Politics & Economics

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…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a motion on the appointment of Vasyl Maliuk as head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). A respective draft resolution was registered under No. 8425, Ukrinform reports. "In accordance with Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine, I am submitting a motion to appoint V. Maliuk to the post of head of the Security Service of Ukraine," the motion reads. On July 17, 2022, Zelensky removed Ivan Bakanov from the post of SBU head. The next day, the Ukrainian leader appointed the SBU's…

Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, has said that Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov will head the Ministry of Defense, while current Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be transferred to the position of minister for strategic industries. "War dictates personnel policy. Time and circumstances require strengthening and regrouping. This is happening now and will be happening in the future. Therefore: Oleksii Reznikov within the government is being transferred to the position of minister for strategic industries to strengthen the military and industrial cooperation... Major General Kyrylo Budanov will head the Ministry…

Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov has said that he will resign if President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approves such a decision. The minister said this at a press conference in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "No official remains in office forever. No one. The decision whether I remain minister of defense or not is made by one person - the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Constitution. He submits a proposal for appointment, and the Verkhovna Rada appoints. Therefore, only by the decision of the President of Ukraine, I will make certain decisions, and…