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Russia will avoid real talks while hoping U.S. forces Ukraine to capitulate

Russia will avoid serious peace talks while believing Washington can force Kyiv's surrender, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on Oct. 25.

26 October, 08:23 AM

More than 210 flights delayed or canceled at Moscow airports amid drone attacks

Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow disrupted flights at Sheremetyevo Airport, with more than 210 flights delayed or canceled across the Russian capital's airports by noon, Russian outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti reported on Oct. 24.

24 October, 07:39 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responds to Lviv's Shukhevych plan

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told NV that the Lviv Regional Council's decision to designate 2027 as a year honoring Roman Shukhevych, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Oleh Olzhych was counterproductive to efforts to strengthen ties with Poland on Oct. 21.

21 October, 06:44 PM

Kenya wants Ukraine to recognize captured African fighters as trafficking victims, not POWs

African countries are seeking the return of citizens captured in Ukraine while fighting for Russia, with Kenya negotiating the release of five nationals it says were deceived into joining the war, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 9.

9 October, 04:44 PM

No contact with 56 Ukrainians after Nepal floods as situation remains difficult – Foreign Ministry

Fifty-six Ukrainians remain out of contact after floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told NV, adding that the number remained unchanged as of noon Kyiv time on Aug. 28.

28 August, 02:04 PM

Sybiha calls for renewed talks on using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that it was time to revive discussions on frozen Russian assets and establish clear legal mechanisms for using them to support Ukraine on Aug. 18.

18 August, 06:12 PM

Zelenskyy delays filling key ministerial posts

The Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) will not vote to appoint defense and foreign ministers on Aug. 18 as previously expected, since President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not submitted the corresponding nominations, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Aug. 17.

17 August, 11:49 PM

Russia recruited nearly 3,000 people from 37 African countries

Russia has recruited at least 2,982 people from 37 African countries into its armed forces, 486 of whom have been killed, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told Suspilne on Aug. 16.

16 August, 08:57 PM

Russia threatens damage to ties with U.S. and Turkey over new arms supplies to Ukraine

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that new arms supplies to Ukraine would seriously damage Russia's relations with the United States and Turkey, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Aug. 15.

15 August, 08:57 PM

Russia plans to scrap border zones with occupied territories

Russia's FSB plans to change border-zone rules in parts of Rostov and Voronezh oblasts bordering temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, as well as between occupied Crimea and part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 15.

15 August, 06:41 PM

Ukraine urges CIS observers to skip Russian vote in occupied areas

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warned on Aug. 13 observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) against visiting Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia, where the aggressor state plans to illegally hold voting as part of its State Duma elections.

14 August, 12:05 PM

Peru breaks silence to confirm its citizens are dying while fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Breaking years of silence, Peru’s Foreign Ministry has formally acknowledged for the first time that its citizens are fighting – and dying – in the war in Ukraine, Spanish news wire EFE reported on August 9.

10 August, 01:58 PM

Antonov aircraft were not damaged in Leipzig drone incident

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that no one was injured and Antonov aircraft were not damaged after a drone incident at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 5, adding that the situation remains under investigation.

6 August, 03:26 PM

Zaluzhnyi’s remarks on Ukraine’s lack of NATO membership prospects were taken out of context, Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi commented on Aug. 5 on the statement by Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, regarding the prospects of Ukraine’s accession to NATO.

5 August, 06:15 PM

Ukraine warns Hasidic pilgrims against Uman trip

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry advised Israeli Hasidic pilgrims not to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah celebrations, according to a ministry statement released on July 29.

29 July, 03:48 PM

Foreign Ministry calls former Cyprus envoy Nizhynskyi’s claims false, refers matter to authorities

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry called statements made by former ambassador to Cyprus Sergiy Nizhynskyi during a parliamentary temporary investigative commission false and has asked the relevant authorities to review them, according to the agency’s statement on July 27.

27 July, 06:20 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry rejects secret German-Russian Baku talks as irrelevant

Secret meeting of former German and Russian officials held in Azerbaijan is entirely irrelevant to actual peace negotiations regarding Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi declared at a press briefing on July 22.

22 July, 01:42 PM

Ukraine demands urgent Security Council meeting after mass Russian strikes on Kyiv

Ukraine is initiating an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with massive Russian attacks, specifically targeting Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on July 6.

6 July, 02:31 PM

YouTube removes videos promoting Russian Shahed assembly plant in Alabuga

YouTube has removed videos promoting a Russian drone assembly plant in Alabuga that manufactures Shahed UAVs used in daily strikes across Ukraine, Ukraine FM Andrii Sybiha reported on June 11.

12 June, 11:21 AM

Estonia installs first drone detection systems along border with Russia

Estonia has installed its first fixed drone detection and monitoring systems along the border with Russia and plans to expand the network across the entire land frontier, ERR reported on May 30.

30 May, 03:38 PM

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