Politics

Oleksandr Turchynov / Photo from UNIAN Former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov, who served as Ukrainian president in 20

REUTERS U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus says her country continues to “impose costs” on Russia until the Kremlin respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Russian aggression in Ukraine must stop,” the State Department spokeswoman tweeted Thursday in response…

REUTERS Russian State Duma on Tuesday, March 10, lifted restrictions on the number of presidential terms. A total of 380

REUTERS Ukraine is determined to continue cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, says Yakiv Smolii, the National Bank governor. “All scenarios, including our macro forecasts and the forecast compiled by the Ministry of Economy, are based on the fact that…

REUTERS Hungary will continue to block NATO-Ukraine Council meetings until minority rights are restored in Ukraine, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told lawmakers on Tuesday. In a speech in parliament, Szijjártó said Hungary’s stance had been portrayed on the global…

Photo from UNIAN Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, Dmytro Razumkov has said the lawmakers will consider amendments to the law on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language. According to Razumkov, there are relevant…

Photo from UNIAN Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vadym Prystaiko has said there are no legal obstacles to Ukraine joining NATO. “There is no provision in NATO’s founding documents prohibiting a country in a military conflict from…

Mark Feygin / Photo from UNIAN Having failed to achieve its objectives by military means, Russia relies on hybrid aggression and is trying to “occupy Ukraine” from within, says Russian human rights activist and lawyer Mark Feigin. He has warned…

Oleksandr Danyliuk / Photo from UNIAN If Ukraine holds a referendum on the status of Donbas, Russia may gain control over all key decisions in Ukrainian politics, former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Danyliuk,…

Andriy Yermak / Photo from UNIAN Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, and deputy head of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Administration Dmitry Kozak have arrived in Minsk, Belarus, to take part in a meeting of the Trilateral…