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Russian Foreign Ministry Thinks Ukraine Cannot Join EU Until Solving All Problems With Russia Commenting on the statement by Petro Poroshenko of intent to apply for membership in the EU in 2020, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that first Ukraine needs to solve the problems in bilateral relations between Kyiv and Moscow. 25.09.14 19:43 75 523 609 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

President Poroshenko: We are not going to ask Putin's permission for European, Euro-Atlantic integration The amendments to the Constitution on the consolidation of Ukraine's course on European and Euro-Atlantic integration should clearly fix the task for the President, Verkhovna Rada and Government in the Preamble of the Basic Law, as well as the liquidation of possibility to have Russian military bases, including Sevastopol, on the territory of Ukraine in the Final Provisions. 08.09.18 21:29 15 542 582 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

G7 calls to stop Donbas blockade over threat to Ukraine’s energy sector Transport blockade of Donbas held at the demarcation line, which cut coal supplies to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine, jeopardizes Ukraine’s financial security and undermines country’s economic growth. 17.02.17 21:45 56 731 503 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

"Batkivshchyna has been doing its best to destabilize situation in the state for a long time," - People's Front Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction de facto withdrew from the "European Ukraine" coalition long time ago, so today's announcement of party leader Yuliia Tymoshenko and her teammates is another evidence of irresponsible populism. 17.02.16 15:39 51 822 422 Previously in trend: coalition agreement 2014

"Crimea is Ukraine," - US State Department's response to Putin’s remarks Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Heather Nauert responded to the claims of the President Vladimir Putin of Russia that the Crimean peninsula was allegedly unlawfully passed to Ukraine in the Soviet era. 15.03.18 14:34 65 071 349 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine-EU summit participants made joint statement. FULL TEXT On Monday, April 27, the participants of the 17th Ukraine-EU summit adopted a joint statement. 27.04.15 20:10 77 322 295 Ukrainian Politics

Bezuhla, deputy head of Verkhovna Rada committee, "servant of people", filed complaint with SBI against Syrskyi, accusing him of obstructing her parliamentary activities Mariana Bezuhla, deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence and a member of the "Servant of the People" party, filed a complaint with the State Bureau of Investigation against the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. She accused the commander-in-chief of obstructing her parliamentary work. 01.07.24 08:24 26 048 262

Batkivschyna Women Joined Tymoshenko's Disobedience Act and will Stay with Her "It is the ninth day of civil disobedience campaign declared by opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. We, the women of Batkivschyna, with anxiety and pain, watch what is happening in the Kharkiv hospital. Fat officials taking advantage of their freedom to do whatever they want and the blessing "from above", all together mock the woman, politician, and citizen - Yulia Tymoshenko." 16.01.13 16:45 13 139 247 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Ukrainian government must carry out independent and transparent investigation of tragic events in Odesa, EU Ambassador Tombinski says The Ukrainian authorities must carry out an independent and transparent investigation of the tragic events that took place in Odesa May 2, 2014. 02.05.16 12:04 18 381 242 Previously in trend: Odesa tragedy

Poroshenko: “Ukraine is a European country, it will definitely join EU” President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko thanked the team of the Ukrainian House Davos for its excellent job. 29.01.18 13:13 47 925 236 Ukrainian Politics

Normandy Four meeting in Berlin: Agreed Statement of the Chair The Federal Foreign Office of Germany published the text of Agreed Statement of the Chair adopted by the Normandy Four at the meeting in Berlin on April 13. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia Laurent Fabius, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Pavlo Klimkin, and Sergei Lavrov agreed on the following. 14.04.15 09:56 57 684 227 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Rada Unlocked: New Mechanism for Monitoring Button Pushers Introduced. VIDEO After a three-week blocking of the Verkhovna Rada, the opposition forced the majority to pass a law that allows members to block the cards of absent deputies to avoid voting by cards of others. 22.02.13 13:19 20 936 213 Ukrainian Politics

PPB deputies set to withdraw from coalition, - MP Herasymov Petro Poroshenko Bloc (PPB) faction may withdraw from the current coalition if negotiations on formation of a new parliamentary majority reach a deadlock. 01.04.16 15:40 65 568 187 Ukrainian Politics

