4th Crimea Platform Summit: Statements by EU Presidents von der Leyen and Michel
EU Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Michel participated via video in the 4th Crimea Platform Summit.
12/09/2024
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Russia’s war: EU Council prolongs individual sanctions over territorial integrity for a further six months
The existing restrictive measures provide for travel restrictions for natural persons, the freezing of assets, and a ban on making funds or other economic resources available to the listed individuals and entities. Sanctions will continue to apply to almost 1 800 individuals and entities altogether, many of which are targeted in response to Russia’s ongoing unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine.
13/09/2023
Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Foreign Minister
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock, who is on a visit to our country. The Head of State thanked Germany for its significant support for Ukraine, particularly military and financial. The President emphasized a new package of defense assistance from Germany and a significant contribution to bolstering Ukraine’s air defense.
11/09/2023
Russia/Ukraine: EU HRVP on regional and local elections
On 8-10 September, regional and local elections were organised in Russia and illegally also in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has temporarily occupied. The European Union strongly condemns the holding of these illegitimate so-called “elections” in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol and in parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
11/09/2023
UN Security Council: EU Statement on security issues caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine
8 September 2023, New York — Statement on behalf of the European Union delivered by H.E. Ambassador Olof Skoog, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine
09/09/2023
The Kremlin has pre-determined the results of sham elections: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Now Russia is committing another violation of the UN Charter by holding so-called “elections” within these four oblasts and in illegally annexed Crimea. Russia claims it is protecting the right to self-determination. But as my Foreign Secretary has said, you can’t hold elections in someone else’s country. Not only are Russia’s actions illegal and illegitimate, but we have information that the Kremlin has pre-determined the results of the sham elections
08/09/2023
Ukraine: France condemns in the strongest possible terms the attacks on the Kostiantynivka and Izmail district
France condemns in the strongest possible terms the despicable attack on the Kostiantynivka market in the Donetsk region, which left 16 people dead and 34 injured, as well as the latest drone strikes on the Izmail district in the Odesa region, which damaged port infrastructure and left one person injured.
08/09/2023
Ukraine: EU sanctions six individuals over human rights violations
The individuals listed today include prosecutors and judges active in courts established by Russia’s occupying force in illegally annexed Crimea. They took part in the politically motivated court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko, a journalist who was sentenced to 6 years in prison, and Nariman Dzhelyalov, a Crimean Tatar.
08/09/2023
Ahead of SOTEU, EU Commission highlights its main actions of the past year
Today, ahead of President von der Leyen’s State of the Union address on 13 September 2023, the Commission has released an overview of its work and achievements over the past year. This comprehensive publication describes the EU’s actions in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and our efforts to cut the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, as well as the progress on other Commission’s political priorities.
08/09/2023
Ukraine: UNDP and EU start construction work to restore war-damaged schools
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2014, thousands of schools, kindergartens and other educational institutions have been destroyed across 18 regions of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry has reported that 3,758 educational institutions have been damaged as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion, with 363 of them having been completely destroyed.
07/09/2023
NATO SG at the EU Parliament: We must support Ukraine for as long as it takes
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Members of the European Parliament on Thursday (7 September 2023), welcoming progress in NATO-EU cooperation and stressing the importance of supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes. He took part in a meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
07/09/2023
UK: PM call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, 7 September 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon before he travels to India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Prime Minister spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon before he travels to India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
07/09/2023
Ukraine: France strongly condemns the Russian drone strikes damaging agricultural infrastructure
Once again, by targeting civilian infrastructure and agricultural facilities in particular, Russia continues to be guilty of war crimes, for which it must be held responsible. In addition, Russia is continuing its cynical blackmail of global food security while simultaneously claiming that it is contributing to it. The methodical destruction of Ukrainian agricultural sites shows, once again, that Russia is doing everything it can to undermine the international community’s efforts
07/09/2023
Switzerland: President Berset receives EU Council SG
The secretary general of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, visited Switzerland on Thursday, 7 September, and met with President Alain Berset. The talks were devoted to the Council of Europe’s outlook in the follow-up to the Reykjavík Summit. Other key topics included addressing the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the protection of human rights in Europe. The president presented the secretary general with Switzerland’s instrument of
07/09/2023
Finland: Changes to temporary protection for third-country nationals who have fled Ukraine
At its meeting on 7 September, the Government decided that Finland would no longer grant temporary protection and new residence permits to those third-country nationals who have fled Ukraine and who were not granted international protection or a permanent residence permit by Ukraine. This decision will not affect the protection already granted or the validity of the residence permits already issued.
07/09/2023
EDA signs framework contracts for joint procurement of 155mm ammunition
The European Defence Agency has so far signed eight framework contracts with European industry for the joint procurement of 155mm ammunition. The signing of the latest five contracts took place at EDA headquarters in Brussels on 5 September, during a visit of the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors.
07/09/2023
Ukraine: France condemns Russian strikes on the Izmail district
Russia is thereby continuing its blackmail of global food security, marked by the systematic destruction of transit and storage facilities in Ukraine, obstacles to grain exports, and the suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed the shipment of 33 million tonnes of foodstuffs to 45 countries, particularly the most vulnerable countries in Asia and Africa.
04/09/2023
Norway/Ukraine: PM Støre’s statement after meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy
“Today we discussed progress on your Peace Formula, Mr. President. Peace for Ukraine will have to happen on the basis on Ukrainian terms, no peace without Ukraine, no discussions without Ukraine, and the Peace Formula we have discussed several times, bilaterally, but also in a Nordic setting, and Norway has been supporting the ten points and we have been looking into some of the areas where we can give a
01/09/2023
EU foreign ministers aim at “just peace” for Ukraine and restoring democracy in Niger
During the informal ministerial meeting in Toledo, EU foreign ministers supported the search for a just peace in Ukraine and the plans drawn up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore democracy in Niger.
01/09/2023
Finland sends more assistance to Ukraine
Finland sent a large amount of wastewater treatment plant equipment to Ukraine at the end of August. The equipment will make a significant contribution to helping Ukraine meet its water supply needs, which have grown during the summer. Finland and the EU have continued their active support of the Ukrainian authorities to mitigate the effects of the Russian attacks.
31/08/2023
Informal Foreign Affairs Council (Gymnich): Press remarks by EU HRVP Borrell upon arrival
“I want to remind you that today we are going to have these discussions together with Minister [for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro] Kuleba who came here personally to debrief the Ministers on the situation, and in particular how [following] the talks in Jeddah and [at] the next UN General Assembly in New York, we can push the Peace Plan of President [of Ukraine, Volodymyr] Zelenskyy.”
31/08/2023