Politics

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made this statement in an interview with ZDF television. According to him, he discussed the next Peace Summit with Volodymyr Zelensky and ‘agreed that Russia would be present at it.’ ‘I believe the time has come to discuss how we can exit this war and reach peace more quickly. Another peace summit is important, and […]

Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the country has witnessed the largest wave of ministerial dismissals. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explains this by saying that government positions require “new energy.” However, many of the successors are current employees of the President’s Office. So, will this “energy” really be all that new? And who exactly will take on the […]

At the ongoing Ramstein meeting, President V.olodymyr Zelenskyy has urged partners to do everything to ensure that this autumn marks the end of Russian aggression and undeclared war against Ukraine and the restoration of the global security order. It’s a promising call. There’s no doubt that most Ukrainian citizens are ready to welcome a cessation or suspension of hostilities on […]

At the “Servant of the People” President’s fraction in the Parliament meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a full list of planned government reshuffles was presented to those present: ▪️ Iryna Vereshchuk will move to the Presidential Office to work on social policy. The Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories will be dissolved as a separate entity, and its functions will […]

The commander of the Lviv Berkut, Rostyslav Patseliak, under whose command Ukrainians were killed on the Maidan on February 18, is free once again. Bail of one million was posted by someone notable individual from occupied Donetsk. I’m left wondering, what could connect a Galician like Patseliak with this Donetsk notable individual? And isn’t it time for the SBU to […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus threatened to close the Ukrainian embassy. After self-proclaimed president lukashenko’s statements about an alleged border violation by Ukrainian drones, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires Olha Tymush. This was reported by the BelTA state agency with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. […]

Ukraine is preparing to stop the transit of Russian gas starting from 2025, when the current contract between Ukraine and Russia expires, according to Sergey Makogon, former head of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine. It is expected that the tariff for gas transportation for domestic consumers will increase to 0.6 UAH per cubic meter from the current 0.2 […]

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Estonia, Maksym Kononenko, believes that Tallinn should not issue residence permits to Ukrainian men, even if they have an expired passport. According to “European Pravda,” he stated this in a comment to ERR. However, Estonia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that as long as a person does not break the law, there is no reason to revoke […]

Turkey ratified the free trade agreement with Ukraine. It was originally signed on February 3, 2022, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved the agreement and its appendices on August 1. Under the agreement, Istanbul will abolish import duties for 93.4% of industrial and 7.6% of agricultural goods, while Ukraine will do the same for 56% of industrial and 11.5% of […]

Sanctions against Lukoil do not threaten Slovakia’s energy security. Their lifting will not be up for discussion, – the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. The Prime Minister said he had a series of talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico about the situation with the transit of Russian oil. He noted that Ukraine insists on maximum reduction of Russian […]

The Ukrainian Presidential Office decided to tame one of the oldest information agencies of Ukraine UKRINFORM and put “their boy” there as director. Oleksiy Matsuka scandal continues: investigating the ‘blacklists’ controversy. Remember the loud story in May 2024 about the ‘blacklists’ from the President’s Office to the Ukrinform news agency? If not, briefly: the President’s Office decided to tame one […]

To join the EU Ukraine must resolve the Volyn tragedy first. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. He did not specify what he meant by “resolving.” The Polish minister emphasized that his country “supports Ukraine as much as possible.” However, relations between the states are “not perfect” due to “unresolved historical issues.” Similar […]