Meeting of Ukraine-Poland Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Warsaw on March 23-25
A meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland will be held in Warsaw (Poland) on March 23-25, 2020.
Politics
President appoints heads of district state administrations in three regions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed five chairmen of district state administrations in Kirovohrad, Khmelnytsky and Chernivtsi regions.
Razumkov begins visit to Latvia
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmitry Razumkov has started an official visit to Latvia, the press service of the Verkhovna Rada has reported.
Ex-foreign minister: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine destroys nuclear non-proliferation regime
Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the gross violation of the Budapest Memorandum, which gave Ukraine security guarantees in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons, actually destroyed the non-proliferation regime.
Russia does not want expansion of ‘Budapest format’– Umland
The accession to the process of peaceful settlement of the signatories to the Budapest Memorandum, which gave Ukraine security guarantees in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons, could be important to resolve the situation in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Trump wants Ukraine and Russia ‘come together’
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he would like to see Ukraine and Russia “come together.”
Protest rally against occupation of Crimea held in Istanbul
A protest rally against the occupation of Crimea by Russia took place on the Beyazit Square in Istanbul on February 23.
22.02.2020
Razumkov to visit Latvia and Estonia on Feb. 24-26
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov will pay official visits to the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia on February 24-26, the parliament’s press service has reported.
U.S. congratulates Ukraine on progress in fighting corruption
The United States has welcomed Ukraine’s progress in the fight against corruption and the implementation of institutional reforms, and also reaffirmed its commitment to a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Donbas.
Russia must begin to implement Minsk accords and stop aggression against Ukraine – OSCE PA
Russia must begin to implement the Minsk agreements and stop its aggression against Ukraine, which has been lasting for more than five years.
NSDC Secretary Danilov arrives in Novi Sanzhary
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has arrived in the village of Novi Sanzhary in Ukraine's Poltava region, where people evacuated from China were placed in quarantine.
21.02.2020
Sergiy Kyslytsya, newly appointed Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UN
Our participation in the UN is not a theoretical matter, but a matter of survival of the country
Poland, Denmark support Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Warsaw and Copenhagen have similar views on the increase of Russian activity in the European region and support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Russia detains more than 2,200 ships during Kerch Strait blockade
Since the beginning of the sea blockade in the Kerch Strait, Russia has detained 2,249 vessels, of which every second was European. Total losses from their downtime amount to $45 million.