Ambassador Markarova: If Russia wants to stop war, it can do so any time
Every time Russian authorities raise the issue of a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine, they are lying.
Every time Russian authorities raise the issue of a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine, they are lying.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova has reported receiving numerous messages from pranksters and malicious actors pretending to be U.S. government officials.
14 December 2024
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with a U.S. delegation headed by Ambassador-at-Large of the State Department Nathaniel Fick, and the main topic was cybersecurity.
Current president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, where demonstrators gathered after the Electoral College declared Mikheil Kavelashvili the "president" of the country.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a virtual meeting of G7 leaders on Friday, called for ramping up economic pressure on Russia and increasing military support to Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to organize food supplies to Syria in cooperation with international partners.
13 December 2024
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that war and intimidation are what keeps Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on the throne.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received almost EUR 4 billion security support from the Netherlands.
Salome Zourabichvili has stated that she intends to remain President of Georgia following the elections scheduled for tomorrow, December 14.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the newly established Ministry of National Unity of Ukraine will perform different tasks, and there is no duplication or contradictions between them.
Representatives from the newly-appointed Lithuanian government plan to visit Ukraine as early as next week.
At the onset of the full-scale invasion, Russia put forward conditions for ending the war, which were practically an ultimatum to surrender, and nothing has changed since then.
Germany and its partners will only consider deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of future "security guarantees" once specific conditions, including a ceasefire, are established.
Following a massive Russian missile attack, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with newly appointed EU Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius to discuss bolstering the EU's defense-industrial base and increasing investment in Ukraine's defense industry.
On Friday, December 13, an American delegation arrived in Ukraine’s capital during a massive Russian missile strike.
It is important for Ukraine that the international community continues supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
12 December 2024
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for the Alliance and its member states to transition from peacetime thinking to a wartime mindset to prevent future conflicts on NATO territory.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has suggested deploying European troops to Ukraine to monitor a ceasefire agreement. However, a concrete plan for this initiative has yet to be developed.
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to hold a virtual meeting with G7 leaders on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing efforts to support the country.
The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, France, Ukraine, and the EU High Representative signed the Berlin Declaration following their meeting.
President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović believes that every nation has the right to choose its future, and that Ukraine will eventually become a member of NATO.
The remaining part of the Russian military contingent in Syria is pulling to the naval and air bases in Tartus and Khmeimim, where they largely binge-drink and engage in looting while waiting for evacuation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing, said that China will continue to work to create "favorable conditions for a political solution" of the crisis (war - ed.) in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed readiness to have another phone call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin despite the lack of a positive outcome from the previous conversation.
It is important for Vladimir Putin to continue aggression on Ukraine’s territory. Therefore, Ukraine must be strong to start negotiations to be able to talk to Russia on an equal footing.
A lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved with the consent and participation of Ukrainians in peace negotiations, and the West must provide Ukraine with appropriate security guarantees in the future.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Kyiv for using U.S.-supplied missiles to strike Russian territory last month.
Svenja Schulze, Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, has arrived in Kyiv to deliver a "winter aid package."
On December 12, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Germany at the invitation of German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.