Scholz: G7 countries to side with Ukraine in fight against Russian aggression
The G7 leaders started the second working day of the G7 summit at Elmau Castle in the Bavarian Alps.
Politics
26 June 2022
Zelensky, Trudeau coordinate positions ahead of important international events
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau coordinated their positions ahead of important international events.
There is opportunity to turn tide in war in Ukraine, Johnson and Macron believe
During a meeting at the G7 summit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to step up military support for Ukraine and noted the critical need for such steps at this stage of the war.
Johnson not ruling out possibility of Zelensky's official visit to Britain
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he will be honored to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on an official visit if the Ukrainian leader has an opportunity to leave Ukraine.
Statement by Kuleba, Truss: 'We must ignore the defeatist voices who propose to sell out Ukraine'
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have said that Vladimir Putin's path to the negotiating table runs through the battlefield.
Biden says missile strikes on Kyiv another case of Russian barbarism
U.S. President Joe Biden has said that Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital on Sunday are another case of Russian barbarism.
G7 should strengthen sanctions against Russia after missile strikes on Kyiv - Yermak
The head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, has said that sanctions against Russia should be tougher, with the need to include a gas embargo in the new EU sanctions package.
FM Kuleba calls on G7 to respond with more sanctions on Russia and more heavy arms for Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on the G7 summit to respond to Russia’s missile attack on Kyiv with more sanctions on the aggressor and more heavy arms for Ukraine.
Johnson to urge France, Germany to provide more weapons to Ukraine at G7, NATO summits
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the G7 and NATO summits to call on France and Germany to provide more military support to Ukraine.
Johnson to invite Zelensky to Britain in October
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he will invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit London.
25 June 2022
U.S. Congress seeks to recognize Russian war crimes in Ukraine as genocide
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday introduced a resolution characterizing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as an act of genocide.
Ukraine needs to pass a hundred laws on European integration - Parliament chair
Ukraine is already working on drafting a series of bills required for the country’s further European integration, and Parliament is set to adopt them soon.
Ukraine could suspend visa-free travel with Israel amid latest entry obstructions for Ukrainians - Ambassador
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President’s Office are considering suspending visa-free travel for Israeli nationals.
Brink on meeting with Markarova: I could not have better counterpart in Washington
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink met with Ambassador of Ukraine to US Oksana Markarova in Washington, D.C.
PM Shmyhal thanks Canada for law on confiscation and transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal thanked the Parliament of Canada for passing a law that would allow confiscating frozen Russian assets and transferring them to Ukraine for recovery.
Moldova will join EU sanctions against Russia – parliament speaker
Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Igor Grosu has stated that Moldova will be in solidarity with the European Union.
Kuleba speaks words of support to Moldova amid new Russian threats
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, says Ukraine will support the people of Moldova and the country’s government in the wake of the latest threats coming from the Russian Federation.
Moldova’s Sandu plans to come to Ukraine
Moldovan President Maia Sandu mulls a Kyiv visit, the details of which are yet to be reported.
24 June 2022
Ukraine's path to EU will be long and sometimes painful - French ambassador
French Ambassador Etienne de Poncins has said that Ukraine's path to the European Union will be long and sometimes painful, but eventually, thanks to reforms, a completely new country will join the European community.
Zelensky at Glastonbury Festival calls for pressure on politicians to help Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on participants in the Glastonbury Festival in the UK to put pressure on politicians to step up assistance to Ukraine in restoring peace.
Putin must simply issue order to stop war, pull troops - EU
To avoid further deaths and destruction in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to simply issue an order to stop the war and withdraw his troops from the neighboring country.
Ukraine, U.S. top commanders discuss progress of international technical assistance to Kyiv
Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi spoke with Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley to discuss the situation on the frontline and progress in international technical assistance to the country’s defense forces.
Officially recognized: Ukraine is a future equal partner for 27 EU countries
The address by President, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Prime Minister
Zelensky appoints ambassadors to Tajikistan, New Zealand
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has appointed the country’s ambassadors to the Republic of Tajikistan and New Zealand.
G7 Foreign Ministers assure Ukraine of military assistance for as long as necessary
The Russian armed aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s role in aggravating the global food crisis have been discussed at a meeting of the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union in Berlin.
Kaczynski: Deployment of NATO peacekeepers to Ukraine should not end with Third World War
The possible deployment of a NATO contingent to Ukraine may be peaceful and not at all mean the beginning of the Third World War.
Zelensky: Ukraine future partner for 27 EU countries rather than frontier between “orcs and elves”
The status of a candidate for European Union membership is a new volume in the history of Ukraine's European integration, which has only one option of completion – full EU membership.
Zelensky: Ukraine future partner for 27 EU countries rather than frontier between “orcs and elves”
The status of a candidate for European Union membership is a new volume in the history of Ukraine's European integration, which has only one option of completion – full EU membership.
23 June 2022
Zelensky: Granting Ukraine candidate status is biggest step towards strengthening Europe
President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that granting Ukraine the EU candidate status is the biggest step towards strengthening Europe that could be taken in our difficult times.