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Time to ‘seriously de-escalate’ tensions over Ukraine, Guterres tells Munich conference

Feb 19, 2022, at 06:11 pm

New York: With tensions continuing to mount over the Ukraine crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he still believed military conflict in Europe “will not happen” – although if it did, “it would be catastrophic”.

Ukraine crisis: UN political affairs chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Feb 18, 2022, at 09:58 pm

New York: Amid competing narratives of events unfolding swiftly in and around Ukraine - one detailing the withdrawal of Russian troops from the borders and another proclaiming that an attack is imminent – the UN political affairs chief called on Thursday for the parties to make meaningful progress on implementation of the 2015 Minsk agreements, as she briefed the Security Council.

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.”

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.

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.

Ukraine situation: US orders non-emergency employees in Kiev embassy to leave

Feb 12, 2022, at 11:53 pm

Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: The US State Department has told non-emergency personnel at its embassy in Ukraine to leave due to reports of Russian troop build-up near the border with Ukraine and "potential for significant military action".

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

Ukraine crisis ‘forgotten by the world,’ senior UN relief official says, urging greater global support

Mar 02, 2018, at 02:07 pm

New York, Mar 2 (JEN): With 4.4 million people in Ukraine soon to enter a fifth year of conflict, the international community has an important role to play in supporting conflict resolution and bringing about lasting peace – the only durable humanitarian solution for the affected population, a senior United Nations official has said.