Politics

Macron floats EU security pact with Russia in split from US calls for ‘unity’ | Financial Times
20
Jan
Defense, Politics, TOP, Ukraine

Macron floats EU security pact with Russia in split from US calls for ‘unity’ | Financial Times

Move risks western division over Ukraine as Moscow says it would prefer to ‘do a deal with the Americans’ Ukrainian soldiers on the front line in Pisky, Ukraine on Tuesday © Brendan Hoffman/Getty French president Emmanuel Macron has called on the EU to forge its own plan for “security and stability” with Russia, in a move that risks undermining western solidarity in the face of Kremlin aggression towards Ukraine. In a speech to the European Parliament, Macron called for EU states to “conduct their own dialogue” with Russia rather than support diplomatic efforts led by the US and Nato, in…
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Western unity will prevail in the stand-off with Putin | Financial Times
14
Jan
Defense, Politics, TOP, Ukraine

Western unity will prevail in the stand-off with Putin | Financial Times

Coming weeks may see rising tensions but outright war with Ukraine would be a risky roll of the dice for Russia US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman and Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday © Denis Balibouse/Pool/AP The author is a former US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs In the face of the Kremlin’s military pressure on Ukraine, the US and European allies held firm this week in three rounds of discussions with Russia. As Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general, and US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman…
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Trade, land, energy: Ukraine, Azerbaijan sign bilateral documents
14
Jan
Economics, Politics

Trade, land, energy: Ukraine, Azerbaijan sign bilateral documents

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev have signed a joint declaration which sets out the position of the two countries on many issues and challenges. As an Ukrinform correspondent reports, the signing ceremony of a number of bilateral documents took place in Kyiv. "We signed a joint declaration of the presidents of Ukraine and Azerbaijan. It reaffirms the readiness to provide mutual support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity of our state within internationally recognized borders, jointly counter hybrid threats, the desire to ensure peace and stability in the Black Sea-Caspian region and…
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Large-scale cyber attack: Russian hackers have hacked websites of Ukrainian government agencies
14
Jan
Defense, Politics, TOP, Ukraine

Large-scale cyber attack: Russian hackers have hacked websites of Ukrainian government agencies

The State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine has reported that on the night of 13-14 January a hacker attack was launched against a number of government websites, including the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry and others. A provocative message was posted on the main page of these sites in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. The agency stressed that the content of the websites had not been changed and there had been no leak of personal data. A number of other government websites were temporarily suspended in connection with the events. It is reported that the State Security…
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The US Senate has promulgated a bill on sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine
13
Jan
Politics, TOP, Ukraine

The US Senate has promulgated a bill on sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine

Representatives of the Democratic Party in the US Senate have drafted a package of sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, members of the government and Russia's top military command, which will be applied in the event of Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the released document, the sanctions will affect the President and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, the Commanders of the Land and Air Forces, the Commander of the Navy and Airborne missiles, the commander…
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Deputy Marshal of Polish Sejm becomes mentor for journalist convicted in Crimea
04
Jan
Politics, Society

Deputy Marshal of Polish Sejm becomes mentor for journalist convicted in Crimea

As part of the advocacy campaign of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of Poland Małgorzata Gosiewska became a mentor for Marlen Asanov, a Crimean citizen journalist illegally convicted by the Russian-occupation authorities. “I am sincerely grateful to Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of Poland Małgorzata Gosiewska for joining Ukraine MFA’s public advocacy mentorship initiative for citizen journalists, illegally detained by Russian occupants in Crimea, and her readiness to become a mentor for Marlen Asanov, sentenced to 19 years,” First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar posted on Twitter. Since September…
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The planned assault on the Isolation prison in Donetsk was technically impossible – Aseev
20
Dec
Defense, Politics, TOP, Ukraine

The planned assault on the Isolation prison in Donetsk was technically impossible – Aseev

Stanislav Aseyev, a former detainee at the Isolation Prison in Donetsk, said it was technically impossible to attempt to release prisoners as a result of an assault allegedly planned by Ukrainian special forces. People who allegedly talk about the assault they wanted to do in 2019 do not understand what "Isolation" is. And this is their big problem. The assault is not possible from the point of view of the person sitting there, nor technically, "Aseyev said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine. According to him, "people who tell dubious stories about the assault do not understand who is sitting…
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Don’t Sell Out Ukraine. The West Must Respond to Russia With Strength, Not Appeasement
10
Dec
Defense, Politics, TOP, Ukraine

Don’t Sell Out Ukraine. The West Must Respond to Russia With Strength, Not Appeasement

Marching on Ukraine's Independence Day, August 2021, KyivValentyn Ogirenko / Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark ultimatum. In a number of recent statements, he has demanded that the United States make “reliable and firm legal guarantees” that NATO will not expand eastward—or else, his entourage has hinted, Russia will invade Ukraine. Coming at a time when Russia is massing military forces along the Ukrainian border and stymieing peace talks to end the war in the Donbas region, Putin’s demand seems to offer a tempting prospect for the West: in exchange for merely cementing the alliance’s status quo, a deadly European…
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Russia warned of serious consequences from any hostilities against Ukraine
02
Dec
Politics, Ukraine

Russia warned of serious consequences from any hostilities against Ukraine

Russia will face “serious consequences” if it threatens Ukraine’s territorial integrity, Paris and Berlin have warned, as ministers held meetings discussing the threat posed by a build-up of troops on the country’s border. In a joint statement, Heiko Maas and Jean-Yves Le Drian, the foreign ministers of Germany and France, pledged “unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” after meeting their counterpart from Kyiv. Their words came after Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general, called on Moscow to ease tensions with Ukraine and be transparent about its military activities as he warned of “unusual concentrations” of Russian troops…
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