UN General Assembly adopts resolution on human rights in Crimea
The UN General Assembly at a plenary meeting on December 18 adopted the resolution "Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine."
Politics
Prystaiko to visit Berlin to discuss reforms and energy
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko will pay a working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany on December 19-20, the Ukrainian Embassy in Germany has reported.
Putin says positive changes in Donbas already noticeable
The next meeting in the Normandy format is possible if there are positive changes in Donbas, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
No alternative to Minsk agreements – Putin
The revision of the Minsk agreements can bring the situation in Donbas to a deadlock. The law on the special status of Donbas must be enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine.
Orzhel meets with Altmaier in Berlin
Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection Oleksiy Orzhel held a meeting with his German counterpart, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier in Berlin on Thursday morning, December 19.
Putin says Russia has no desire to aggravate situation in Ukrainian energy sector
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia does not want to exacerbate the situation in the Ukrainian energy sector and use it to influence processes in the country itself.
No discrimination against minority languages in Ukraine - Poroshenko
There are no problems in Ukraine for the full study and use by representatives of national minorities of their mother tongues, European Solidarity party leader and former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.
Oksana Koliada, Minister for Veterans Affairs, Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs
There was silence when I spoke at UNGA about humanitarian consequences of Russian aggression
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy to visit Ukraine soon
European Commissioner for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi intends to visit Ukraine in the near future.
Zelensky replaces ambassadors of Ukraine in four countries
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed ambassadors of Ukraine to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Moldova and the People's Republic of China.
Kyslytsia becomes Ukraine’s permanent representative to United Nations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Serhiy Kyslytsia as Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
President appoints Yelchenko ambassador to United States
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Volodymyr Yelchenko as ambassador of Ukraine to the United States.
Pompeo may arrive in Kyiv in January - WSJ
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to visit Kyiv on January 3-4, The Wall Street Journal has reported, with reference to Ukrainian officials.
TCG decides to extend previously announced ‘ceasefire’ – Prystaiko
At a meeting on December 18, the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk decided not to agree on a new ceasefire, but to prolong the "ceasefire regime" announced in July 2019.