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Irish FM blames Belarus for "aviation piracy"

Coveney said the incident yesterday was a "state-sponsored hijacking."

14:50, 24.05.2021

Lithuania to provide Ukraine with 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Ukraine launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign on February 24.

16:55, 14.05.2021

Russia expels Ukrainian consul detained in St. Petersburg

Russia's FSB officers detained Sosoniuk on April 16.

19:25, 17.04.2021

Appointment of new Ukrainian Ambassador to U.S. nearing completion – Kuleba

Oksana Markarova is to travel to Washington, D.C., in the near future.

15:45, 07.02.2021

Foreign Minister Kuleba lists seven diplomatic successes in 2020

Beefing up security in Ukraine and increasing sanction-related pressure on Russia are among them.

12:45, 23.12.2020

Hungarian FM urges OSCE to send special mission to Zakarpattia region

According to Szijjártó, the OSCE monitors will be informed about the incident in Zakarpattia region.

14:50, 02.12.2020

Hungarian FM reacts to SBU's searches in Zakarpattia region (Video)

Ambassador of Ukraine to Hungary Liubov Nepop has been summoned to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.

12:20, 01.12.2020

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry: Russia not to escape responsibility for Kerch incident

Bifurcation is a common practice in international arbitration.

19:59, 12.11.2020

Ukraine's Foreign Minister calls on Ukrainians not to travel Belarus amid protests

At least three citizens of Ukraine have already been detained in Belarus during political turmoil.

13:20, 13.08.2020

Ukraine's FM urges to step up pressure on Kremlin over militarization, human rights violations in Crimea

Moscow has already lost chances to succeed in normalizing its occupation of Crimea, the official believes.

21:55, 25.07.2020

Georgia's Foreign Ministry summons Ukraine ambassador over Saakashvili's recent statements

Saakashvili earlier called the incumbent power in Georgia "illegitimate."

20:57, 10.07.2020

Ex-FM Kozhara suspected of businessman's murder released on bail

Ex-head of the Inter TV channel, general director of the Atlantic Group holding Serhiy Starytsky was shot dead in the house of Kozhara and his wife outside Kyiv in February 2020.

16:40, 21.05.2020

Ukraine's foreign ministry responds to Russian comment on Zelensky's one-year presidency

The true cause of ruining cooperation between the two states is Russia's ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine.

12:45, 21.05.2020

Georgia's Foreign Ministry recalling ambassador from Ukraine

Tbilisi's move followed speculation about the possible appointment of Saakashvili as deputy prime minister for reform in Ukraine.

13:19, 24.04.2020

South Korea gives Ukraine US$700,000 for fight against coronavirus

The move was preceded by talks between Ukrainian and South Korean top officials.

12:19, 22.04.2020

MFA Ukraine: 50 Ukrainians recover from COVID-19 abroad, 152 undergoing treatment

Seven Ukrainians died from coronavirus abroad.

23:40, 19.04.2020

Foreign Ministry's update: 18 Ukrainians with coronavirus being treated abroad

As many as 70,137 Ukrainians have already returned home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

15:35, 23.03.2020

Almost 60,000 Ukrainians return home amid coronavirus pandemic

Sixteen Ukrainian citizens are undergoing treatment abroad.

10:55, 22.03.2020

Kuleba sees no reason to comment on anonymous reports claiming resumption of cooperation with Russia

The ultimate goal is the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the withdrawal of the occupying forces.

12:40, 06.03.2020

Newly appointed Ukrainian FM Kuleba names five priority areas of work

People are the greatest value for the Foreign Ministry as each professional and energetic employee deserves decent and comfortable working conditions both at home and abroad, the minister says.

13:20, 05.03.2020

Dmytro Kuleba tapped to head Ukraine's Foreign Ministry

The decision was backed by 288 lawmakers.

20:30, 04.03.2020

Kuleba says ready to combine vice PM, FM posts

Earlier, some media outlets suggested that Kuleba could replace Vadym Prystaiko as the country's top diplomat.

14:40, 03.03.2020

Iranian man who shot down Ukrainian plane in prison – Iranian FM

The minister also said Iran had invited the Ukrainians, the owner of the plane, and Boeing to participate in the investigation.

18:13, 25.01.2020

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry preparing for French President's official visit

This was discussed by Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister with the French Ambassador to Ukraine.

00:27, 23.01.2020

Special workgroup formed for plane victims' consular affairs: Iranian FM spox

According to Mousavi, all the political and consular missions have been ordered to carefully deal with the requests of the families.

15:08, 12.01.2020

Foreign minister elaborates on when Ukraine should start seeking alternative to Minsk deal

He warned against the transformation of the war into a frozen conflict.

