Ukraine, Kazakhstan to strengthen cooperation in fight against drug trafficking
The National Police of Ukraine will strengthen interaction with law enforcement officers of Kazakhstan in counteracting transnational and organized drug crimes.
Politics
U.S. aims to provide assistance to civil society in Ukraine – Yovanovitch
The United States aims to provide assistance to civil society in Ukraine to support further efforts to strengthen the country's capability.
Ministry for Veterans Affairs should mostly consist of combatants – Poroshenko
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said that the Ministry for Veterans Affairs should be a ministry of opportunities and most of its employees should be combatants.
Ukraine paid high price in struggle for independence - Poroshenko
Ukraine has paid a high price over the past four-and-a-half years of the war in its struggle for independence - thousands of military and civilians killed, and tens of thousands of those wounded.
Poroshenko: 344,000 people become combatants in eastern Ukraine
The Armed Forces of Ukraine and 344 thousand combatants in the eastern part of our state are the guarantor of Ukraine's independence.
Denisova intends to travel to Greece to visit Ukrainians prisoners
Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova in September intends to visit Ukrainian citizens detained in Greece.
U.S. Department of State again urges Russia to release Oleg Sentsov
The U.S. Department of State once again called on the Russian Federation to immediately release illegally imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who has been on a hunger strike for 100 days.
Kyiv expects London to react to insulting statements by Kremlin propagandist Phillips
Ukraine's Embassy in London has called on Britain to react to insulting statements by pro-Kremlin journalist Graham Phillips about Ukraine's Independence Day.
21.08.2018
UK calls for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov - statement
On the 100th day of the hunger strike by Oleg Sentsov, UK's Minister for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan urged Russia to fulfill its international obligations and release all Ukrainian political prisoners.
EU calls on Russia to immediately release Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners
The European Union has called on Russia to release Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and other illegally detained Ukrainians.
Commissioner Dunja Mijatović asks for urgent measures to address situation of prisoners in Russia and Ukraine
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, has written letters to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concerning the situation of several prisoners and detainees in both countries.
Experts working on transfer of Island patrol boats from U.S. to Ukraine - Chaly
Experts are now working on the text of an agreement on the transfer of two Island-class patrol boats from the United States to Ukraine.
U.S. Congress can recognize Holodomor as genocide this year - Ambassador Chaly
In 2018, the U.S. Congress can adopt a resolution on the recognition of the Holodomor (Famine) of 1932-1933 a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
Ukraine reaffirms importance of uniting world in fight against terrorism - MFA
Ukraine reaffirms the importance of further consolidating international efforts to counter terrorism and criminal extremism, including by responding to the preconditions that may contribute to the spread of this threat.