Speaking at the solemn ceremony marking the completion of a new protective arch over the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said the accident at the nuclear power plant was a less terrifying trial than Russia’s aggression.

“No one could imagine that the Chernobyl accident would not be the worst thing that Ukraine would have to experience, and that Ukraine would build an arch in conditions of war with Russia,” the presidential …

Kyiv demanded that the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine repay the debt for water supplied to the area, as reported by the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Iryna Herashchenko, after a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Normandy Four in Minsk.

"A lot of attention was paid to the issue of the water supply. To date, the debt owed to Ukraine for water delivered to the occupied territory amounts to $277 million. The water supply needs to be paid for, that's why we demand the …

The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, stated in an interview with the French regional newspaper Quest-France that he considers it necessary to maintain sanctions against Russia.

“If we point Russia to the fact that sanctions against it will be maintained, this country will understand such language and draw necessary conclusions. However, if we demonstrate that there is a possibility of lifting sanctions, Russia will definitely benefit from it,” Juncker stated. The …

Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Vladislav Surkov promotes the idea of issuing Russian passports to the inhabitants of the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine, according to Alexander Khodakovsky, the former Security Minister of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic.

Khodakovsky said, "According to my information – and it is accurate information – most people in Russia are not concerned with the provision of Russian passports to residents of the DPR. And I know for sure that as …

The U.S. Congress intends to allocate $350 million in the next fiscal year for military assistance to Ukraine. This amount has already been incorporated into the draft defense budget, as reported to TASS on Tuesday by a representative of the Armed Services Committee.

"$350 million has been allocated for Ukraine. These funds could be used to provide military assistance," he said. At the same time, the representative of the committee stated that the decision on how to use these funds will be …