Politics & Economics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have held a meeting in Kyiv. The relevant statement was made by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the social media platform X, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to convey the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine and its people. We stand with Ukraine, for as long as it takes,” Blinken wrote. A reminder that, on September 6, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken started his visit to Ukraine’s capital city with honoring the memory of the fallen Ukrainian defenders at…

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said he expects Ukraine's new minister of defense, Rustem Umerov, to continue reforming the country's defense sector. Shmyhal reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Rustem Umerov became the new minister of defense. His candidacy was supported by the Verkhovna Rada," Shmyhal wrote. Read also: VR appoints Rustem Umerov as Defense Minister According to him, to head the defense agency amid a full-scale war with Russia is a big responsibility. "We expect the new minister to promptly start work and continue the defense sector reforms that have been initiated. I wish Rustem Enverovych strength…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on his way to Ukraine. That's according to a statement issued by State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller, Ukrinform reports. "Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Frederiksen discussed the war in Ukraine and emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Danish Alliance to transatlantic security. The United States and Denmark share a long, close partnership rooted in shared democratic values and the two discussed ways to further that engagement," the statement reads. Read also: U.S. sees progress in counteroffensive, wants to make sure Ukraine has what it needs - Blinken…

President of Romania Klaus Iohannis insists that no Russian drones or their parts reached the territory of Romania on the night of September 4, 2023. The relevant statement was made by President of Romania Klaus Iohannis during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel on Tuesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to Stiripesurse. “There has been no drone or any other part of such device that reached Romania,” Iohannis stressed. On Monday, Romania’s National Defence Ministry “categorically” denied the information in the public space about a “so-called situation that occurred during the night of Sunday to…

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, adopted a law on the restoration of e-declaration during martial law. Yaroslav Zhelezniak, an MP from the Holos parliamentary faction, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to him, 329 MPs supported the relevant law "On amendments to certain laws of Ukraine on determining the procedure for submitting declarations by persons authorized to perform functions of the state or local self-government during martial law" (No. 9534). The law provides for leaving the register of declarations closed for one more year, with the possibility for declarants to voluntarily submit an application to the National Agency on…

The Cabinet of Ministers has supported the dismissal of Pavlo Kyrylenko as head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration. Permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. The Ukrainian government also approved the appointment of Filip Pronin as head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration. Read also: Parliament dismisses Pishchanska as AMCU head As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to appoint Pavlo Kyrylenko as head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration in July 2019.

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has dismissed Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Olha Pishchanska. MP from the Holos parliamentary faction, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to him, 306 MPs voted for the relevant resolution "On the dismissal of Pishchanska O.S. from the post of Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine" (No.10001). Read also: Ukraine Parliament dismisses Defense Minister Reznikov As reported by Ukrinform, on September 5, the Verkhovna Rada received a resignation letter from Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Olha Pishchanska. According to Davyd Arakhamia, the head of the Servant of…

The Verkhovna Rada voted to dismiss Oleksii Reznikov from the post of Minister of Defense. That’s according to People's Deputy from the Holos parliamentary faction, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. He specified that the adoption of the relevant resolution saw the support of 327 lawmakers. Read also: Minister Reznikov: Ukraine may see F-16 jets in action next spring As Ukrinform reported earlier, Oleksii Reznikov headed the Ministry of Defense from November 4, 2021. Before that, from March 4, 2020 to November 3, 2021, he held the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of…

Cuba’s Interior Ministry has revealed a human trafficking network operating from Russia in order to incorporate Cuban citizens into the military forces that participate in military operations in Ukraine. The relevant statement was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates from Russia in order to incorporate Cuban citizens living there and even some living in Cuba, into the military forces that participate in military operations in Ukraine. Attempts of this…

Global international organizations need deep reformation, which became especially evident after Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, who spoke at a meeting of heads of German diplomatic missions in Berlin, Ukrinform reports. She placed special emphasis on the development of international law. "I believe that we are at a crucial moment where we can achieve what was previously impossible: to reform the Rome Statute so that the crime of aggression can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. Because it is known that the current loophole…