Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine would have “a week left to live” if the country’s Western partners stopped the delivery of weapons. Speaking at the annual Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on October 5, Putin claimed Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion was entirely dependent on the support of […]
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Ukrainian MPs confirm appointment of Rustem Umerov as country’s new Defense Minister
Ukrainian MPs voted on September 7 to confirm the appointment of Rustem Umerov as the country’s new Defense Minister. Umerov previously headed Ukraine’s State Property Fund and also played key roles as a negotiator in prisoner exchanges with Russia and the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative. He replaces Oleksii Reznikov in what is the biggest […]
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Estonian PM: Peace in Europe depends on Ukrainian membership of EU and NATO
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas chose Ukraine as the destination for her first international visit following reelection in March
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Polish-Ukrainian partnership
Strengthening ties between Poland and Ukraine could reshape Europe in the years ahead and spark an historic eastward shift in the continent’s geopolitical center of gravity
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INTERNATIONAL MEDIA FAILS THE TEST OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S SHAM REFERENDUMS
A number of prominent international media outlets and news agencies published highly misleading coverage of the Kremlin’s late September sham referendums in occupied Ukraine that highlighted continued vulnerability to Russian disinformation
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HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH: UKRAINE GRANTED EU CANDIDATE STATUS
Over the past three decades of independence, Ukraine’s quest for progress towards future EU membership has come to symbolize the country’s post-Soviet rejection of Russian authoritarianism and embrace of European democratic values
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English-language text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech at the 2022 Munich Security Conference
Zelenskyy was speaking with around 190,000 Russian troops massed along Ukraine’s borders amid fears of a dramatic escalation in Vladimir Putin’s eight-year Ukraine War
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LOCAL ELECTIONS: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko secures reelection with emphatic victory
Former world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has been reelected as mayor of the Ukrainian capital after securing over 50% during local elections held on 25 October
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PREVIEW: UKRAINIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS
Ukrainians will go to the polls on October 25 for local elections across the country that are widely expected to serve as the first major setback at the ballot box for President Zelenskyy’s ruling Servant of the People party following the historic landslide victories achieved in 2019’s presidential and parliamentary votes
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Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania establish Lublin Triangle as part of ongoing efforts to deepen trilateral cooperation
Lublin Triangle foreign ministers noted centuries of common heritage connecting the three member countries along with a shared interest in countering the contemporary threat posed by Russian aggression