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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Costa Rican counterpart Rodrigo Chaves Robles in a phone call on Thursday discussed the situation in the Kherson region after Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and the prospects for creating an international tribunal for Russia. Zelensky reported this on his Telegram channel, according to Ukrinform. "I had a phone call with President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles. I told him about the situation that arose as a result of the destruction by the Russians of the Kakhovka HPP dam in the Kherson region. It is important to bring the aggressor…

Countries that support Ukraine should stop only expressing concern in response to the latest Russian war crimes as a more powerful response is needed. The plan for NATO membership and the timetable for joining the alliance, presented to Ukraine already at the Vilnius summit, should be such an answer. This was stated in a comment to Guildhall by a member of the German Bundestag from the CDU/CSU, member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Roderich Kiesewetter, Ukrinform reports. “We - the supporters of Ukraine - must send a credible signal of strength here and finally stop just expressing our regret…

Russia poses the greatest threat to peace and security in the entire Euro-Atlantic area in the foreseeable future, and Germany and its partners will continue to support Ukraine. Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, said this while presenting the National Security Strategy: Integrated Security for Germany," an Ukrinform correspondent reported. "Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine is a violation of international law and the European security order. Today's Russia is the greatest threat to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic region for the foreseeable future," the document, the first of its kind in German history, reads. "Russia's brutal war of aggression…

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock stressed the importance of taking a decisive step toward Ukraine's membership in NATO. The head of the Ukrainian diplomacy wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “In our call, I thanked Annalena Baerbock for support. We talked Vilnius. Ukraine's position is clear: creating the NATO-Ukraine Council without taking a strong step toward membership is like providing a tank without a gun. NATO needs Ukraine as an Ally, not just a privileged partner,” the minister wrote. Read also: Ukraine's defense minister, NATO allies to…

France condemns in the strongest terms the new wave of Russian missile strikes that recently targeted the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. The French Foreign Ministry said this in a statement published by the French Embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday, June 14, according to Ukrinform. "These strikes once again deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure and residential buildings, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. They caused several victims, in particular in the city of Kryvyi Rih, where six people lost their lives, according to a provisional report by the Ukrainian authorities," the statement said. The French Foreign Ministry recalled that as…

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has supported draft law No. 9378 to increase the length of vacations for military personnel. Some 270 MPs voted for the document, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak posted on Telegram. "Military personnel are granted a vacation of 30 days + 10 days for family reasons and for other valid reasons," he wrote. Zhelezniak added that a vacation could be granted in parts three times a year, provided that no more than 30% of the total number of military personnel are absent at the same time. On May 30, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No. 9342 at…

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda will discuss Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and further support for the Ukrainian people at a meeting in the format of the Weimar Triangle in Paris on June 12. According to Ukrinform, the planned meeting has been announced on the website of the German government. "Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz will leave for Paris on June 12, 2023, where he will meet with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, in the format of the Weimar…

The joint declaration, signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada contains the firmest wording of support for the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukrainians among the G7 nations and for the first time publicly records support for the creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council. Deputy Head of the President’s Office Ihor Zhovkva reported the news on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. "The joint declaration clearly records Canada’s support for Ukraine's acquisition of NATO membership as soon as conditions allow. This is the strongest wording among all the G7 countries that are NATO members. Canada also supports the creation of the…

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi about the consequences of delivering drones to Russia. That’s according to Reuters citing Macron's office, Ukrinform reports. In a phone call, Macron urged Iran to "immediately cease" the support it is giving Russia in the war against Ukraine. Read also: Russia receives hundreds of Iranian drones to attack Ukraine - White House Macron also expressed concerns about the trajectory of the Iranian nuclear programme, the statement read. As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russia is deepening cooperation with Iran in the field of defense and has received hundreds of lethal one-way attack…

  Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine has discussed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canada's participation in the reconstruction of Ukraine. The prime minister reported the meeting on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "I am happy to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv. First of all, I thanked him for the additional $400 million in military aid," Shmyhal said. According to the government head, the two countries are facing huge challenges today. As Shmyhal noted, Russia's yet another act of terror, this time at the Kakhovka HPP, led to the biggest man-made disaster in Europe in recent decades.…