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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasized that the report by the Georgian security services of the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian side in the preparation of a coup d’etat in the country does not correspond to reality. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oleg Nikolenko, who took to Facebook to comment on the issue, reports Ukrinform. He noted that the Ukrainian diplomacy took note of the statements by the Georgian security officials claiming the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian side in the preparation of the rebellion in Georgia. "This report is not…

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has dismissed Volodymyr Havrylov, Rostyslav Zamlynskyi, Hanna Maliar, Denys Sharapov, Andrii Shevchenko and Vitalii Deineha as Ukraine's deputy defense ministers. Taras Melnychuk, the permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Read also: Shmyhal expects Umerov to continue reforms in defense sector According to him, Kostiantyn Vashchenko was dismissed as state secretary at the Ministry of Defense. On September 5, the Ukrainian parliament dismissed Oleksii Reznikov as minister of defense and Rustem Umyerov as head of the State Property Fund. On September 6, the parliament…

Ukrainians protect the values of the whole world in its fight against Russia, paying the highest cost, which is the lives of its people. As reported by Ukrinform, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with CBS News. "We're defending the values of the whole world. And these are Ukrainian people who are paying the highest price. We are truly fighting for our freedom, we are dying. We are not fiction, we are not a book. We are fighting for real with a nuclear state that threatens to destroy the world," he said. According to him, Putin…

On Monday, September 18, the International Court of Justice in The Hague will resume hearings in Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia over a violation of the Genocide Convention. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, public hearings of preliminary objections raised by Russia will be held on September 18-27. The hearings will be held in two rounds: Russia will present its arguments on September 18 and 25 and Ukraine on September 19 and 27. The dispute concerns the interpretation, application and enforcement of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In a lawsuit to the International Court…

Next week, at the UN General Assembly, the European Union will use the opportunity to reiterate its steadfast support for Ukraine and the need to reform the Security Council, whose decisions are blocked by Russia. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said this in a blog on the website of the European External Action Service, Ukrinform reports. "This week comes indeed at a crucial moment for the world and the multilateral system. With its war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia, a nuclear power and permanent member of the UN Security Council, trampled on the UN…

Russian President Vladimir Putin persuaded Kim Jong Un to open North Korea’s "diplomatic missions" in temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk. This was reported by the Center for National Resistance, Ukrinform saw. Following the meeting of the two dictators on September 13, a number of agreements were signed in relation to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including on the creation of pseudo-diplomatic institutions, the nonprofit reports citing sources. It has been established that the main task of these "representations" will be to facilitate the inflow of workers to the occupied territories and the involvement of North Korean citizens in construction…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is convinced that Ukraine will eventually join NATO, but warns that it is necessary to prepare for a long war. He said this in an interview with the Funke Group, which includes WAZ, Ukrinform reports. "Most wars last longer than expected once they ignite," Stoltenberg noted, according to the report. "We all want a quick peace. At the same time, we must recognize that if President Zelensky and the Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist. If President Putin and Russia stop fighting, we will have peace," he said, repeating an often-used phrase.…

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the State Department have announced new large-scale sanctions against Russian elites and Russia's financial and industrial sectors to undermine the country's capacity to wage its war against Ukraine. That's according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Ukrinform reports. "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing nearly 100 sanctions on Russian elites and Russia's industrial base, financial institutions, and technology suppliers," the statement reads. The Department of State also designated more than 70 persons to impose further costs in response to…

Mustafa Levent Bilgen became the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine. This is reported by Ukrinform with reference to the decree signed by the President of Turkey, published in the Official Gazette. "Mustafa Levent Bilgen shall be appointed ambassador to Ukraine," the document says. Turkish mass media reported on the nominee for the ambassador’s post in June this year, and now he has been officially appointed. Read also: Japan, Turkey agree to cooperate in Ukraine's reconstruction According to the decree issued today, new Turkish ambassadors were also appointed in Poland, Morocco, Burundi, and Russia.…

The International Criminal Court has opened its office in Kyiv. This was announced during a joint press conference by Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan, Ukrinform reports. "Today, another step has been taken to further strengthen our partnership with the ICC: the so-called field office of the ICC has opened in Ukraine. This is the largest representation of the ICC outside The Hague," Kostin said. Read also: ICC responds to Russia's arrest warrant for judge who made decision on Putin He added that the work of the newly established Field Office of the…