4900 visitors online

News Yelisieiev Kostiantyn

Ex-foreign minister Zlenko dies Ex-foreign minister Zlenko dies Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko has passed away, according to Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, former Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister and former representative of Ukraine to the European Union. 8 811 0 Ukrainian Politics

Yelisieiev files for resignation from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Yelisieiev files for resignation from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Ukrainian diplomat Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, ex-Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU and former diplomatic advisor to the fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has filed for resignation from Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. 5 624 60 Ukrainian Politics

безвизовый режим Ukrainians to be able to travel to EU without visas on the night of June 11, - Presidential Administration The EU’s visa waiver program for Ukrainian citizens will become operational on the night of June 11. 24 963 147 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Ukraine to receive visa liberalisation with EU by middle of June, - Yelisieiev The legal decision on the liberalization of the visa regime for Ukrainian citizens can be made as early as mid-June 2017. 9 665 60 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

елисеев "Fear and weakness are bad advisers," - Yelisieiev slams Pinchuk's compromise over Crimea, Donbas Giving up European integration would be political suicide. 97 275 313 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine's visa liberalization delayed over position of individual member states, in particular France, - Yelisieiev The European Union has postponed granting Ukraine a visa-free regime because of the position of individual member states, including France. 31 523 80 Ukrainian Politics

Lithuania's Dalia Grybauskaite to visit Ukraine in December, - Presidential Administration Presidential Administration Deputy Head Kostiantyn Yelisieiev held consultations with Chief Adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania on Foreign Policy Nerijus Aleksiejunas and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius in Vilnius on Nov. 4, 2016. 2 744 27 Ukrainian Politics

дебальцево Kyiv to insist on reinstating contact line as of Sep. 19, 2014, with Debaltseve government-controlled, - Presidential Administration The Ukrainian side intends to insist on reinstating the demarcation line in the Donbas as defined and agreed upon in Minsk on Sept. 19, 2014. 10 111 77 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

граница Ukraine to get access to its border with Russia after elections in Donbas - Presidential Administration Ukraine will gain access to the uncontrolled section of its border with Russia on the second day after the local elections in the occupied part of the Donbas. 288 810 879 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande to hold phone talks by weekend, - Yelisieiev President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande will have a telephone conversation before the end of the week. 3 147 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обсе полиция Normandy Four leaders’ advisers discuss OSCE armed police mission deployment in Donbas Minsk is hosting a meeting of foreign policy advisers to the heads of state of Normandy Four (Germany, France, Ukraine, Russia) following the results of the latest telephone conversation in the Normandy format, which took place May 24. 11 746 37 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

путин putin Ukraine has phone records of all conversations with Putin's consent for OSCE armed police mission deployment in Donbas, - Presidential Administration Presidential Administration Deputy Head Kostiantyn Yelisieiev has responded to the allegations that Kyiv was allegedly mistaking the wish for the reality, speaking of Russia’s consent for the deployment of the armed police mission in the Donbas. 160 644 182 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

“We already started dialogue on US's next year budgeting to increase financial aid for strengthening Ukraine’s defense capability,” - Yelisieiev Ukraine expects the U.S. financial assistance to increase. 4 806 42 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

геращенко herashchenko Belarus banned entry of Ukrainian MP Iryna Herashchenko following Russia, but temporarily reversed this decision, - Presidential Administration Belarus has decided to prohibit the entry of First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Iryna Herashchenko due to her previous exclusion from the Russian Federation. 39 985 157 Ukrainian Politics

“Ukraine-EU Summit postponed till September. This won’t affect visa-free matter,” – Presidential Administration deputy head Presidential Administration Deputy Head Kostiantyn Yelisieiev confirms the Ukraine-EU Summit postponement. 7 985 39 Incidents

Poroshenko set to raise Herashchenko's non-admission to Russia at Normandy Four talks President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered that Normandy Four talks be initiated regarding Russia's ban on entering its territory against Ukrainian people's deputy Iryna Herashchenko who was travelling to the trial of Nadiia Savchenko. 11 254 73 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Presidential Administration: EC to report on Ukraine’s readiness for visa-free regime until Dec. 15, offering strong hope for positive developments The European Commission is going to submit a report on the implementation of the Visa Liberalization Action Plan with the EU by the Ukrainian side before Dec. 15. 4 459 41 Ukrainian Politics

"Normandy Four" agreed on OSCE access to Ukrainian-Russian border, - Presidential Administration Ukraine's Presidential Administration says sanctions against Russia and militants will be strengthened in case the OSCE is not allowed to non-government-controlled territory. 21 331 121 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

париж переговоры донбасс Ukraine was pressed for new laws on amnesty and special status of Donbas at Normandy talks, - Presidential Administration During the talks in Paris, Ukraine was pressed for adoption of a new law on special status of the Donbas, absolute amnesty for militants and elections, but Kyiv did not accept it. 75 886 361 Ukrainian Politics

Russia must withdraw its support of fake elections in Donbas. Normandy Four leaders will discuss this issue, - Presidential Administration The issue of modalities of the local elections in certain areas of the Donbas will be raised at the meeting in Normandy format (Germany, France, Ukraine, Russia) in Paris with the participation of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 4 184 63 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

порошенко Russia requests meeting of Putin and Poroshenko in Paris, - Presidential Administration Kyiv is considering Moscow's request to hold a meeting of Ukrainian and Russian presidents. 54 974 266 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine develops measures in case terrorists hold fake elections, - Presidential Administration Ukraine and its international partners develop further measures in case terrorists hold fake elections in the Donbas. 11 087 63 Ukrainian Politics

Fake elections in self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk "people's republics" will cause strengthening of sectoral sanctions, - Presidential Administration Ukraine's Presidential Administration forecasts strengthening of EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia if terrorist organizations "DPR" and "LPR" hold elections on territories temporarily controlled by them. 10 322 41 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

переговоры Red line for Russia discussed in Berlin: EU to extend personal sanctions in September if situation does not change, - Presidential Administration German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of France Francois Hollande discussed the red lines which the Russian Federation should not cross in Berlin, Aug. 24. 55 154 137 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

крым санкции EU to extend Crimea sanctions, - Yelisieiev Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union Kostiantyn Yelisieiev announced that the EU will soon decide on extension of sanctions on Crimea for another year. 13 015 103 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia

ес Ukraine-EU summit officially recognized Russian Federation aggression by the European Union - Yelisieiev The main achievement of the Ukraine-EU summit is the European Union’s formal recognition of the Russian Armed Forces’ aggression against Ukraine. 27 093 220 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

дебальцево Debaltseve is Russia's slap in the EU face - Yelisieiev The situation around Debaltseve is a slap in the face of the democratic international community and the EU in particular. 111 191 455 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

European Parliament recognized the massacre near Volnovakha as act of terrorism - Yeliseyev The resolution adopted by the European Parliament showed that the European community is on Ukraine’s side. 28 119 101 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine