Ukrainian multimedia platform for broadcasting
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 12:07
The United Nations and the UN Security Council in particular need fundamental reforms to prevent manipulating of veto powers by certain Security Council permanent members, who are de facto parties to armed conflict.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Rostyslav Karandeyev as First Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Oleksandr Bankov as Ukraine’s ambassador to Romania.
Russia has demonstrated to the UN Security Council, through its aggression against Ukraine and its destabilization of the situation in Syria, how easily it resorts to double standards that cost lives and peace for millions of people, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya has said in an exclusive interview with Ukrinform.
Some 38 employees of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry are participating in international peacekeeping missions, the Ministry’s press service reports.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted, at first reading, bill No.3614 "on amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine to update the provisions of budget legislation in connection with the completion of administrative-territorial reform”.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a decree "On the Calling of Regular Local Elections in 2020 (October 25, 2020)."
Ukraine has ambitious plans for a summit with the European Union in October, in particular regarding the signing of a number of important agreements aimed at deepening the country's European integration.
The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine is developing a roadmap and finalizing documents to determine the technical issues of construction of housing for internally displaced persons from Crimea in Kherson region. The project is expected to be financed by Turkey.
Poland's presidential election campaign has finally come to an end.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in a ceremonial meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on July 16 to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine, the parliament's information department has told Ukrinform.
Ukrainian MPs have applauded Ukrainian peacemakers, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The Netherlands has revealed additional details of the lawsuit filed against Russia over downing of MH17 flight at the European Court of Human Rights.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Emine Dzhaparova as Chairperson of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO to replace Serhiy Kyslytsia.
14 July 2020
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is deeply saddened by the killing of a Ukrainian military medic in Donbas.
The co-chairs of the Joint Ukrainian-Hungarian Commission on National Minorities, Svitlana Fomenko and Ferenc Kalmár, are set to interact and implement their international obligations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a phone call with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to congratulate him on the ruling party's victory in the parliamentary elections and invite him to Ukraine, the press service of the head of state has reported.
Ukraine does not interfere in Serbia's internal affairs and sees as unacceptable the attempts by some Serbian politicians to interfere in Ukraine's internal affairs, the Ukrainian Embassy in Serbia has said in a statement posted on its website.
Ukraine does not agree with Iran's theory of human error being the cause of the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight near Tehran and is waiting for the results of the investigation and the established legal facts, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
France will continue to help strengthen the security sector of Ukraine and continue to provide assistance to eastern regions of the state, Ambassador of France to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins has said.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted the law "On the State Regulation of Activities Related to the Organization and Conduct of Gambling."
Germany's policy towards Ukraine and Russia will be a priority for the country during its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said.
Employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation and other law enforcement authorities in Crimea use torture; in particular beatings, electric shocks and suffocation, to force victims to incriminate themselves, cooperate with law enforcement or testify against others.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry will inform its international partners and the OSCE on July 14 about the killing of a Ukrainian medic by Russian mercenaries in Donbas, which may constitute a war crime, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine plans to consider a new bill on reforming the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in September.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has reported to President Volodymyr Zelensky on the first results of the economic stimulation program to overcome the consequences of COVID-19.
13 July 2020
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has allocated EUR 1.2 billion for local elections and by-elections to parliament.
France is preparing an official visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Ukraine as soon as possible, but the date has not yet been determined due to coronavirus crisis.
The next Normandy format meeting at the highest level is possible only after the agreements reached during the December summit in Paris are implemented.
President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga will make a state visit to Ukraine on July 20-23.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed "the law on state support for culture, creative industries, tourism, small and medium-sized businesses during the coronavirus quarantine", the president’s press service reports.
The practical implementation of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on military financial cooperation is planned to be started in the near future.
The practical implementation of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on military financial cooperation is planned to be started in the near future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated incumbent Polish President Andrzej Duda on his victory in the presidential election and invited him to visit Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has released a video of excerpts from his working visits to Ukraine this week and called for working together to overcome everything and make the country better.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has released a video of excerpts from his working visits across Ukraine last week and called for cooperation in overcoming crises and improving the nation.
11 July 2020
Only Normandy Four leaders can change the format of the Minsk talks.
Russia continues the war against Ukraine in Crimea by actively trying to legitimize the occupation of the peninsula on international platforms.
The safe reintegration of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will take 25 years at least.
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine has announced that a new prisoner exchange will take place in the near future.
10 July 2020
The European Commission has released a report on the fulfillment of conditions needed for visa liberalization between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries and the Western Balkans.
The Dutch government has decided to bring Russia before the European Court of Human Rights for its role in the downing of Flight MH17.
Ukraine is studying other countries’ experience, including that of Spain, in responding to new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said.
The co-chairs of the joint Ukrainian-Hungarian commission on national minorities will meet in Budapest between July 13-14, Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar has told Ukrinform.
The G7 ambassadors have held a meeting with Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Smyrnov and called on the government to adopt further legislation to strengthen judicial integrity.
OSCE Coordinator in the economic working group at Trilateral Contact Group Ulrich Brandenburg confirmed the introduction of Russian currency in the occupied parts of Donbas.
Russian-occupied Crimea has enough water for the needs of the population.
09 July 2020
The Russian side in the Trilateral Contact Group for the Peaceful Settlement of the Situation in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions (TCG) is delaying the negotiation process and demanding that the preamble be removed from the bill on a special status for Donbas, a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the TCG, journalist Denys Kazansky, has said.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the security situation in eastern Ukraine and in the Black Sea and agreed to strengthen the military presence in the Black Sea region.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal engaged in discussions with Georg Milbradt, Special Envoy of German Government for the Ukrainian Reforms in the Areas of Governance and Decentralization cooperation between the countries, in particular on the topic of implementation of local self-government reform in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects that a separate Agrarian Ministry will be established and a relevant minister will be appointed in September.
Ukraine has not yet made any concessions on its relations with Hungary, and both parties are working to restore trust and find mutually acceptable solutions.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov has signed amendments to the law on Ukraine's state budget for 2020 to increase the reserve fund of the state budget to overcome the effects of floods in western Ukraine.
An independent and sovereign Ukraine is the key to Euro-Atlantic security.
Ukraine considers it important to restore Ukraine-NATO Commission meetings at a ministerial level.
Ukraine urges Russia to restore full compliance with its obligations under the Budapest Memorandum by ending its aggression and de-occupying Ukraine’s sovereign territories.
Ukraine does not see a contradiction between the European Union's intentions to strengthen its own defense capabilities and NATO's role in ensuring European stability, as it seeks to develop cooperation in these areas with both structures.
The Swedish Embassy in Ukraine has expressed support for changes to media legislation in Ukraine and for the adoption of bill No. 2693 on the media, the embassy has said on its official Twitter account.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who tested positive for COVID-19, thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his words of support in the fight against the disease.