UK urges Russia to release Ilmi Umerov and return Crimea to Ukraine The United Kingdom called on the Russian Federation to release Deputy Chairman of Mejlis of the Crimea Tatar People Ilmi Umerov and return illegally annexed Crimea to Ukraine. 31.08.16 21:06 28 687 173 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Jailers Have Done the Impossible at Yanukovych’s Order The Penitentiary Service issued a media statement saying that the opposition leader and another 120 prisoners are under constant video surveillance in Ukraine. 06.02.13 11:14 33 364 155 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Batkivschyna Promises Disobedience Across Ukraine if Tymoshenko’s Demands are not Met Batkivschyna United Opposition expresses its solidarity and full support for the actions of its political allies – deputy Oleksandra Kuzhel, Liudmyla Denysova and Tetiana Sliuz who joined the civil disobedience of Yulia Tymoshenko. 17.01.13 12:05 6 762 151 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemns unauthorized visit of French parliamentarians to occupied Crimea The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the trip of a group of French parliamentarians to the Russian-occupied Crimea. 29.07.16 22:35 17 806 142 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

"Duration of sanctions is linked to Russia's complete implementation of its commitments in Minsk Agreements," - G7 final communique Duration of sanctions is clearly linked to Russia's complete implementation of its commitments in the Minsk Agreements and respect for Ukraine's sovereignty 27.05.17 17:56 39 539 124 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

European Federation of Journalists calls on Ukrainian authorities to consider closing telethon The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), as part of its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) project, has issued a statement to the Ukrainian authorities demanding that they seriously review the format of the telethon and consider closing the project. 13.05.24 15:01 13 903 116 Society

Joint Statement of Ministries of Defense of United States, Germany and United Kingdom. TEXT The Ministries of Defense of the United States, Great Britain and Germany issued a joint statement in support of Ukraine. 16.06.22 10:01 37 158 113 Previously in trend: War

Vlasenko is Only Guilty of Defending Me, Tymoshenko "Serhii Vlasenko is a professional, powerful, effective voluntary defense attorney." 05.03.13 14:42 5 737 106 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Bezuhla submits letter of resignation from post of Deputy Head of Defense Committee, asks to be transferred to Foreign Policy Committee People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party Mariana Bezuhla has filed a statement with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk asking him to dismiss her from her duties as deputy chairman of the Defense Committee. 17.09.24 22:59 8 692 100

Kyiv Plurality Deputies Issued Ultimatum to Klitschko: Deadline is March 1. DOCUMENT MPs from Batkivschyna and Svoboda elected in single-member districts in Kyiv, issued a joint statement in which he issued an ultimatum to Vitali Klitschko. The leader of Udar has until March 1. 21.02.13 15:06 12 585 97 Kyiv News

Rada approves statement against Senate, Sejm's recognition of Volyn tragedy as genocide The Ukrainian parliament has approved the text of the statement by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in connection with the adoption of resolutions of July 7, 2016 and July 22, 2016 by the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland concerning the Volyn tragedy. 08.09.16 18:52 29 586 81 Ukrainian Politics

EU calls for unity for sake of reforms within Ukrainian authorities Ukraine’s political leaders need to set aside their differences and jointly focus on the continued implementation of the reform agenda. 12.02.16 15:31 5 439 73 Ukrainian Politics

Verkhovna Rada receives letters of resignation from three ministers and head of State Property Fund - Stefanchuk Verkhovna Rada receives letters of resignation from heads of three ministries and the head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine  03.09.24 18:37 11 573 72

Ukraine-U.S. relations a cornerstone for security, democracy in Ukraine and broader region - statement Relations between Ukraine and the United States are a cornerstone for security, democracy, and human rights in Ukraine and the broader region, according to a joint statement on the U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership published on the website of the Ukrainian president. 01.09.21 23:44 19 247 68 Ukrainian Politics

Biden and Leyen’s statement: US and EU will together support Ukraine as long as necessary US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a joint statement following the meeting confirmed their unity in solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. 11.03.23 13:25 3 265 64 World

Trump teases "very big announcement" U.S. President Donald Trump stated that ahead of his visit to the Middle East, he "will have a very, very big announcement" to make concerning "some very important matters." 06.05.25 22:12 9 996 63 Previously in trend: Trump statements

US expressed solidarity with Ukrainians in honoring memory of Holodomor victims The United States of America expressed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people in honoring the memory of Holodomor victims. 13.11.16 12:51 5 869 60 Ukrainian Politics

Krotevych said that SBI did not open case against Sodol. Military officer files lawsuit against Bureau The Chief of Staff of the Azov Brigade, Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), said that the State Bureau of Investigation did not open a case against the former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Sodol. Because of this, Krotevych complained in court against the Bureau. 22.07.24 22:35 13 655 59

