Forces visited the 8th Chernihiv Training Center of the State Special Transport Service and discussed bilateral cooperation in mine action.
More than 2,000 Ukrainian families have already taken advantage of the “warm loans” energy efficiency program in 2021, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said he expects a batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be supplied to Ukraine under the COVAX scheme this week.
The Ukrainian delegation visited the State of Israel and held talks on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination, trade, and the situation in eastern Ukraine.
Kyiv has confirmed 1,503 new coronavirus cases in the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Today, April 13, Ukraine starts using the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Muslims on the beginning of Ramadan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he thinks that Russia is massing troops along its border with Ukraine to frighten the West by demonstrating its strength.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will have an opportunity to hold a personal meeting with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels this week to discuss the situation regarding Russian aggression and other topical issues.
Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Roman Mashovets and Ambassador of Sweden to Ukraine Tobias Thyberg have discussed the deteriorating situation in eastern Ukraine and near its border and possible ways to deter Russian aggression.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway has called on Moscow to stop building up its military forces on the border with Ukraine.
Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak believes that the United States should deploy its Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine.
The United States and Ukraine remain in touch at various levels in connection with the increasing military threat from Russia due to the concentration of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border and in the occupied Crimea.
Today, April 13, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two more were wounded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine has recorded 11,680 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,872,785, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said.
12 April 2021
Greece plans to accept Ukrainian tourists from May 14 when it opens its borders to a number of countries outside the Schengen area, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis has said in an interview with Ukrinform.
The Ministry of Health has begun distributing the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech among the regions, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Ukraine is ready for Russian invasion that can happen every day.
First Lady Olena Zelenska has suggested setting up the Council for Barrier-Free Environment in Ukraine.
Ukraine has initiated a joint meeting of both OSCE decision-making bodies - the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation - to consider the issue of building up Russia’s military presence along the Ukrainian border and in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.