Polish president to address Ukrainian parliament
Polish President Andrzej Duda has arrived in Ukraine and is expected to deliver an address in the Verkhovna Rada on Sunday, May 22.
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Zelensky, Draghi discuss defense cooperation
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has discussed by phone with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries and the need to adopt the 6th package of EU sanctions against Russia.
21 May 2022
Senior official discusses with Italian lawmakers recent steps towards Ukraine's European integration
Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, met with Ugo Cappellacci, Chairman of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Ukraine in the Italian Parliament, and Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss Ukraine's recent European integration steps.
Talks impossible as long as Russia believes they wage war against NATO – Podolyak
Talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation have been suspended until the Russian side takes an objective look at the situation.
Ukraine to define when and how the war ends – FM Kuleba
Ukraine will define when and how the war ends, and Ukrainians will not give up on their land.
Portugal will provide financial assistance to Ukraine
The Portuguese Republic will provide financial assistance to Ukraine.
Zelensky: Ukraine looking forward to new powerful defense assistance from US
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for signing the law on additional support for Ukraine and noted that Ukraine was looking forward to new powerful defense assistance.
Biden signs law on $40B assistance for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a law on additional appropriations to Ukraine in 2022 which allows disbursing more than $40 billion from the country's budget to respond to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Britain wants to arm Moldova in line with NATO standards
London has begun talks with allies on sending modern weapons to Moldova according to NATO standards to ensure that the country can defend itself against Russia.
Zelensky: Purpose of meeting with Putin depends on when such talks to take place
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine believes that top level negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will eventually take place, but the purpose of his meeting with Putin will depend on when such talks are held.
Zelensky reveals mediators in Azovstal talks
Leaders of France, Turkey, Israel, and Switzerland were involved in negotiations to withdraw Ukrainian defenders from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
President Zelensky: In this war we are fighting for Ukraine’s place in the world
In Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, we are fighting for Ukraine’s place in the world.
20 May 2022
Russia's atrocities confirm it was rightfully expelled from CoE - Secretary General
Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, emphasizes that the atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine confirm that the move to expel Russia from the Council of Europe was correct.
President Zelensky meets with Chairpersons of both Houses of the Irish Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Chairperson of the Upper House of the Irish Parliament Mark Daly and Chairperson of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and expressed gratitude to Ireland for their support.
President Zelensky meets with Chairpersons of both Houses of the Irish Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Chairperson of the Upper House of the Irish Parliament Mark Daly and Chairperson of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and expressed gratitude to Ireland for their support.
Duda hopes Ukraine will win war and return all territories
Russia's war against Ukraine should end with the return of all occupied territories to Kyiv.
Moldova responds to Russian criticism over protests outside embassy
Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu has addressed recent statements by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who complained that Russian diplomats in Chisinau could not work properly due to protests outside the embassy.
President Zelensky leads TIME’s annual list of most influential people
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has won the 2022 TIME100 reader poll, in which readers voted for the people they thought deserved a spot on TIME’s annual list of most influential people of the year.
19 May 2022
Zelensky, Yermak thank US Senate for approving $40B in aid
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky praised the US Senate’s approval of the bill on additional financial assistance to Ukraine. He expects US President Joe Biden to sign the document.
FM Kuleba: NATO as institution has done nothing for Ukraine during war
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba considers that NATO as an institution has done nothing to help Ukraine over the past three months.
Zelensky: Price of Ukraine's independence is tens of thousands of lives
Ukrainians will defend their independence, but they must always remember that it costs tens of thousands of lives, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
U.S. Senate passes $40B Ukraine aid bill
The U.S. Senate has passed Bill H.R.7691 "The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022," which provides for the allocation of about $40 billion to respond to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Johnson, Zelensky want to step up work to define longer-term security architecture for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call on Thursday agreed to step up work with allies to define the longer-term security architecture for Ukraine.
European Commission president puts on Ukrainian vyshyvanka
As Ukraine celebrates Vyshyvanka Day on May 19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put on a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt as a sign of support and solidarity with Ukraine.
French company’s top manager helping Kremlin dodge sanctions, seeking Russian citizenship
Ukrainian intelligence has established that Philippe Pegorier, a French national who heads a Russian branch of France’s Alstom is acting as an intermediary between the Russian government and French companies to help Russia evade international sanctions.
Ukrainian parliament may designate Putin as war criminal
A Draft Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to recognize President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin as war criminal has been tabled in Ukrainian parliament.
Italy’s PM Draghi: Only Ukraine will decide what peace to accept
Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi has stated that only Ukraine, no one else, will decide what terms of peace to accept against the background of Russia's aggression.
Zelensky, von der Leyen discuss Platform for Reconstruction of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the Platform for Reconstruction of Ukraine with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Scholz: No shortcuts to European Union
Germany and other EU member states will support Ukraine in its European integration aspirations, but there are procedures that cannot be bypassed or accelerated.