President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky announced the approval of the “Steinmeier formula”. What was agreed upon and what awaits Ukraine in the future, writes the BBC. Darka Olifer, press secretary of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s representative in the trilateral contact group, published a letter on Facebook explaining...
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky responded to the desire of Russian and Ukrainian television channels to hold a joint television bridge and called on Ukrainians not to succumb to manipulation. During his address to Ukrainians, which he delivered in both Ukrainian and Russian, Vladimir Zelensky also addressed Putin: “I want to appeal to the president...
The American diplomat also showed a fragment of a document signed by representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE. US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker said that Russia has been violating the Minsk agreements every day for four years, writes the Segodnya publication with reference to the politician’s Twitter page. He…
US intelligence predicts that the conflict in eastern Ukraine will continue in its current form and calls an offensive by either side unlikely. In addition, Ukraine is threatened by internal turmoil, which Russia is ready to take advantage of, writes Voice of America. “Each side’s calculations may change if he sees that...
On September 5, 2014, in Minsk (Belarus), agreements were signed providing for a truce in the Donbass: the withdrawal of heavy weapons, a regime of silence, as well as a number of political steps, such as the special status of Donbass, the holding of elections in this territory. What is the situation in the east of Ukraine now, ...
The United States is interested in facilitating the implementation of the Minsk agreements in the Donbas. And the observers of the OSCE mission should have access to the entire Ukrainian-Russian border to check all cargo that goes to Ukraine. This statement was made by the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland while in Kiev. ...
The issue of lifting or extending sanctions against Russia will be discussed by EU countries in July, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said at a briefing in Warsaw. “We will discuss these restrictions in July and decide on an extension or...
During the analysis of the Minsk agreements signed on February 12, few people noticed the role of Belarus itself and its long-term leader in the success of negotiations between the conflicting parties. I’ll quote Pavel Lobkov from the Kremlin-opposing Dozhd TV channel: “Now the capital of the world and cheese has moved to Minsk, and the latter...
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and other units to cease fire from midnight Kiev time. He said this in a statement from the General Staff, which was broadcast live. Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said in his ...
Leading American newspapers on Friday gave a sharply negative assessment of the new Minsk agreements, arguing that they are turning eastern Ukraine into another "frozen conflict" zone for Russia and giving Moscow an opportunity to strengthen control over the territory. The Wall Street Journal in the editorial ...