Kiev [Ukraine], February 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree, which provides for the army's increase by 100,000 people over the next three years, the creation of an additional 20 brigades and an increase in the term of service under the contract.
Moscow [Russia], February 1 (ANI): Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov accused Washington of stoking 'hysteria' over the crisis on the Ukrainian border after US President Joe Biden on Monday said, "If the country chooses to walk away from diplomacy and attack Ukraine, Moscow will face swif
Kiev [Ukraine], February 1 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has no plans to visit China for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony scheduled for February 4, said Zelenskyy's spokesperson Sergey Nikiforov.
Kiev [Ukraine], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Western countries should supply more arms and financial assistance to Ukraine instead of talking about tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko said on Monday.
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 31 (ANI): As Europe is spiralLing towards its worst security crisis in decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared that he will try to bring together soon Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley discussed the recent developments in the security situation in Eastern Europe with top Ukrainian military official Valerii Zaluzhnyi over phone, the Pentagon reported Saturday.
London [UK], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to visit Europe next week to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, a source told Sputnik.
Kiev [Ukraine], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged on Friday that Russia intentionally fuels the publicity around tensions in Ukraine prior to important meetings as a tool of "psychological pressure."
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reaffirmed the readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to "respond decisively" if Russia further invades Ukraine.
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Five people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting by a serviceman of the Ukrainian National Guard who opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle on the territory of a factory in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the Interior Ministry said on Thursd
Ottawa [Canada], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada will deploy up to 400 personnel in total to assist the Ukrainian military and 60 of them will be deploying in the next several days, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said during a news conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
London [UK], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace and his German counterpart, Christine Lambrecht, have discussed the ongoing tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, the UK Defense Ministry said.