Contents tagged with Zelensky
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Merkel is not offended after she was mentioned in Zelensky-Trump conversation
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said that no one should be surprised because of the words that leaders of different countries use in confidential telephone conversations, reports German news agency RND.
According to Prystaiko, Trump "reminded" Zelensky that "because of their geographical proximity, the Europeans should do more for the security" of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian President agreed with Trump.
Prystaiko also said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not offended by the …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky signs bill prohibiting purchase of electricity from Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approved changes to the bill "on the electricity market," which prohibits the import of electricity from the Russian Federation to Ukraine, reports the press service of the Ukrainian President.
The new law establishes a ban on the sale and supply of electricity imported from the Russian Federation based on bilateral agreements, as well as on the commercial market.
However, the government has the right to cancel the ban to avoid an emergency in the …
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Kremlin: Macron interrupted conversation between Putin and Zelensky at Normandy Four Summit
Putin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the TV program “The Great Game” on Channel One Russia that during the Normandy Four Summit, French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a personal conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Peskov, Putin and Zelensky talked together for 10-15 minutes, which is "not so short." "Then they were interrupted by President Macron, who insisted on continuing the work at the Normandy Four …
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Ukrainian President Zelensky to Russia-1 TV channel: we want to end war in Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a comment to the Russian State Russia-1 TV channel that Ukraine has "slightly different views" on the Minsk agreements than Russia. Still, the work in the Normandy Four is aimed at ending the war in the Donbas.
He noted that the Normandy Four meetings provide an opportunity "to achieve a result and to end the war in Ukraine."
"I believe that by holding a meeting of such format, we have the opportunity to achieve results and to end the war in …
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Zelensky speaks against construction of wall on Donbas border
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during the broadcast of the "Pravo na Vladu" program on the 1+1 TV channel that he doesn't want to allow the construction of a wall on the border with the Donbas and called it "the last option."
The Ukrainian President recalled that Kyiv had approved five scenarios for the reintegration of the Donbas territories. "The wall is not a plan "B," personally for me it is a plan Z," said Zelensky. According to the Ukrainian President, he would not want this …
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Zelensky: I am ready to shake hands with Putin hundred times when he returns Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in the broadcast of the "Pravo na Vladu" program on 1+1 TV channel that he is ready to "shake hands a hundred times" with Russian President Vladimir Putin when he returns the annexed Crimea to Ukraine.
"If tomorrow we get our land back, temporarily occupied Donbas, I can shake hands with Putin ten times. And if we get the Crimea back, and it will happen one day, I am ready to shake his hand a hundred times," said Zelensky.
A meeting of the leaders …
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Ukrainian President calls on EU to maintain sanctions against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, said that he hopes that the sanctions against Russia will be extended, reports the press service of the Ukrainian President.
"I expect that the leaders of the EU Member States will maintain unity in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as in the continuation of sanctions against the Russian Federation until full implementation of the …
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Putin's Press Secretary: Putin disagrees with Zelensky's use of term 'occupied Donbas'
The Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin does not agree with Ukrainian President Zelensky's use of term "the occupied Donbas," which he used during the negotiations at the Normandy Four meeting, reports TASS.
"During the negotiations, speakers made such a remark every time. They were saying "occupied territories as you say, but we disagree with that," Peskov explained.
According to him, everyone clearly emphasized their disagreement with one or …
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Putin warns of ‘carnage’ if Ukraine regains control over border in Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin, responding to the speech of the Russian propagandist Kirill Vyshinsky at a meeting of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, said that Ukraine might arrange a massacre in the separatist-held territory of the Donbas. The statement was made several days after the Normandy Four Summit.
"The Ukrainian side always asks to allow them to close the border by deploying troops. I can imagine that something like the Srebrenica massacre will …
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Zelensky goes to Normandy Four Summit in Paris ‘armed with information’
During the meeting of Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the Secretary of the Council Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will go to the Normandy Four Summit, which will be held in Paris on December 9, "armed with information" that will be used in the interests of the country. NSDC's meeting was broadcasted on YouTube by Ukrainian TV Channel 5.
"The President [Zelensky] is going to the Normandy Four meeting armed with certain information, which, …