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15 December 2021
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed readiness to strengthen and expand sanctions against Russia in the event of further aggression against Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has met in Brussels with President of the European Council Charles Michel and expressed hope for EC’s clear signals on the inadmissibility of the escalation on eastern borders of Ukraine.
After a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the newly-appointed German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbok said Russia would face "serious consequences" if it invaded Ukraine.
The European Union stands united in support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and it will send a strong message to Moscow that it is ready to act decisively in the event of any Russian military action against Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed further steps towards the peaceful settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.
The fake story about the alleged wrongdoings of the Ukrainian diplomats working in Lebanon, launched by the Russian foreign ministry, aims to create a smokescreen amid the fallout over the case involving Russian diplomats smuggling cocaine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Andriy Yurash as Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, December 16.
14 December 2021
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a working meeting with Security Policy Adviser to the President of Estonia Liis Mure.
Ukraine, including its capital Kyiv, is preparing for Russia’s military aggression and counting on the help of the Western powers.
Ukraine is in talks with Germany to unblock the purchase by Kyiv of weapons systems to counter Russian aggression through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
Talks on a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin are not in an active phase.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ukraine in early 2022.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has assured that it’s solely for defense purposed that Ukraine needs to buy anti-drone rifles and anti-sniper systems from NATO – the deal Germany is blocking.
There has been no decrease in the number of Russian troops deployed near the border with Ukraine since the latest talks between the U.S. and Russian presidents.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is strange to hear Russia's requests for guarantees that Kyiv will not join NATO, given Russia's breach of its own promises.
The Lublin Triangle Summit of the heads of state will take place in Ukraine on December 20.
Any concessions to President Vladimir Putin lead to increased pressure from Russia, Russian opposition politician Mark Feygin has told the Dom TV channel.
The EU Council on Monday, December 13, adopted a list of sanctions against a Russian private military company, Wagner, which shall apply to the Wagner Group itself, as well as to eight individuals and three affiliated entities.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had his first phone call with Germany’s newly appointed Federal Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, during which the two discussed a peaceful settlement in eastern Ukraine and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki has reaffirmed Washington's readiness to increase its military presence in NATO countries in Eastern Europe should Russia launch further aggression against Ukraine.
On December 13, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, who arrived in Kyiv on a working visit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ukrainian ambassadors to Serbia, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam and Malta.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov believes Ukraine is not the ultimate goal in the war that Putin might launch. If he does, the war will spill across Europe, the minister believes.
13 December 2021
The Venice Commission is set to publish on January 28, 2022, a preliminary opinion on Ukrainian Parliament’s Bill 5512 "On Local Referendum."
During the meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Senik, and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Sandra McCardell, the Canadian side reaffirmed its readiness to use all possible mechanisms to deter Russia from expanding aggression against Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers has dismissed Oleksandr Gogilashvili as Ukraine's deputy interior minister at his own request.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is unlikely to start pumping gas if Russia opts for another stage of military aggression against Ukraine, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin should take this into account, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Deputy foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania – Mykola Tochytskyi, Marcin Przydacz, and Mantas Adomėnas – discussed the security situation in the region during a meeting within the Lublin Triangle in Lutsk on December 12.
Germany feels responsible for intensifying the Normandy format and maintaining Ukraine's transit role in Russian gas shipments to Europe.