The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavlo Klimkin, stated during the program Freedom of Speech, that "First, regarding Martial Law... Should the security situation continue to deteriorate, I am not excluding the imposition of martial law," At the same time, he added that certain countries can be at war without the imposition of martial law.

"Being in a state of war, the imposition of martial law, and Russian aggression are different notions. Russian aggression is already an issue which is much …

On the 6th of February, Deputies of the DPR People’s Council voted for the dismissal of the co-founder of the Donetsk Republic organization and former Spokesman for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Andrei Purgin.

According to information released at the website of the DPR People’s Council, they decided unanimously on the early termination of the authorities of Andrei Purgin and his associate, Dmitry Luchin. As Donetsk News Agency wrote, Purgin missed all of the meetings of …

The motives and reasons for the assassination of the head the so-called People’s militia of Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Oleg Anashchenko, are still unknown. The separatist accused the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) of executing the killing. Ukrainian officials believe that the assassination was conducted by the Russian secret services or was just a result of an internal feud.

According to the head of the Ukrainian social movement Prava Sprava, Dmytro Snegiryov, Anashchenko was …

The Primorsky District Court of Odessa seized four floating drilling rigs owned by the Chornomornaftogaz state company that were seized during the Russian annexation of the Crimea.

This was stated on the January 27th, 2017 Court’s decision that was published in the Unified State Register of court decisions.

The expropriation was imposed in the framework of criminal proceedings that started on December 14th, 2015, concerning the illegal transportation and the seizing of these rigs.

Among them …

As the Minister of Finance, Oleksandr Danylyuk, stated, a disciplinary action will be taken against the head of the State of the Fiscal Service of Ukraine (SFS), Roman Nasirov.

As Danylyuk said at a press conference, "for the systematic violation of the orders of the Minister of Finance and for uncoordinated absence at the workplace, I initiated a disciplinary action against Nasirov. The second reprimand leads to dismissal.”

Also, the department will appeal to NABU and NAZK ( the National …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi will meet in Moscow tomorrow to discuss the progress of the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), TASS reported. The two diplomats will also discuss bilateral relations.

"Top-ranking Russian and Iranian diplomats will hold consultations in Moscow on February 8 on the development of bilateral relations and on regional and international affairs. They are also …

The deterioration of the situation and continuing hostilities near Avdiivka may be repeated in other hot spots in eastern Ukraine, as was stated by the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevičius, before the meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.

"The current situation in eastern Ukraine is very complex. There is a relative improvement after the humanitarian catastrophe in Avdiivka but we see that the situation is still unpredictable due to the significant concentration of heavy …

According to the German Ambassador to Ukraine, Ernst Reichel, holding elections in the occupied territory of Donbas is possible before Russian military forces are withdrawn, Korrespondent.net reported.

“It’s not necessarily the case that elections in Donbas can only take place when there are no Russian forces there, or when the Ukrainian flag is flying at every city hall. Without a doubt, this is quite hard to imagine – holding local elections without ensuring safety. However, I am convinced …