21:40, 07.01.2020

Ukraine's MFA says about 100 hostages of Kremlin "celebrate" Christmas in jail (Video)

The ministry called on the international community to help free all Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

15:35, 06.01.2020

Israeli embassies across the world, including in Ukraine, shut as diplomats, military attaches strike

"No consular services will be provided and no one will be allowed to enter the Embassy/Consulate," the statement said.

13:10, 30.10.2019

Ex-Polish FM says Geneva format of negotiations more suitable for Crimea, Donbas de-occupation

Sikorski says the problem of Crimea and Donbas, and the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine is a high priority for the European Union and EU member states such as Poland.

14:04, 05.10.2019

Estonian FM sees concessions to Russia as sign of West's powerlessness

Reinsalu expressed hope that the EU wouldn't ease sanctions against Russia.

14:33, 16.09.2019

Moldovan foreign minister to visit Ukraine on Sept 9

Popescu will meet with representatives of the government and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

17:50, 06.09.2019

Rada appoints Prystaiko Ukraine's Foreign Minister

Earlier, President Zelensky nominated Prystaiko for the post of the country's foreign minister.

21:57, 29.08.2019

Servant of the People names nominees for Vice PM for Eurointegration, foreign and defense ministers

MP Bohdan Yaremenko noted that the new government will see the most balanced foreign policy bloc in the history of Ukraine.

14:25, 29.08.2019

Latvian FM congratulates Ukraine on Independence Day

Rinkēvičs says Latvia has supported and will continue to support Ukraine.

16:08, 24.08.2019

Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjártó says he comes on scheduled, agreed visit to Ukraine

The Hungarian official assured that his country is interested in an improvement in bilateral relations.

01:55, 17.07.2019

President Zelensky taps Prystaiko to head Ukraine's foreign ministry

Since 2014, Vadym Prystaiko has been at the helm of Ukraine's Permanent Mission to NATO.

18:30, 11.06.2019

U.S. Secretary Pompeo, German FM Maas discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine

Pompeo expressed gratitude to Germany for cooperation in the issue of sanctions punishing Russia for its aggression in Ukraine and the use of chemical weapons in the United Kingdom.

22:20, 31.05.2019

Klimkin ready to discuss possible cooperation with Zelensky

At the same time, the minister says he is not going to step back from his "values."

22:30, 26.04.2019

Australia imposes financial sanctions, travel bans over Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine

Australia condemns the aggression and calls on Russia to release the detained Ukrainian sailors and seized vessels without delay.

14:20, 18.03.2019

Latvia to continue support territorial integrity of Ukraine – foreign minister

Rinkēvičs reaffirmed Latvia's unwavering position that Crimea is an integral part of Ukraine.

22:38, 16.03.2019

MFA: Ukraine sends Russia about 300 diplomatic notes demanding release of political prisoners

Ukraine's consular officials have visited Ukrainian citizens in prisons more than 250 times.

23:58, 08.02.2019

German minister: Kerch Strait is now open for shipping – media

"The Kerch Strait is currently free – that's what everyone involved says," Maas said.

15:50, 18.01.2019

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajcak makes first visit to Ukraine

Slovakia took over the OSCE chairmanship from Italy on January 1 for the next 12 months.

15:30, 15.01.2019

Greek Foreign Ministry issues strongly worded response to Moscow – media

In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the deal was a Western plot to draw the Balkan country into the NATO security alliance.

11:03, 15.01.2019

"Deliberate dismantling": Minister Klimkin on Russia's plans for Ukraine

The Foreign Minister is convinced that Russia is striving for dismantling the Ukrainian state rather than for the revenge of the pro-Russian forces in the upcoming elections.

10:00, 04.09.2018

Putin attends wedding of Austrian foreign minister – media

Putin brought a small Cossack men's choir along to entertain about 100 guests at the wedding.

12:31, 19.08.2018

Russia says U.S. indictment over election meddling is groundless – media

The Russian ministry said the indictment was meant to damage the atmosphere before the summit between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Helsinki on Monday.

15:06, 14.07.2018

Ukraine condemns Kremlin-controlled court's ruling against Ukrainian Movenko in Sevastopol

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands that Russia stop the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in occupied Crimea.

14:30, 08.05.2018

Ukraine MFA on escalation in Donbas: Russia does not need peace

Press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Mariana Betsa says Russia does not need peace in Donbas and people there are killed by its hybrid forces almost every day.

13:24, 08.11.2017

German officials had concerns over possible full-blown war between Ukraine, Russia

There were several occasions throughout the Ukrainian-Russian conflict when German foreign ministry was concerned that an actual war could break out between the two countries, spokesman for the ministry Martin Schaefer said at his last press conference in office before resignation, Deutsche Welle reports.

12:50, 30.09.2017