Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to authorities within five days after being notified, according to a government decree that comes into force on Monday.
Ukrainian leader invited by Joe Biden, as US president pressures Republican senators to back aid bill
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of meetings in Brussels this week that will determine future aid to Kyiv as well as Ukraine's EU accession.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement posted to Telegram that he spoke with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 'as frankly as possible' in a sideline conversation between the two leaders during the inauguration ceremony for Argentina's newly elected president on Dec. 10.
Zelenskiy to visit Washington in bid to break Senate deadlock on aid; Ukrainian president attends inauguration of Javier Milei in Argentina
The emergency measure, used by President Joe Biden's administration to bypass Congress, comes amid more reports that the U.S. could be running out of funds to help Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has briefly talked with Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, during the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Argentina.
Ukraine is in "mortal danger" if it does not continue receiving financial aid from Western countries, First Lady Olena Zelenska told the BBC on Dec. 9, one day after a Ukraine aid bill failed to pass in Washington.
Hungarian freight carriers starting on Dec. 11 will begin an official demonstration and block the Zahony-Chop checkpoint on the border with Ukraine, local media reported citing the Association of Hungarian Road Carriers.
Ukrainian president updates French president on military progress as he visits Argentina’s far-right populist as he is sworn in
The worst situation caused by the Russian attacks was reported in Donetsk Oblast, where 121 settlements remain without power, the ministry said. Repairs are underway there.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Ecuador during his ongoing trip to the inauguration of Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei. Zelensky reported on Telegram on Dec. 10 that he and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa discussed the possibilities of developing bilateral cooperation in the...
Deputy Health Minister Ihor Kuzin warned that the country is suffering from peak coronavirus and flu numbers. The rising epidemic has seen 1.3 million citizens fall ill, 40% more than last year.
Kyiv condemns plans to hold Russian elections in occupied territory; Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to Argentina for inauguration of far-right counterpart Javier Milei
Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, the newly appointed chief of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Freedom of Speech, questioned the effectiveness of Ukraine's TV marathon introduced after Russia's full-scale invasion in Feb. 2022, Interfax reports.
The day before, Moscow claimed occupied Crimea, and parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts would be included in the upcoming Russian elections on March 15-17, 2024.
"The IOC plans to give the international sports arena to athletes who not only sympathize with the murders of Ukrainian women and children but are also probably directly involved in these terrible crimes," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote on Dec. 9.
Germany should be prepared to increase its support for Ukraine "when others are faltering," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Dec. 9, apparently referring to the uncertainty over further aid to Ukraine in the U.S.
Various officials have pledged to scale back traditional holiday festivities and fireworks displays in order to purchase military equipment to supply Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
