Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has drafted departmental orders to abolish border zones in certain areas of the Rostov and Voronezh regions that border the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as between occupied Crimea and the Kherson region.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi commented on a statement by Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, regarding the prospects for NATO membership.

Heorgiy Tykhyy, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s statement that Ukraine’s western territories could be seized by its western neighbors.

Heorgiy Tykhyy, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that preparations are currently underway for the next phase of restructuring the Ukrainian diplomatic corps.

Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov gave an extensive interview in which he explained his view of the reasons behind his resignation, discussed his relationship with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, and revealed details of the plan to reform the army that his team had been developing at the Ministry of Defense.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied allegations made by Qasim al-Abudi, National Security Advisor to the Republic of Iraq, regarding Kyiv’s alleged involvement in organizing explosions at Iraqi government facilities.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have exposed an organized criminal group led by a former state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that embezzled funds from foreign donors intended to support Ukraine at the start of the full-scale invasion.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced that the Cabinet of Ministers, in consultation with the president, has appointed acting ministers of defense and foreign affairs.