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17 December 2021
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the security situation along Ukraine's borders and in the temporarily occupied territories, which condemns Russia's military build-up around Ukraine and calls on Russia to withdraw its troops and adhere to its own international obligations.
16 December 2021
Neither NATO nor its cooperation with Ukraine poses any threat to Russia but, on the contrary, Russia is currently the aggressor and must change its behavior towards its neighbors and stop violating international agreements.
NATO has an open doors policy, which is enshrined in Article 10 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty, saying the Alliance can invite other countries to join, so NATO accepts no compromises as to the right of sovereign nations to aspire to become members of the Alliance.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says that NATO Member States do not have a common position on military assistance to Ukraine.
The Russian Federation and some European countries need to realize the scale of Russia's possible military escalation of Ukraine.
NATO's new Strategic Concept, to be adopted next year at the NATO summit in Madrid, will reflect the importance of NATO's cooperation with partners, as well as the right of each sovereign state to choose what kind of security arrangements it wants to be part of.
For the first time, a Russian court has officially recognized that the Russian regular troops are fighting against Ukraine in certain parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which goes against Russia’s persistent claims of military non-involvement in hostilities across eastern Ukraine.
The United States is calling on Russia to immediately release Ukrainians illegally held in Russia and the certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and to ensure urgent medical assistance to prisoners in critical condition, including Natalia Statsenko.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic course remains unchanged and sees a window of opportunity at the next NATO summit in Madrid.
President Volodymyr Zelensky insists that the international community apply sanctions against the Russian Federation before Russia escalates rather than following such escalation.
European partners are considering five ways to respond in the event of an escalation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, while Ukraine has only one, which it has already demonstrated in 2014, when the country began to defend its territory.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations to achieve settlement in the country’s east, adding that the same will is also required on the part of Russia.
Germany and France act as moderators and observers in the Normandy format, while Russia is one of the parties to the conflict.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated he feels no pressure on the part of his country’s foreign partners as regards the implementation of the Minsk agreements on Donbas settlement.
Leaders of the Association Trio – Ukraine, Georgia, and the Republic of Moldova – issued the statement following a meeting in Brussels on the margins of the 6th Eastern Partnership Summit on December 15.
Within the framework of the Eastern Partnership summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Wednesday with the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to brief him on the steps Ukraine is making on its road to European integration.
In the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, the number of students learning Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages has been on a continuous decline.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he reaffirmed his commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, and President of France Emmanuel Macron had a tripartite summit on the settlement in eastern Ukraine, calling on the Russian Federation to take a constructive stance on the Normandy Four negotiation platform.
15 December 2021
President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a summit with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Turkey in Kyiv in February 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Brussels to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to join them soon.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to consider joining the process of the release of Ukrainians illegally detained by Russia, including Crimean Tatars.
Currently, there are no preconditions for putting the issue of "special status" of certain areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) to an all-Ukrainian referendum.
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.