peacekeeping
Ukrainian UN peacekeepers arriving in Donbas to monitor ceasefire
Ukrainian soldiers will be able to use the right to self-defense, as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter.
19:07, 26 July 2020
Ukraine to look into possibility of deploying OSCE peacekeepers to Donbas – minister
He says introducing an OSCE peacekeeping mission could be an unprecedented case.
23:59, 06 July 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 January 2020
Ukraine FM Prystaiko sets task to advance in Donbas settlement within six months
The diplomat says if the peace process continues, Ukraine will think about the next steps.
23:14, 29 August 2019
Ukraine eyes Croatian model for peaceful reintegration of Donbas
All militant pseudo-formations should disappear, while the three components of the UN peacekeeping mission - military, policing, and civilian, should emerge.
22:30, 01 February 2019
Poroshenko: UN needs to be reformed for more effective peacekeeping
At the Security Council's summit last year, all leaders were united in the vision that the UN peacekeeping endeavor badly needed reform.
11:51, 26 September 2018
Belarus not to send its peacekeepers to Donbas
Belarus has very little experience in peacekeeping.
15:27, 25 September 2018
WP: Polish leader calls for UN force for Russia-Ukraine border
Resolutions on the deployment of UN peacekeepers to Donbas faced likely vetoes, and have been shelved.
10:10, 18 May 2018
Ukraine's interior minister: Police, guardsmen to join peacekeepers to end Donbas occupation
The Ukrainian authorities are considering several scenarios for the east of Ukraine.
20:44, 06 April 2018
Volker on recent meeting with Surkov on peacekeeping in Donbas: A "step back"
<p>U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker, the Trump administration's special envoy charged with ending the war in Ukraine, says that his recent meeting with Vladislav Surkov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Belgrade on November 13 on a UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas, was a "step back," according to the U.S. edition of the POLITICO magazine.</p>
22:46, 27 November 2017
Bloomberg: U.S. and Russia to renew talks on peacekeeping force for Ukraine
<p>The U.S. and Russian envoys for the Ukraine crisis will meet later this month to explore deploying United Nations peacekeepers to the eastern part of the country in an effort to jump-start the stalled Minsk peace process, according to Bloomberg.</p>
22:14, 03 November 2017
President: Donbas de-occupation bill to strengthen Ukraine's position in POW release, peacekeeping
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that a bill designed to end the Russian occupation of Donbas will strengthen Kyiv's position in talks on the release of prisoners of war and possible deployment of United Nations peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine.</p>
20:57, 08 October 2017
Poroshenko, Merkel discuss Donbas peacekeeping idea over phone
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed positions on the implementation of an initiative to deploy a UN peacekeeping mission to occupied areas in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to the presidential press service.</p>
16:45, 28 September 2017
Kremlin says no talk of deploying UN mission on Ukrainian-Russian border
<p>Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov claims there is no talk of deploying a UN peacekeeping mission on the Ukrainian-Russian border, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.</p>
17:30, 22 September 2017
UNSC greenlights peacekeeping reform
<p>The UN Security Council backed reforms Wednesday to reduce inefficiencies, corruption and abuse in the UN's far-flung peacekeeping operations, The New York Times reports.</p>
10:40, 21 September 2017
Poroshenko at UNSC: "Today we need UN's peacekeeping shoulder" (Video)
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed Ukraine's request sent to the United Nations Security Council for deploying a peacekeeping mission in Russian-occupied Donbas, eastern Ukraine.</p>
18:55, 20 September 2017
Putin agrees to UN peacekeepers' deployment "not only on the contact line" in Donbas
<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has shared details with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the Russian initiative of a UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas, according to a statement posted by the Kremlin.</p>
21:58, 11 September 2017
Poroshenko, Mattis discuss possible UN peacekeepers' deployment in Donbas
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has discussed the possibility of deploying the UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, according to an UNIAN correspondent.</p>
16:45, 24 August 2017
Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue participation in UN peacekeeping missions despite Russian aggression in Donbas
<p>Despite the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the country will continue participation in the UN peacekeeping operations and cooperation with the UN in other areas, that's according to President Petro Poroshenko who gave a joint press statement with UN Secretary General António Guterres following their Sunday negotiations, the president's press service reported.</p>
11:40, 10 July 2017
