Access of Ukrainian grain to the world market is the subject of main attention, – US Assistant Secretary of State
Ensuring access of the Ukrainian grain blocked by Russian aggression to the market is now one of the main focuses of the United States, as well as allies, partners and international organizations. Source: US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried “Food security is not a new problem.” She reminded us that this issue was...
NATO made a mistake by not providing Ukraine with a Membership Action Plan, – Former NATO Chief
NATO made a mistake in its assessment of Russia’s military capabilities and in failing to provide Ukraine and Georgia with a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in 2008. Source: Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen According to him, during the NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008, the organization agreed that Ukraine and Georgia...
Polish President starts touring EU countries to persuade them to give Ukraine an EU candidate status
Polish President Andrzej Duda began a tour of southern Europe countries on June 8 to persuade them to support Ukraine’s EU candidate status. Source: The Office of the Polish President It is noted that the President of Slovakia Zuzana Chaputova was supposed to go with Duda, but due to a positive test for Covid 19, she was forced to cancel...
EU to allocate 7.25 million euros to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
The European Commission has launched a new € 7.25 million project under its Foreign Policy Instrument to support the capacity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell The project, first announced by European High Representative Josep Borrell in Kyiv, is part of the EU’s efforts to combat...
Ukraine does not accept alternatives to EU Candidate Status, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Ukraine does not accept any alternatives to granting the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba “We will not accept any surrogate versions or alternatives instead of candidate status, whatever they may be. We need the status of a candidate for EU membership. No...
The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the EU, – Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the EU
The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the European Union. Source: Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau “A few months ago, we could not imagine that the war would return to Europe and we would face war because of Russia’s actions. So we need to give more...
The World Bank allocated additional $1.49 billion to Ukraine
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine under the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine Project. Source: World Bank Group President David Malpass These funds will be used to pay salaries to government and social workers, increasing the promised...
Ukraine rejects any agreements on unblocking ports if its interests are not taken into account
There are currently no agreements to unblock Ukrainian ports between Ukraine, Turkey and Russia. Any agreements that do not take into account the interests of Ukraine will be rejected. Source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine “We appreciate Turkey’s efforts to unblock Ukrainian ports. At the same time, it should be noted...
Poland calls on the European Union to completely abandon Russian gas
The seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia should include restrictions on gas imports. It should also include the disconnection of all Russian banks from SWIFT. Source: Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau He stressed that since the beginning of the war, Poland “has steadfastly supported Kyiv in all key areas, working to...
Britain calls to investigate the steal of Ukrainian grain by Russia
London is calling for an investigation into the stealing of grain in the occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about such cases in the Kherson region(south of Ukraine). Source: British Farming Minister Victoria Prentis “Allegations that Russia is stealing grain from different regions of Ukraine are very serious and...
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