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The aggravation of the situation in the Middle East is helping Russia by diverting international attention from Russia’s armed aggression in Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda of Poland spoke of this in an interview with Polsat News, Ukrinform reports. When asked whether the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 has the effect of shifting international public focus from the war in Ukraine, Duda answered in the affirmative. "There is no doubt that it does. Of course, this favors Russia and Russian aggression against Ukraine, it distracts international attention," Duda emphasized. He added that there is a lot of speculation around…

Poland provides assistance to Ukraine, which is defending from Russian aggression, but at the same time Warsaw is taking care of its own interests and security. That’s according to President Andrzej Duda of Poland, who spoke an interview with Polsat News, Ukrinform reports. "We support Ukraine within the limits of common sense. We are doing it as needed for Ukraine’s defense to continue but also taking care of our interests and security," Duda said. The head of the Polish state expressed regret that "in the Ukrainian media space, attention was not focused on the fact that the Ukrainian grain transit…

Switzerland has become a base for a fifth of Russian spies operating in Europe. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to an intelligence report, Ukrinform saw. About 80 Russian agents are currently operating in Switzerland, a senior official with the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (NDB) told members of the National Council's Foreign Policy Commission. While Swiss cities such as Geneva and Bern have always been the focus of intelligence operatives, the question of Russian diplomats working as spies in Switzerland has now become a hot topic of debate among Swiss politicians. Read also: Bulgarian spies arrested in UK hired…

On October 7, the first round of negotiations with Japan on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees, as provided for in the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, began. As the press service of the President's Office reports, the Ukrainian negotiating team was headed by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva. The team also included Deputy Head of the Office Roman Mashovets, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi, Advisor to the Head of the President’s Office Oleksandr Bevz. Japan became the fourth country, after the USA, Great Britain and Canada, with…

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has had a phone call with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India Ajit Kumar Doval. The relevant statement was made by the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, Yermak spoke of preparations for the upcoming third meeting of national security advisors, which will focus on the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and the organization of the Global Peace Summit. The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine mentioned that the Ukrainian side had already…

Putin continues to test Europe, so the countries across the continent must stick together and support Ukraine, and Germany will play a leading role to this end. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this at a press conference following the informal meeting of EU leaders in Granada, Spain, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Germany will be forced to continue providing support to Ukraine in the years to come if the war grinds on for years," the chancellor said. He noted that it is bitter to see how Russia is waging the war, as evidenced by the terrible attack on a village café…

Leaders of EU member states, who held an informal meeting of the European Council today in Granada, Spain, adopted a final declaration in which they recognized the process of EU enlargement as an investment in the peace, prosperity, and stability of the entire European continent. The full text of the final declaration was published on the website of the European Council, Ukrinform reports. "Enlargement is a geo-strategic investment in peace, security, stability and prosperity. It is a driver for improving the economic and social conditions of European citizens, reducing disparities between countries, and must foster the values on which the…

The leaders of the states and governments of the EU member states, who held an informal meeting in Granada, Spain, agreed on a final declaration, reaffirming their unwavering support for Ukraine, as well as the fact that the future of the candidate countries and their peoples lies in the European Union. This is stated in the final declaration, adopted following the informal meeting of the European Council. The full text of the document is published on the website of the European Council, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Resolved to take more responsibility for our own security and defence and to assist…

After a certain "seasonal aggravation" on the eve of the Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman, relations between Ukraine and Israel seem to have reached a relative lull. However, as the saying goes, the residue remains. Ukrinform asked the director of the Center for Middle East Studies, Ihor Semyvolos, to help us understand why this happened. We talked about the arguments of the parties, the conditions under which Ukraine and Israel can become friends, what the participation of the head of the Mossad in the meeting between Zelensky and Netanyahu in New York means, and much more. THERE WAS NO TIME IN…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev have talked regional security, current challenges and formats of cooperation. These issues were discussed during a call between the two leaders, Zelensky posted on Telegram. "I thanked him [Aliyev] for the significant humanitarian aid that Azerbaijan provides to Ukraine, particularly in the energy sector, as winter nears. We confirmed our commitment to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states," Zelensky said. Read also: Azerbaijan will help repair polyclinic in Irpin Both presidents also discussed regional security, current challenges and formats of cooperation.