Ukraine Crisis: Joe Biden says informed Putin he stands ready to engage in high-level diplomacy
Feb 16, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend he is ready to engage in high-level diplomacy.
Ukraine crisis can only be solved via dialogue, says Italy
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:13 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Tensions around Ukraine can be defused only through dialogue as all major European actors are looking for ways to engage Russia, Franco Frattini, President of the Italian State Council, said in an interview with Sputnik.
Ukraine: ‘Do not fail the cause of peace’ Guterres urges
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that “there is no alternative to diplomacy.”
Russia pulls some troops back from border from Ukraine border
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: The Russian government on Tuesday said it is pulling back some of its troops from the Ukraine border.
Ukraine Crisis: G7 threatens Russia with sanctions
Feb 15, 2022, at 01:10 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday said they are ready to collectively impose severe sanctions on Russia in the event of a military invasion by Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses 'Russian issue' with Joe Biden
Feb 14, 2022, at 05:25 am
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed the current security situation, economic issues, sanctions and alleged Russian aggression in a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Sunday.
US releases intelligence on Ukraine to prevent war: US NSA Sullivan
Feb 14, 2022, at 02:39 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has been releasing information on the alleged Russian attack on Ukraine since November to prevent a war, not provoke it, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
Ukraine's airspace likely to shut down on Monday: Lawmaker
Feb 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Foreign airlines will most likely suspend flights above Ukraine starting February 14, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity party, said on Sunday.
Antony Blinken tells Lavrov diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis still open
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:20 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that "a diplomatic path to resolving the crisis" over Ukraine was still available, the spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price, said on Saturday.
Russia can invade Ukraine at any time: US warns
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Washington: A top US official warned Russia has the troops in place to invade Ukraine "at any time" and American citizens should leave within the next 48 hours.
Joe Biden asks US citizens to leave Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:45 am
Washington, DC: The United States President Joe Biden cited increased risk of Russian military invasion as he advised American citizens to leave Ukraine.
'Emmanuel Macron's visit to Russia needed amid Ukraine tension'
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Moscow was necessary, as Paris seeks to avoid economic consequences of the escalation around Ukraine, especially spike in gas prices, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.
Ukraine fulfilled its Donbas Resolution pledge
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine has fulfilled all the obligations it assumed at the negotiations on the resolution of the conflict in the breakaway region of Donbas, held in Paris in 2019, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, commenting on the controversy around Kiev's implementation of the Minsk agreements.
Vladimir Putin disagrees with Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine issue
Feb 08, 2022, at 03:19 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin disagreed with the position of French leader Emmanuel Macron that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron discuss Ukraine crisis
Feb 07, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday discussed the current situation in Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone, ahead of the latter's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said.
Belarus, Russia to give joint response to possible war in Donbas : Alexander Lukashenko
Feb 07, 2022, at 01:39 am
Minsk/UNI/Sputnik: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that his country would coordinate a joint response with Russia if Ukraine started a war against Donbas.
Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians
Feb 04, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supporting those who have been displaced, as they try to adjust to their new lives.
‘No alternative to diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis, Security Council hears
Feb 01, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New York; Following weeks of heightened tensions around Ukraine, with reports that Russia has been deploying more than 100,000 troops and heavy weapons close to its border, the United Nations’ Security Council held its first meeting to discuss ways of de-escalating the crisis on Monday.
US urges citizens to leave Ukraine amid "unpredictable" security situations
Jan 30, 2022, at 10:27 pm
Kiev: The US Embassy in Kiev on Sunday urged citizens to leave Ukraine amid "unpredictable" security situations and recommended a number of possible destinations.
UK's Boris Johnson to visit Europe next week to discuss situation around Ukraine
Jan 29, 2022, at 02:26 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to visit Europe next week to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, a source said on Thursday.
US to send 45 flights with $200 mn worth of military support to Ukraine
Jan 29, 2022, at 01:17 am
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: The United States plans to transport material and technical military assistance worth $200 million to Ukraine on 45 cargo flights, the RBC-Ukraine news outlet reported, citing sources.
Canada promises non-lethal aid to Ukraine, expands training mission
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will expand its military training mission in Ukraine by deploying 60 more troops to the country in the coming days, intelligence sharing, support to combat cyberattacks and shipping non-lethal equipment to help the latter face the threat of Russian invasion.
Canada advises its citizens against visiting Ukraine
Jan 25, 2022, at 09:36 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: Canada has advised its nationals to cancel plans for non-essential trips to Ukraine as tensions run high and military builds up on either side of the Russian-Ukrainian border, according to an advisory issued by the country's ministry of foreign affairs.
Britain withdrawing some embassy staff from Ukraine
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:30 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: Britain has begun to withdraw staff from its embassy in Kiev, the country's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday.
Ukraine-Russia tension: US directs families of embassy staff to leave
Jan 24, 2022, at 03:32 pm
Washington: The US government has directed all relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid rising tension in the region.
US reissues Russia travel advisory over Ukraine
Jan 24, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US State Department has reissued its Russia travel advisory urging American citizens not to take trips to the country amid "tension" along the border with Ukraine.
Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears
Dec 16, 2021, at 08:54 pm
New York: The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held by mainly pro-Russian separatists.
US patrol boats head to Black Sea as Ukraine raises fear of Russian attack
Nov 21, 2021, at 02:08 pm
Kyiv: The US has sent a ship with two Island-class patrol boats for the Ukrainian port of Odessa on November 8 days after it expressed fears of a possible Russian attack, media reports said.
Moscow sees Ukraine's possible NATO entry dangerous step, will react at dev: Diplomat
Oct 21, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine's possible NATO entry would be an extremely dangerous step, which would force Moscow to react, the alliance was warned about the possible consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Sputnik on Thursday.
Ukraine announces compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, education workers
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Xinhua: The Ukrainian government announced Wednesday that it will introduce a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants and education workers.