Zelensky, Duda discuss diplomatic efforts on de-escalation
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Poland Andrzej Duda in a phone conversation discussed diplomatic efforts on de-escalation.
11 February 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Poland Andrzej Duda in a phone conversation discussed diplomatic efforts on de-escalation.
10 February 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed Russia's military build-up around Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky during a telephone conversation.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the next few days could be the most dangerous moment in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
09 February 2022
The Weimar Triangle countries (Poland, France, Germany) call on the Russian authorities to de-escalate the situation around Ukraine's borders and to have a meaningful dialogue with the West.
Russia was initially interested in allied relations with the new Europe, but in the years since the onset of Putin's rule, it has made a dramatic shift
Diplomacy has to be backed by a strong military capability
Spain, along with the European Union, is ready to impose sanctions on Russia should it launch a new attack on Ukraine, but it believes that diplomatic efforts should be focused on resolving the Kremlin-created crisis.
The West must preserve peace and defend Ukraine – an ally that is not a member of NATO and the EU – from the aggressive actions of Russia.
In the short term, the United States should thwart and deter the Kremlin's revisionist foreign policy, which seeks to weaken NATO and the EU and restore Russian hegemony in Eurasia, the Atlantic Council has said in a report "Global Strategy 2022: Thwarting Kremlin aggression today for constructive relations tomorrow."
At a meeting with his Polish counterpart for National Defense Mariusz Blaszczok, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that London and Warsaw will defend NATO's open door policy and Ukraine's sovereignty.
08 February 2022
A group of large landing ships of the Russian Navy is passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.
The Slavkov format member states – Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia – stand firmly on Ukraine's side.