UKRAINE

Ukraine declares 30-day state of emergency amid stand-off with Russia

Kyiv, FEB 23: A 30-day state of  emergency  has been declared in Ukraine in light of a feared  invasion  by  Russia  in the country’s east...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 23 Feb, 2022

Russia says pulling back some forces from Ukraine border

MOSCOW, FEB 15: Russia said on Tuesday it was pulling back some of its forces near the Ukrainian border to their bases, in what would be t...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 15 Feb, 2022

G7 nations to impose ‘massive’ economic sanctions on Russia in case of invasion of Ukraine

ROME, FEB 14: Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations said on Monday they are prepared to impose “massive” economic sanctio...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 14 Feb, 2022

Ukraine considers dropping ambition to join NATO to avoid war – envoy

Kyiv, FEB 14: Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has said the country could consider dropping its ambition to join NATO to avoid war with Russ...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 14 Feb, 2022

Ukraine sees no point closing airspace amid Russia tension: official

Kyiv, FEB 13: Ukraine sees no point closing its airspace amid the tensions with Moscow, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday, after ...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 13 Feb, 2022

NATO warns Russia will pay 'high price' if uses force against Ukraine

Brussels, NOV 30:  Russia  will pay a “high price” if it uses force against  Ukraine , and the West has already shown that it can wield ec...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 30 Nov, 2021

Ukrainian president says Russia hardly pulled out any border troops

Kyiv, JUN 9 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday Russia has pulled out only 11,000 out of 105,000 border troops. Briefing...

DIPLOMATICNEWSPK.BLOG 9 Jun, 2021

Ukrainian president felicitate Muslims on advent of Ramazan

KYIV, Ukraine, APR 14: The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Muslims on the beginning of Ramazan, the holy Islamic mo...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 14 Apr, 2021

250,000 Ukrainians sign up for COVID-19 vaccination waiting list

KYIV, MAR 15: Over 247,000 Ukrainians have signed up for the COVID-19 vaccination waiting list. This is reported by the Ukrainian Health M...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 14 Mar, 2021

MFA Ukraine demands apology from Slovakia PM over Zakarpattia "joke"

Regardless of the motives, genre or context, such comments directly affect territorial integrity of Ukraine, diplomats believe. KYIV, MAR 4:...

FARUKH SHEHZAD 4 Mar, 2021