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Polish FM ‘hopes’ 2025 will be pivotal for ending war in Ukraine

The outcome of the Russo-Ukrainian war may be decided this year, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said at a press event in Brussels on Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 02:08 AM

Russian POWs kept in five locations across Ukraine

Russian prisoners-of-war are held in five specially designated facilities located far away from the frontline, Bohdan Okhrimenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Coordination HQ for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said on Jan. 22.

23 January 2025, 02:13 AM

EU expects progress on special tribunal for Russia in 2025

Ukraine and the EU expect that a special tribunal for Russia’s crimes of aggression will start taking shape in early 2025, Council of Europe Secretary-General Alain Berset said on Dec. 5.

6 December 2024, 02:09 AM

Russia violates Geneva Convention by conscripting 50,000 Crimean residents

By late December 2024, Russia will conclude its 20th conscription campaign in occupied Crimea, where 50,000 residents have been mobilized since 2014, according to a report by Ukraine's Presidential Representation in Crimea on Dec. 5.

5 December 2024, 04:08 PM

UN Security Council ‘outdated and paralyzed’ — Secretary-General Guterres

The United Nations Security Council has become “outdated and often ineffective,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Nov. 26 at the 10th Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Cascais, Portugal.

27 November 2024, 12:45 AM

Ukraine thanks Polish PM Tusk for backing 'nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine'

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has expressed gratitude to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk for his commitment to the principle “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.” Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi shared the statement in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine.

10 November 2024, 05:18 PM

Ukraine submits its Rome Statute ratification to UN

Ukraine has submitted its instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute to the UN Secretariat, Deputy Head of the President's Office Iryna Mudra announced on Oct. 25.

26 October 2024, 01:56 AM

Mongolia violated Rome Statute by not arresting Putin — ICC

The Mongolian government has breached the Rome Statute when it chose not to arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his visit in September, the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 10:47 PM

Ukraine open to discussing peace framework changes, but not territorial integrity, Yermak says

Kyiv is ready to discuss adjustments to the peace formula as long as they align with international law and support Ukraine's territorial integrity, the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, wrote in a column for the Finnish newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet published on Oct. 22.

23 October 2024, 08:42 AM

Türkiye backs return of occupied territories, including Crimea, to Ukraine

Türkiye supports the return of the temporarily occupied territories, including Crimea, to Ukraine as a matter of international law, said Yalçın Topçu, the chief advisor to President Erdogan, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2024, 01:46 PM

Ukraine urges Hague court to order Russia to dismantle Crimean Bridge

Presenting its case against Russia with the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Ukraine argued that Moscow must dismantle its illegally constructed Crimean Bridge, the Foreign Ministry announced on Oct. 3.

4 October 2024, 12:05 AM

‘We cannot let up’ in supporting Ukraine, Biden tells UN General Assembly

The United States and its allies will continue supporting Ukraine until victory in the war against Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said in final address as president to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 09:22 PM

Ukraine, allies settle on special tribunal model for Russia

At the latest meeting of the Core Group, Ukraine and its international partners have agreed on the overall concept for a special tribunal to investigate Russian crimes of aggression, the President’s Office announced on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 10:32 PM

Ukraine seeks UN and Red Cross assistance for civilians in Kursk region

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Sep. 16 on the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, currently under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16 September 2024, 01:37 PM

US blasts China’s Ukraine war ‘peace plan’

Beijing’s proposals to end the war in Ukraine contradict the UN Charter and basic principles of international law, Robert Wood, the U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said on Sept. 13.

14 September 2024, 01:58 AM

Ukraine's MFA condemns Russia's attack on Red Cross as barbaric international law violation

Russian attack on Red Cross truck in Donetsk Oblast violates not only international, but all human laws, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) wrote in its official statement on Sept. 12.

13 September 2024, 09:47 AM

Foreign Ministry delivers demarche to Mongolia over Putin’s visit

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has delivered a démarche to the Mongolian government after it failed to arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his recent official visit, the ministry announced on Sept. 12.

12 September 2024, 10:46 PM

UN General Assembly admits it can’t compel Russia to follow international law

The United Nations General Assembly lacks the capacity to force Russia to adhere to the organization's Charter and international law more broadly, GA President Dennis Francis said at a press conference in New York on Sept. 9.

10 September 2024, 02:05 AM

Russia never requested humanitarian evacuation corridor from Kursk Oblast, Kyiv says

Russia has not approached Ukraine or the Red Cross to organize a humanitarian evacuation corridor for Kursk Oblast residents, Ukrainian Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Aug. 22.

22 August 2024, 09:12 PM

Russian aggression is primary reason for ongoing hostilities in Kursk Oblast

Russia's aggression and its attempt to seize foreign territories is the main reason for hostilities, shelling and any escalation taking place in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Presidential Office head advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 01:49 PM

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