Johnson to urge France, Germany to provide more weapons to Ukraine at G7, NATO summits
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the G7 and NATO summits to call on France and Germany to provide more military support to Ukraine.
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26 June 2022
Johnson to invite Zelensky to Britain in October
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he will invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit London.
25 June 2022
U.S. Congress seeks to recognize Russian war crimes in Ukraine as genocide
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday introduced a resolution characterizing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as an act of genocide.
Ukraine needs to pass a hundred laws on European integration - Parliament chair
Ukraine is already working on drafting a series of bills required for the country’s further European integration, and Parliament is set to adopt them soon.
Ukraine could suspend visa-free travel with Israel amid latest entry obstructions for Ukrainians - Ambassador
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President’s Office are considering suspending visa-free travel for Israeli nationals.
Brink on meeting with Markarova: I could not have better counterpart in Washington
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink met with Ambassador of Ukraine to US Oksana Markarova in Washington, D.C.
PM Shmyhal thanks Canada for law on confiscation and transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal thanked the Parliament of Canada for passing a law that would allow confiscating frozen Russian assets and transferring them to Ukraine for recovery.
Moldova will join EU sanctions against Russia – parliament speaker
Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Igor Grosu has stated that Moldova will be in solidarity with the European Union.
Kuleba speaks words of support to Moldova amid new Russian threats
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, says Ukraine will support the people of Moldova and the country’s government in the wake of the latest threats coming from the Russian Federation.
Moldova’s Sandu plans to come to Ukraine
Moldovan President Maia Sandu mulls a Kyiv visit, the details of which are yet to be reported.
24 June 2022
Ukraine's path to EU will be long and sometimes painful - French ambassador
French Ambassador Etienne de Poncins has said that Ukraine's path to the European Union will be long and sometimes painful, but eventually, thanks to reforms, a completely new country will join the European community.
Zelensky at Glastonbury Festival calls for pressure on politicians to help Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on participants in the Glastonbury Festival in the UK to put pressure on politicians to step up assistance to Ukraine in restoring peace.
Putin must simply issue order to stop war, pull troops - EU
To avoid further deaths and destruction in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to simply issue an order to stop the war and withdraw his troops from the neighboring country.
Ukraine, U.S. top commanders discuss progress of international technical assistance to Kyiv
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi spoke with Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley to discuss the situation on the frontline and progress in international technical assistance to the country’s defense forces.
Zelensky appoints ambassadors to Tajikistan, New Zealand
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has appointed the country’s ambassadors to the Republic of Tajikistan and New Zealand.
G7 Foreign Ministers assure Ukraine of military assistance for as long as necessary
The Russian armed aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s role in aggravating the global food crisis have been discussed at a meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union in Berlin.
Kaczynski: Deployment of NATO peacekeepers to Ukraine should not end with Third World War
The possible deployment of a NATO contingent to Ukraine may be peaceful and not at all mean the beginning of the Third World War.
Zelensky: Ukraine future partner for 27 EU countries rather than frontier between “orcs and elves”
The status of a candidate for European Union membership is a new volume in the history of Ukraine's European integration, which has only one option of completion – full EU membership.
23 June 2022
Zelensky: Granting Ukraine candidate status is biggest step towards strengthening Europe
President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that granting Ukraine the EU candidate status is the biggest step towards strengthening Europe that could be taken in our difficult times.
Kuleba and Borrell: Ukrainian people belong to European family
Granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for the European Union membership is a crucial moment for Ukraine and the EU, for peace and democracy on the shared European continent. The European Union will immediately launch preparations for Ukraine's integration.
Zelensky commends decision on granting Ukraine EU candidate status
President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the decision of the European Council to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union.
Johnson: UK willing to help demine Black Sea
Britain is willing to assist with demining operations off Ukraine’s southern coast and considers offering insurance to ships to move millions of tonnes of grain stuck in the country.
Ukraine is granted EU candidate status
The Heads of State and Government of the European Union adopted a decision to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.
EU leaders holding broad discussion on Ukraine – source
EU leaders are currently holding a broad discussion on the situation in Ukraine and continuing to debate the policy towards the Western Balkans which began at a meeting with the leaders of the region this morning.
Candidate status will strengthen both Ukraine and EU - Metsola
The European Parliament has been vigorously advocating the opening of a European perspective for Ukraine, so the decision to grant it EU candidate status will strengthen both Ukraine and the EU.
Ukraine will build strong defense system after victory - Zelensky
After winning the war unleashed by Russia, Ukraine will build a strong security and defense system as the possibility of new Russian attacks cannot be ruled out.
European Parliament supports granting EU candidate status to Ukraine
On Thursday, June 23, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on granting Ukraine and Moldova the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union without delay.
Zelensky: Cyprus ready to support granting Ukraine EU candidate status
The Republic of Cyprus is ready to support granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the EU.
European Council president sure EU leaders will grant Ukraine candidate status
European Council President Charles Michel has said he is confident that EU leaders will make a positive decision on granting Ukraine candidate status.
Russia must stop weaponizing food – U.S. embassy
Russia's disinformation cannot hide the Kremlin's responsibility for the global food crisis caused by Putin's war.