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Kyiv: coming up to referendum on neutrality may take one year
Ukrainian officials say that holding a referendum on neutrality may take one year, considering the current situation in the country and mandatory procedures. “It may take at least a year for Ukraine to hold a referendum on neutrality,” said Davit A...
Ukrainian public advocate: Russian occupiers aimed at Red Cross building in Mariupol
Russian occupiers aimed at the building of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Lyudmyla Denisova, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine, reported on Wednesday. Denisova wrote that the Russian arm...
US president speaks with Ukrainian counterpart, pledges to provide $500 mln aid
US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledged to provide the government of Ukraine with $500 million in direct budgetary aid, the White House said on March 30. During the conversation, the officials discu...
Arestovych: occupiers still trying to kill Zelensky
Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says that occupiers are still trying to kill the president and some from his close circle, including him. In his recent interview for BBC, Arestovych said the Russians have ...
Ukraine distrusts Russia’s vows to withdraw forces from some locations
The Ukrainian authorities say that Russia is likely trying to mislead Kyiv by its recent vows to withdraw forces around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv “to boost mutual trust.” Kyiv believes that this is the rotation of force. The US stat...
Kyiv: Russia sends up to 2,000 troops from Georgian de facto regions to Ukraine
Kyiv says that Russia has sent about 2,000 troops from Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions to Ukraine to participate in hostilities. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claims that the troops include both Russi...
US State Secretary: no ‘signs of real seriousness’ from Russia in peace talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he did not see any ‘signs of real seriousness’ from Russia in pursuing peace with Ukraine. Blinken noted Washington focused on the Kremlin’s actions rather than its words, but maintained it was...
UK: ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine not enough to lift British sanctions
A ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine would not be enough to lift the British sanctions imposed on Russia, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson reportedly told his team on March 29. > “The prime minister said a ceasefire ...
Ukraine raises its proposals for security guarantees at a meeting with Russian delegates
Ukrainian negotiators raised proposals on security guarantees at today’s meeting in Istanbul with Russian delegates amid ongoing hostilities in Ukraine following the Russian invasion on February 24. The Ukrainian delegation believes that there sh...
Kyiv says 17,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine since outbreak of hostilities
Ukraine says that about 17,200 Russian soldiers have been killed in the country since the outbreak of hostilities on February 24. As for other losses, Kyiv says that Russians have lost: * Tanks – 597, * Armored vehicles – 1 710, * Artil...
