New Delhi, March 29 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Friday held bilateral talks here and discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its wider ramifications. “An open and wide-ranging conversation with Ukraine FM@DmytroKuleba this afternoon. Our discussions focused on the ongoing conflict and its wider ramifications. Exchanged…
Kiev, Mar 24 (UNI) A fire broke out in a critical infrastructure facility in the Lviv Region in western Ukraine following a Russian air attack, the head of regional administration, Maksym Kozytskyy, said on Sunday. In the early hours of Sunday, the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News reported that several explosions were heard in…
Moscow, Mar 22 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said at a meeting with French politicians at the Elysee Palace that Ukraine could fall very soon, Politico reported, citing an unnamed meeting participant. “Ukraine can fall very quickly,” Macron was quoted as saying. The statement was made in the context of discussions of the upcoming elections…
Moscow, Mar 18 (UNI) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who arrived on a visit to Azerbaijan, called on Baku to provide more humanitarian assistance to Ukraine due to the “extremely difficult” situation there. “It’s a country which is a partner of NATO, and Russia continues to conduct a war of aggression against Ukraine. NATO Allies…
Paris, Mar 18 (UNI) France can play a role in the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that all is not yet lost. “I would really like France to play a role that does not lead to aggravation of the conflict … but on the contrary … It…
Kiev, Mar 8 (UNI) The Ukrainian authorities will start a mandatory evacuation from 57 settlements in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleg Synegubov announced on Thursday. “We decided to carry out mandatory evacuation of residents of 57 settlements,” Synegubov wrote on his Telegram channel after a meeting of the regional defense council. Besides, children…
Washington, Feb 23 (UNI) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukrainian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a disbursement of about 880 million dollars, the IMF said in a statement. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ukrainian authorities have reached staff-level agreement (SLA) on an updated set of economic and financial policies…
Washington, Feb 13 (UNI) The US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill on $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. In total, 70 senators voted in support of the bill, while 29 voted against. The assistance package includes approximately $60 billion for Ukraine and some $14 billion for Israel. On Monday, House Speaker…
Warsaw, Feb 10 (UNI) Ukraine men’s ice hockey team beat Poland 3-2 in a shootout in the Olympic pre-qualifying tournament in Sosnowiec on Friday evening. The team coached by Robert Kalaber could have had a dream start, but Bogdan Dyachenko saved Pawel Dronia’s effort. However, Poland didn’t slow the pace and they scored an opener…
Moscow, Feb 3 (UNI) The only matter left for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia under the genocide convention is whether Kiev had committed genocide in Donbas, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. On Friday, ICJ President Joan E. Donoghue said that the court…
