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Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 14:58
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a phone conversation with State Secretary to Prime Minister of Sweden Karin Wallensteen, the president’s press service has reported.
During Ukraine's chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, special attention will be paid to the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, including militarization in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov regions, the role of armed forces in supporting the fight of national governments against COVID-19, hybrid threats, the activity of private military companies and many other issues.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger will visit Donbas after the COVID-19 situation improves.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved perspective plans for the formation of united territorial communities in Kherson, Khmelnytskyi and Luhansk regions.
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili warns that a possible appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili to a high-level post in the Government of Ukraine will create a decrease in trust between the two countries.
Ukrainian, German, French, Russian foreign ministers will discuss Russian aggression in Donbas on April 30
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova has held a virtual meeting with ambassadors of the G7 and the EU, the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General reports.
Ukraine and the United States will jointly counter Russia’s attempts to use the coronavirus pandemic for easing sanctions imposed on it over violating Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees appointing chairmen of four district state administrations.
28 April 2020
A meeting with families of Ukrainians illegally held in Russia-occupied areas of Donbas has been held with the participation of Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak at the President's Office.
The new leadership of the Ukrainian Health Ministry is focused on the maximum publicity of its work, and this concerns the creation of transparent procedures in the medical procurement system.
The Ukrainian authorities, for the safety of Ukrainian citizens, will not facilitate the organization of charter flights for migrant workers until the situation with the coronavirus pandemic in the world improves, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nausėda discussed measures to counteract the spread of coronavirus, the situation in Donbas and the preparation for the EU-Ukraine summit.
27 April 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have discussed the coordination of efforts to overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation in Donbas.
During its first chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation, Ukraine has planned to hold more than 20 events, focusing on Russian aggression, hybrid war against Ukraine and militarization of occupied Crimea.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba underscored in a phone conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that black boxes of the UIA plane downed in Iran must be delivered to Ukraine and compensations must be paid to victims’ families.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has dismissed Volodymyr Slonchak as deputy chairman of Kyiv City State Administration due to an attack on a police officer.
The European Union and the United States underscore the need to follow fair, merit-based competitive procedures when appointing the leaders of the tax and customs services of Ukraine not to risk long-term reforms.
Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov urges participants in the Normandy format video conferencing meeting at the level of foreign ministers scheduled for April 30 to discuss the human rights situation in the occupied Crimea.
Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov has met with Belarusian Ambassador to Ukraine Igor Sokol to discuss preparations for the Third Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus under the auspices of the presidents of both countries, according to the website of the Ukrainian government.
25 April 2020
Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza has assured Defense Minister of Ukraine Andriy Taran of comprehensive support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and readiness to continue providing assistance to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has extended the current border crossing restrictions until May 11.
The Government of Ukraine has dismissed Head of the State Customs Service Maksym Nefyodov and Head of the State Tax Service Serhiy Verlanov.
24 April 2020
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ivan Osypchuk as head of the SBU Office in Kirovohrad region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws that significantly expedite Russian citizenship process for citizens of post-Soviet countries.
The Normandy format can be expanded, including the participation of the United States, Ambassador William Taylor has said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Vitaliy Fedoriv as chairman of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration.
Berlin hopes that a video conference of the foreign ministers of Normandy format countries next week will boost the implementation of the decisions made at the summit in December 2019.
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China has handed 4,000 medical masks over to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered him to hold negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if he takes up the post of deputy prime minister for reform.
Defense Minister of Ukraine Andriy Taran has discussed bilateral cooperation in a telephone conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace.
The decree of the President of the Russian Federation, which deprives Ukrainians of the right to own land in the occupied Crimea, as well as yet another illegal conscription of Crimeans for military service is a gross violation of international law.
23 April 2020
Some 200,000 PCR tests to detect a novel coronavirus will be sent to the regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine is starting clinical trials of a drug that, according to the preliminary findings of scientists and manufacturers, can be very effective in the fight against coronavirus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine is starting clinical trials of a drug that, according to the preliminary findings of scientists and manufacturers, can be very effective in the fight against coronavirus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The COVID-19 pandemic should not be a reason to forget about ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, which continues to take the lives of Ukrainians.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has discussed with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya Mohamed Taher Siala the release of 18 Ukrainian sailors currently held in Libyan detention centers.
The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Oleksandr Porkhun as first deputy minister for veterans’ affairs, and Yuriy Drahanchuk as deputy finance minister.
The recently established COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Disease Response Fund will be focused on healthcare, as well as social needs and business support, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Oleksiy Petrov as head of Zakarpattia Regional State Administration.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed confidence that he will manage to put an end to the war in Donbas during his tenure.
The EU ministers of foreign affairs confirmed their strong support for Ukraine's fight against coronavirus and welcomed the reform efforts of President Zelensky's team.
A video conference of the “Normandy Four” foreign ministers is tentatively scheduled for April 30. Ukraine is counting on Russia's constructive approach to finding a solution to achieve peace in Donbas.
The European Union needs a new policy on Ukraine that would envisage membership prospects, President of the Paneuropean Movement in Austria Karl von Habsburg has said in an interview with Ukrinform.
The Ukrainian side in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas once again denied the possibility of enshrining the special status of ORDLO in the Constitution of Ukraine.
Ukrainian and Belarusian Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba and Vladimir Makei have reaffirmed their readiness to hold the Third Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Grodno in October 2020.
22 April 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with former Georgian President and former Chairman of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili and invited him to share his vision of Ukraine's development with the government and the parliament, the press service of the President's Office has told Ukrinform.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will hold a press conference on his first year in office after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted in Ukraine, the Office of the President has reported on its Telegram channel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has tasked the Cabinet of Ministers with providing an opportunity for Ukrainian citizens to receive all government services online.
A video conference of the “Normandy Four” foreign ministers is scheduled for next week, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has denied reports about U.S. military laboratories in Ukraine and added that they repeat Russian disinformation, according to a statement posted on the embassy's website.
The EU must consistently follow the course of supporting Ukraine in the face of pressure from Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has said.
An extraordinary plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada will be held at 13:00 on Friday, April 24, Servant of the People MP Oleksandr Kachura has said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed heads of ten district state administrations and appointed new leaders of six district state administrations.
British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has expressed regret that a ceasefire regime in eastern Ukraine during the Easter holidays was not observed.
The future of the Eastern Partnership should be ambitious and facilitate Ukraine's integration into the EU's internal market, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
21 April 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law amending the rules of judicial control over the observance of the rights, freedoms and interests of individuals in criminal proceedings for the duration of the quarantine, according to the website of the Ukrainian parliament.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has assured Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba that EU's sanctions policy towards Russia is unchanged.
The next extraordinary plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada may take place on Friday, April 24, deputy chairman of the Servant of the People faction Yevheniia Kravchuk has told Ukrinform.