US Secretary of State John Kerry said that he condemned in the strongest terms "the monstrous attack by Russian-backed separatists on residential areas of Mariupol ... using Grad systems and other high-tech weapons." Kerry called it “reprehensible that the separatists are loudly praising this and others ...
At a press briefing on January 23, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States is deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, which is "the result of a surge in Russia-backed separatist armistice line activity" in "complete defiance of the Minsk Agreement." “Ukraine has fulfilled ...
The death toll in the conflict in Ukraine, which began last April, has officially surpassed 5000, and in fact may be even higher, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday. “The significant escalation of hostilities has resulted in ...
The Washington Post called on Western countries to make "greater commitments" to the Ukrainian government, which is threatened with financial deficits and renewed violence in the east of the country. An editorial published Thursday said that many Western leaders still see ...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg again called on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with journalists in Brussels, Stoltenberg said that NATO has been monitoring the movements of Russian troops across Ukrainian territory for several months. According to him, recently ...
For two days - January 15-16 - the international forum of intellectuals Rusijos Reality Check was held in Lithuania, the participants of which discussed the situation in Russia. The forum was organized by the Center for Eastern European Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. On January 15, the event participants were...
The European Commission has offered to provide Ukraine with additional financial assistance of 1,8 billion euros to help Kiev avoid bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper notes that a loan to help Ukraine rebuild its national economy and allow the government to continue paying should be ...
The most brilliant result of the participation of a Jewish candidate in this presidential election: Vadim Rabinovich received more votes throughout Ukraine than both leaders of Ukrainian ultranationalists. The first exit poll data in the presidential elections in Ukraine brought sensational results on the evening of May 25, 2014: Peter ...
The UN Secretary General demanded an end to actions that undermine the unity, territorial integrity of Ukraine and stability in the country. He called for the implementation of the provisions of the Geneva Declaration of 17 April. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, referring to the press, noted that in recent weeks in Ukraine ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the Republic of Crimea as a sovereign and independent state in which Sevastopol has a special status, the Kremlin press service reported late on Monday evening, March 17. The decree comes into force on the day of its signing. On…