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Norwegian FM slams Lavrov’s ‘parallel universe’ rhetoric at OSCE

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at the OSCE Ministerial Council session in Malta was "evidence from a parallel universe,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Dec. 5

6 December 2024, 12:48 PM

Luxembourg opposes Ukraine’s NATO membership push

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel spoke out against Ukraine's NATO accession at the alliance’s foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Dec. 3, Der Spiegel reported.

4 December 2024, 08:27 AM

Georgian protests echo Ukraine’s fight for freedom in 2013 - former Foreign MInister

Georgia is now replaying Ukraine’s trajectory from November 2013, Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on X on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 03:20 PM

Scholz-Putin call sparks warnings from Finnish Foreign Ministry

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen urged European leaders to be cautious in dealings with Moscow following German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, DPA outlet wrote on Nov. 17.

18 November 2024, 10:05 AM

Trump unlikely to abruptly halt aid to Ukraine - Czech Foreign Minister

Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump will not suddenly stop providing aid to Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said in an interview with the Czech outlet Novinky on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 01:45 PM

German FM makes surprise visit to Kyiv, reaffirms Berlin's support

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv with an unannounced visit to express Berlin's support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia, Der Spiegel reported early on Nov. 4.

4 November 2024, 11:24 AM

Russian FM to attend OSCE summit first since war outbreak

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to visit Malta in December 2024 to participate in the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting, claimed Russian outlet Vedomosti, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

1 November 2024, 01:25 PM

Kremlin ally Kazakhstan rejects Russian attempts to evade sanctions

Kazakhstan’s government has opposed Russia’s use of its territory to circumvent international sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko told in an interview with Polish media outlet PAP on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 01:46 PM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister to visit Oman, Angola, Egypt, and South Africa

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha will visit the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Angola, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of South Africa from Oct. 23 to 28, the Ministry wrote on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 01:54 PM

French foreign minister to visit northeastern Ukraine

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 19, for an official visit, will travel to one of the northeastern regions of Ukraine on the border with Russia on Oct. 20, he said during a press conference with FM Andrii Sybiha.

19 October 2024, 07:30 PM

Poland's Foreign Ministry calls for 'decisions, not plans' on Volyn Tragedy exhumations

Polish Foreign Ministry expects "decisions, not plans" regarding the exhumation of the Volyn Tragedy victims, at the same time calling it a step in the right direction, spokesperson Paweł Wroński said in a comment to news outlet PAP on Oct. 2.

3 October 2024, 10:17 AM

Ex-Polish FM slams Tusk's Ukraine policy as hyena approach

Former Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has criticized the policy of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government towards Ukraine, calling it as a "hyena policy" in his column published in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 12:57 PM

New foreign minister announces policy review, personnel changes

Ukraine’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced an upcoming review of Kyiv’s foreign policy and personnel changes in the diplomatic corps, in a Facebook post on Sept. 6.

7 September 2024, 01:26 AM

Kuleba resigns as Ukraine's Foreign Minister

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba submitted his resignation to the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament’s Speaker, Ruslan Stefanchuk, announced on Facebook on Sept. 4.

4 September 2024, 09:44 AM

Border with Russia to remain closed for the time being — Finnish Foreign Minister

Finland does not plan to open the border crossing with Russia, the Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Yle media outlet on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 10:42 AM

Lithuania addresses Russian opposition’s claims of ‘unfair’ sanctions

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis commented on the calls of the released Russian opposition activists to ease sanctions against “ordinary Russians” on X on Aug. 4.

5 August 2024, 11:28 AM

Austrian FM rejects calls for Ukraine to give up territory

Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg considers calls from some Western leaders for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia in exchange for peace unacceptable, he said in an interview with Ukrinform on July 31.

1 August 2024, 11:07 AM

Kaja Kallas and Estonian government resigns

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigned along with her government, and will serve as acting prime minister until a new government comes to power, holding the PM chair since January 2021, reported ERR on July 15.

15 July 2024, 12:58 PM

First batch of F-16s to arrive in Ukraine by end of summer - Ukrainian FM

The first F-16 fighter jets will appear in Ukrainian skies by the end of summer 2024, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with Ukrainian Channel 24 on July 11.

11 July 2024, 01:57 PM

British FM David Lammy visits Berlin, focusing on NATO support and Ukraine aid

New British Foreign Minister David Lammy made his first official visit to Berlin, where he met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, the German Foreign Office reported on X on July 7.

7 July 2024, 02:24 PM

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