Politics & Economics

Turkey continues its efforts to end the war while preserving Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and is ready to act as a mediator to establish a just and lasting peace. The Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications said this in a post on X following a meeting held between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Ukrinform reports. "During the meeting, President Erdogan stated that Turkey has believed from the beginning that the Ukraine-Russia war can be ended through dialogue while preserving Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine discussed with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan the implementation of the Peace Formula, as well as the involvement of Turkish businesses in Ukraine reconstruction efforts. This was reported by the Ukrainian President’s Office, Ukrinform saw. "Special attention was given to enhancing bilateral trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as involving Türkiye and Turkish companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine," the report reads. The two leaders discussed in detail the implementation of the Peace Formula and emphasized the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and Türkiye’s “key role” in implementing…

On Friday, September 27, in New York, Brazil intends to discuss the Brazil-China "six-point peace plan" for ending the Russia-Ukraine war with representatives from 20 Global South countries. According to Reuters, as cited by Ukrinform, this was announced following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly. The countries expected to participate include Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and others from the Global South. Notably, representatives from the European governments, who are among Ukraine's strongest supporters, are not invited. The meeting will be chaired by…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated at a political rally in Georgia on Tuesday that, if re-elected, he would "get the United States out of the war in Ukraine." This is according to Reuters, as reported by Ukrinform. "I think that we're stuck in that war unless I'm president. I'll get it done. I'll get it negotiated, I'll get out. We gotta get out. Biden says 'we will not leave until we win.' What happens if they win," Trump said. He also claimed that Biden and Harris "got the U.S. into this war in Ukraine, and now they can't get…

Ukrgasvydobuvannya JSC, an enterprise of Naftogaz Group, has acquired a permit for the use of subsoil of a gas-bearing area with estimated gas reserves of nearly 3.8 billion cubic meters at an open auction. Oleksiy Chernyshov, Board Chairman of Naftogaz Group, announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Ukrgasvydobuvannya (Naftogaz Group) has acquired a special permit for 20 years' subsoil use of a gas-bearing area in the central-eastern region of our country at an open auction,” Chernyshov wrote. He stated that the site covers an area of over 180 square kilometers and its gas resources, according to preliminary estimates, amount to…

The only credible peace plan regarding Ukraine is that of President Volodymyr Zelensky. Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavský, posted this on X, Ukrinform saw. "The only credible peace plan is that of President Zelensky," the minister noted. Lipavský also added, “Who else than us should know that ‘about us without us’ peace negotiations is a road to hell.” Read also: Zelensky: Victory plan is not about negotiations with Russia As reported by Ukrinform, Czech President Petr Pavel stated in an interview with The New York Times that Ukraine "must be realistic" about its prospects of recovering territory occupied…

The European Union will continue providing support to Ukraine as it repels Russian aggression, and this stance will not depend on what the new U.S. administration does. EU High Representative Josep Borrell said this in New York during a press conference following the UN Security Council meeting on the situation of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. This is how he answered the question of whether the European Union is preparing for a potential change of the U.S. policy regarding aid to Ukraine in the event that Donald Trump is elected president. Borrell admitted that he is not aware of the…

Achieving a just and stable peace for Ukraine must be ensured by guarantees of the country’s continued existence as an independent state, as well as security guarantees for it and the entire region. This was stated by the head of the German Foreign Ministry, Annalena Baerbock, during the meeting of the UN Security Council, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. "Speaking about peace, just and lasting peace means that Ukraine's existence as a free and independent country is guaranteed. It means security guarantees," said the head of German diplomacy. Read also: All Russian military, political leadership must be held accountable for war…

Russia has committed multiple war crimes since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, so all of its military and political leadership must be held to account by an international court. This was stated by the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, who spoke at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on behalf of the three Baltic States, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. "It is truly the shame that Russia is still able to hide behind the veto power and actively uses this power to cover crimes of its partners. Each and every person in this room knows about Kremlin's many crimes," he…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that, in order to promote peace in Ukraine, it is necessary to stop the attempts of Iran, the DPRK, and China to fuel the Russian war machine, as well as to support Ukraine's peace initiatives. He said this while addressing the UN Security Council on Tuesday at a meeting dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. “There are two immediate and interrelated steps that we must take. First, we must address Russia's growing cooperation with North Korea and Iran," the U.S. secretary of state said. He recalled that Iran supplies…