UN calls on Russia and Ukraine to take "immediate steps to de-escalate" war UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Russia and Ukraine to take "immediate steps to de-escalate" the war. 03.01.24 08:50 11 183 58 Previously in trend: War

Lutsenko “Celebrated” 2 years of His Arrest by Accusing Kuzmin of a Crime. VIDEO Former Interior Minister Yurii Lutsenko made a statement about the crime of Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin and other officials of the prosecutor's office. This is how he “celebrated” two years from the date of his arrest. 26.12.12 10:43 5 936 51 Previously in trend: Lutsenko Cases

Joint statement of US and Russia following talks in Riyadh will be published on Tuesday morning - CBS A joint statement by the US and Russia following the talks in Riyadh will be published on Tuesday at 10.00 a.m. Kyiv time. 25.03.25 08:48 6 171 57 Previously in trend: negotiations between USA and Russia Joint statement by US and Russia

European Parliament urges Putin to immediately release Ukraine's Sushchenko The European Parliament has addressed President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the EU leaders with a formal statement asking to take all measures for the release of Moscow-arrested Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko. 04.10.16 22:12 10 098 46 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Krotevych received response from SBI regarding complaint against Sodol. Military officer said he was dissatisfied with it The Chief of Staff of the Azov Brigade, Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), has received a response from the State Bureau of Investigation regarding his letter calling for the opening of proceedings against the former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Sodol. 28.06.24 23:00 12 997 45

Association Agreement May Only Be Amended upon Request of the EU or Ukraine – Joint Statement of European Council and European Commission The European Council and the European Commission stated that the Association Agreement is a bilateral document between Ukraine and the European Union and therefore any changes to it may be made upon mutual agreement of the parties. 29.09.14 18:23 5 802 41 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Turkey The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the acts of terror that have been recently perpetrated, in particular in Egypt, Israel, Iraq and Turkey, resulted in dozens of victims and more than one hundred of badly wounded. 09.01.17 17:45 3 445 40 Ukrainian Politics

Lutsenko Reveals Setups by Prison Keepers and Their Lies to the Press. DOCUMENT Former Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko says the statements of penetentiary service employees that he refused to talk to the press are blatant lies. 03.10.12 11:42 6 638 34 Ukrainian Politics

Venislavskyi filed complaint against Bezuhla to SSU for disclosing "information from closed committee meeting" A member of the Parliamentary Committee on Security, Defense and Intelligence, MP from the Servant of the People party, Fedir Venislavskyi, filed a statement with law enforcement agencies regarding the actions of the deputy of the committee, People`s Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Mariana Bezuhla. 16.07.24 20:56 9 993 28

Great 7 urges China to put pressure on Russia over war in Ukraine The G7 leaders agreed to continue to support Ukraine in the face of Russia’s illegal aggressive war. They also called on China to put pressure on the aggressor country. 20.05.23 15:00 5 028 20 World

World should recognize common goal of liberating all of Ukraine, - statement of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrid imonite signed a joint statement following the meeting within the framework of the "Lublin Triangle" in Kyiv. They called on the international community to recognize as a common goal the liberation of the entire temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. 26.11.22 13:43 1 786 12 Ukrainian Politics

APEC countries for G20 condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Leaders of the Asia-Pacific region have joined international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. 19.11.22 10:12 4 711 11 Previously in trend: War

MFA condemns Iran’s attack on Israel and calls on partners to defend skies over Ukraine with same resolve The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemned the massive Iranian missile attack against Israel on the evening of 1 October, stressing that civilians should never be targeted for deadly attacks. 02.10.24 18:30 1 054 10

Russia must pay for aggression against Ukraine, - von der Leyen said Russia and its leadership must be held accountable for the crimes committed in Ukraine. 04.03.23 12:40 2 143 10 Previously in trend: War

Terrorist attack in Olenivka: relatives of captured Mariupol defenders called on UN to apply effective investigation mechanisms Relatives of Mariupol defenders note an impotence of international organizations in actual application of humanitarian law and demand real steps for release of prisoners of war held by RF. 06.09.22 20:05 1 385 9 Society

OECD recognized Ukraine as potential member of Organization, - Shmyhal Ukraine’s application for membership was submitted to OECD Secretary General Matthias Korman in July this year. 05.10.22 15:03 5 491 8 Economics