Ukraine does not sever diplomatic ties with Russia because they are "formal", stated Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.

“In fact, there are no diplomatic ties with Russia. This is just a formality since our diplomats in Russia are actually not able to carry out any diplomatic activity in the aggressor country. They are solely focused on helping Ukrainians, including political prisoners. We have always proceeded from this position,” he said.

According to the minister, Ukrainians who are …

Russia has amassed roughly 500 tactical military planes and 340 helicopters along its border with Ukraine, Ukrinform reports, citing Vadym Skibitsky, spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. He presented this data at a briefing titled “A military and strategic appraisal of the threat of the Russian Armed Forces invading Ukraine”.

According to Skibitsky, since 2013, Russia has been upgrading its airfield network along the border with Ukraine, and has …

Gazprom’s prospective southern gas corridor to the EU, initially called South Stream but later renamed to Turkish Stream, now has a major competitor.

Israel, Italy, Greece and Cyprus have reached an agreement to build the East Med gas pipeline, which will transport gas from the Leviathan gas field, the largest gas field discovered in the 21st century, with an estimated 3.5 trillion cubic meters of reserves.

According to The Times of Israel, EU experts have given the go ahead to the project, …

During a meeting with the Ukrainian Minister of Energy and coal industry, Ihor Nasalyk, representatives of the American company Westinghouse stated that they are ready to fully provide nuclear fuel to all nuclear power plants (NPP) in Ukraine, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.

According to the ministry, the company assured that it has all the technical and logistical ability to reach 100% of the supply of nuclear fuel for all units of Ukrainian nuclear power …

The representative for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky stated that military units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics have been put in a high readiness state.

“Currently, all units of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps have increased the level of their combat readiness” reports 112 Ukraine, quoting Skibitsky.

The representative for the Main Intelligence Directorate also stated that the Russian Armed Forces moved into …

On November 26, the arbitral tribunal in Paris approved the compensation claim of the State Savings Bank of Ukraine (Oschadbank) for assets losses during Russia's annexation of the Crimea. The press service of Oschadbank reported that the compensation amount is $ 1.3 billion plus interest that will accrue before the actual compensation.

"Today we received an official victory notice! It is difficult to imagine an announcement that now we would need more than this. Given how our relations with …

The International Monetary Fund stated that there are no restrictions for continued cooperation with Ukraine under martial law, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

"We are following the recent developments, including imposition of martial law, and hope for urgent de-escalation of the current situation. The IMF has no legal restrictions regarding continued cooperation with Ukraine in this situation,” stated the IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine, Gösta Ljungman.

Earlier, Minister of Foreign Affairs …

Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Viktor Muzhenko stated during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada that Russia used combat aircraft and electronic warfare systems against Ukrainian ships.

According to Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (The Weekly Mirror) on Monday, November 26, Muzhenko presented data showing that Ukrainian armored boats were attacked by a Su-30 fighter. The plane launched two missiles. Ukrainian Naval Command lost contact with the other ships because the Russian military …