Politics & Economics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss preparations for the second Peace Summit. The Ukrainian leader announced this on his Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. "I spoke about the implementation of the decisions made during the first Peace Summit and the preparations for the second Summit. We also discussed ways to expand the representation of the Global South," Zelensky said. [embedded content] Video: Official Telegram channel of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He stressed that "only the unity of world leaders can force Putin to stop the war, while all peace proposals based on…

In his speech at the debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky named the principles on which Russia's war against Ukraine should be ended. That is according to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "We must restore nuclear safety. Energy must stop being used as a weapon. We must ensure food security. We need to bring home all our captured soldiers and civilians forcibly deported to Russia. We must uphold the UN Charter and guarantee our right – Ukraine’s right – to territorial integrity and sovereignty, just as we…

Romania fully supports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Peace Formula and will support Ukraine and Ukrainians for as long as it takes. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said this in his speech at the UN General Assembly, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "When diplomacy is the most difficult tool to use, it is precisely then when we need to use it most. Look at the dire global consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine. It has unleashed the greatest security crisis in Europe in recent history, in breach of the international law and with implications going well beyond Europe," Iohannis said. He…

Ukraine exercises its legitimate right to self-defense in accordance with international law, including the UN Charter, and it is on the basis of this Charter that a peaceful solution to Russia's war against Ukraine must be found. According to the Ukrinform correspondent, this was stated by the President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, in his speech at the plenary session of the UN General Assembly in New York. "In Slovakia’s immediate vicinity – in Ukraine – the war has been going on for almost 1,000 days as a result of Russia's aggression, which violated such basic principles of international law as…

The White House is looking forward to a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is expected to present his Victory Plan. The U.S. aims to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to succeed. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday, according to Ukrinform. "I was in Kyiv a couple of weeks ago with President Zelenskyy. I heard parts of this plan, but he’s going to present the entire plan to President Biden when he sees him this week, and we’re awaiting that," the U.S. Secretary of State said when asked…

A delegation from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has proposed that Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Sweden join the Northern Brigade project by preparing and equipping one Ukrainian battalion each. According to Ukrinform, the Ministry of Defense reported this. Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration Oleksandr Balanutsa, during his meeting with State Secretary of Norway's Ministry of Defense Anne Marie Aanerud suggested that Norway participate in the Northern Brigade project, under which each country in Northern Europe would prepare and equip a Ukrainian battalion. During the Northern Defense Industry Seminar, the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense also urged directors…

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, once again expressed his concern about Russia preparing strikes on nuclear power plants in Ukraine and emphasized that this could lead to a new nuclear disaster in Europe. He stated this during his speech at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Any missile or drone strike, any critical incident in the energy system (NPP - ed.) could lead to a nuclear disaster. A day like that smust never come," said the President of Ukraine. In this context, he shared information from the podium of the UN General Assembly that Russia…

The idea that the fate of frozen Russian assets can be discussed in "peace talks" with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not popular. However, there are still countries that hold this view. This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Olena Halushka, co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV) and member of the board of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. "Such a view definitely existed two years ago. I would say it was mainstream at that time. Now it is changing. There are still partners who see it this way, but their number is already smaller," she said,…

If all Western countries as a coalition confiscate frozen Russian assets, this will eliminate all risks for them. That’s according to Olena Halushka, co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, member of the board of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, who spoke in a comment to Ukrinform. "When third countries advocate against confiscation, they very often use several arguments. One of them is that they will take their reserves and transfer them to another currency. Then the question arises - which currency?... The largest share of reserves (59%) is in dollars, 20% is in euros," she said. Halushka says another…

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized China for supporting Russia in its war against Ukrain, adding that China and Russia's close cooperation with North Korea and Iran "has huge global consequences." She said this in an interview with POLITICO on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ukrinform reports. “I don’t think it would be possible for Russia to have a full-scale war for more than two-and-a-half years now without help from China," she said. "We cannot continue a situation where China helps Russia in a war … in Europe, without consequences. They have to be held…