Politics & Economics

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Finnish President Alexander Stubb steps to bring about a just peace and security guarantees. This was reported by the Office of the President, Ukrinform reports. “Thank you for the latest package of sanctions against the shadow fleet, for many of your concrete steps, for all the aid packages and support for our people,” the Head of State said. The key topics of the meeting were strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, security guarantees and strengthening sanctions against Russia. [embedded content] Video: Volodymyr Zelensky, Telegram As noted, all these…

It is the role of the United Nations to be neutral and impartial, and engage in a dialogue with everyone, which is why the Secretary-General visited Russia. Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said this in an interview with Ukrinform, commenting on Secretary-General António Guterres’ visit to the BRICS summit in Kazan in October.  “It is the role of the United Nations to be neutral and impartial, to speak to everyone. My job is to go anywhere and talk to anyone to get humanitarian aid through. That goes for the Secretary-General as well. He…

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen has expressed confidence that a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine will be concluded this year. She stated this at the discussion panel “'Diplomacy amid Disorder” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “I am sure there will be a peace agreement this year. I was in Kyiv just a week before last and I must say that nobody wants and deserves peace more than Ukraine and, of course, the Ukrainian children,” she said. According to Valtonen, the time has come for peace in Europe, and…

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed cooperation on humanitarian issues and ways to achieve a just peace for Ukraine and Europe with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter. Zelensky announced this on social media, Ukrinform reports. “Our meeting with the President of Switzerland, Karin Keller-Sutter in Davos focused on humanitarian cooperation and exploring ways to achieve a just peace for Ukraine and all of Europe,” Zelensky noted. [embedded content] He thanked Switzerland for humanitarian and political support for Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian president’s website, one of the key topics of the meeting was…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama to sign an agreement on long-term cooperation and support between the two countries. The Ukrainian president announced this on social media, Ukrinform reports. “I met with the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, in Davos. We signed an agreement on long-term cooperation and support between our countries,” he informed. Zelensky stressed that Albania has been providing military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion and it will continue its support throughout the ten-year term of the agreement. Read also: Zelensky, Scholz discuss…

In Davos, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss continued support for Ukraine. Zelensky announced this on social media, Ukrinform reports. “I had a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Davos. The main focus of our discussion was the continued support for Ukraine and coordination with partners in pursuit of a just peace,” Zelensky noted. He expressed gratitude for all the assistance provided to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. Read also: Zelensky: Trump will do everything to end war this year “We highly value Germany's leadership in strengthening Ukraine's air defense and its…

Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated in the Senate on Tuesday that support for Ukraine must continue to create the necessary conditions for a ceasefire. That is reported by ANSA and relayed by Ukrinform. "So far, the position has always been clear, we think about continuing to provide support to Ukraine in order to finally create the conditions for a ceasefire and to open a necessary diplomatic discussion to reach a long-lasting peace," noted Crosetto. He added that there is a noticeable increase in Russian attacks indiscriminately hitting both military and civilian targets in Ukraine. Read also: Italy prepares 11th…

The war in Ukraine must end with no hope for Putin, who initiated it, to achieve his goals and subjugate Ukraine. This statement was made by Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's conservative opposition and candidate for Chancellor of Germany, during a discussion at the Davos Economic Forum, reports a Ukrinform correspondent. “This war must end, but it will not end from a position of weakness. It will only end from a position of strength, and for Putin, without any hope of victory or conquering Ukraine,” said Merz. He is scheduled to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky late on January…

Last week, Russia's seaborne oil exports experienced their steepest decline since November, following sweeping sanctions imposed by former U.S. President Joe Biden. That is reported by Bloomberg and cited by Ukrinform. Data from vessel tracking shows that 26 tankers loaded a total of 19.26 million barrels of Russian crude oil during the week ending January 19. This volume decreased from 21.06 million barrels carried on 27 tankers in the previous week. As a result, Russia's daily crude oil export flows over the seven days to January 19 fell by approximately 260,000 barrels, or 9% compared to the prior week, to…

The Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) concluded its session by adopting a joint statement reaffirming unwavering support for Ukraine from NATO members. First Deputy Chairman of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Kornienko, shared the details on Facebook, as reported by Ukrinform. "Following the UNIC session, alongside Audronius Azubalis as a co-chair, we adopted a statement emphasizing that the unwavering support of NATO members — both military and non-military assistance — is crucial to countering Russian advances," Kornienko announced. At the same time, Ukraine welcomes the decisions made at the NATO summit in Washington and the declaration by Alliance leaders affirming Ukraine's irreversible…