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At a meeting with Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated Ukraine's demand for heavy weapons and combat aircraft. The relevant statement was made by Bild, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “France and Germany have the potential to turn the tide, and that’s how I see our talks today. The sooner we get long-range heavy weapons and our pilots get modern planes... the sooner Russian aggression will end," Zelensky said at a late dinner meeting with Scholz and Macron in Paris on Wednesday. Macron reiterated that Russia must not win…

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has pledged to use all international legal mechanisms to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the downing of flight MH17. Kostin's comment was published by the Prosecutor General's Office, according to Ukrinform. "Some of those directly involved in the crime have already been sentenced to life imprisonment. Unfortunately, the difficulty in obtaining evidence and functional immunity do not allow the Russian president to be tried in the national courts of the countries of the Joint Investigation Team. We will seek to use all existing international legal mechanisms to bring him to justice," the press…

  As part of his visit to Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received the Legion of Honor order from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Macron published a video of him presenting the award to Zelensky on Twitter, according to Ukrinform. "Tribute to Ukraine and its people. Tribute to you, dear Volodymyr, for your courage and commitment," the French leader wrote. Hommage à l’Ukraine et à son peuple.Hommage à toi, cher Volodymyr, pour ton courage et ton engagement. pic.twitter.com/6sN2iVUWrl — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 9, 2023 During the award ceremony, Zelensky said it was not he who deserved this distinction,…

Ukraine can count on assistance from France in achieving a just peace, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Macron said this at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. "Ukraine can count on us in building peace. The plan that you offered is an essential basis for discussions on this path, which should lead us towards an international peace conference," Macron said. He added that the future peace should bring justice to Ukraine and its people and make it possible to "build an area of security and stability for everyone." Zelensky…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have signed a Declaration of Unity regarding allied cooperation and mutual support. The relevant statement was made by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Zelensky, the Declaration of Unity indicates a new level of relations. “We acknowledge the achieved level of security, sanctions, political and economic cooperation, and have determined today how we will further strengthen the positions of our states,” Zelensky said. Additionally, the two leaders discussed defense support…

As part of the visit to the United Kingdom, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to the Bovington Camp military base, where Ukrainian servicemen are being trained. The relevant statement was made by the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The Head of State watched the training of Ukrainian crews on the British Challenger main battle tank and other armored vehicles. The President was shown practical elements of the training course,” the report states. Additionally, Zelensky spoke to the military and the base command. “I saw that the guys are…

President of the European Council Charles Michel invited President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to participate in person in a special meeting of the European Council, which is to be held in Brussels on February 9-10, 2023. Barend Leyts, spokesman for the European Council president, announced this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “The European Council president has invited President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to participate in person in a future summit of the European Council. For security reasons, no further information will be provided,” the spokesperson wrote. Read also: EU is ready to work on implementation of 10-point peace formula – European…

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva and a delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the States General (Parliament) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands discussed the practical implementation of President Zelensky's Peace Formula, which will serve as a guarantee of security for the European continent. According to the President’s Office, Zhovkva thanked the Dutch Parliament for the significant assistance provided by the Dutch Parliament in countering Russian armed aggression: financial, economic, humanitarian, military, and political. “The decision of the Parliament in support of granting Ukraine the status…

Ukraine, together with more than 30 states, will initiate a high-level event at the UN Headquarters in New York on February 22, dedicated to gross violations of human rights as a result of Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Serhiy Kyslytsia, said this at the meeting of the Security Council, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. It’s been almost a year since Russia unleashed a full-scale war and plunged the center of the European continent into violence, bloodshed, and destruction, Kyslytsia recalled, adding that the focus should be on people’s needs and suffering. Read also: Lubinets:…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, named three priority topics that Ukraine will promote at the Munich Security Conference this year: the supply of long-range missiles and combat aircraft to Ukraine, our country's membership in NATO, and the future of Russia. He announced this on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "This Munich Security Conference will be very important. It will bring together key figures in Euro-Atlantic security issues. The focus will be on topics directly related to the security of Ukraine, Europe and the world in…