Council of Europe

The Russian Foreign Ministry has changed the name of the Department for Pan-European Cooperation to the Department for European Affairs.

President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has never spoken of intentions to build nuclear weapons. He recalled the Budapest Memorandum and the security guarantees that Ukraine was supposed to receive in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

Kyiv is seriously considering restoring its own nuclear weapons stockpile. Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's security could be ensured either by NATO membership or nuclear weapons.

The Presidents of Ukraine and the United States have a phone conversation. They discussed joint weapons production, a new $425 million aid package, and the upcoming Ramstein meeting.

The body of journalist Victoria Roshchina, who died in Russian captivity, will be handed over to her family in the near future. The Ukrainian authorities are working to investigate her death and draw the attention of the international community to the issue of holding civilian hostages.

The Parliamentary Network on the Situation of Ukrainian Children, chaired by Olena Khomenko, has officially started working in PACE. The first meeting was devoted to ensuring the right of children to grow up in a family environment.

PACE adopts a resolution on missing persons and prisoners of war as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The document provides for specific actions to release the prisoners and bring the perpetrators to justice.

PACE adopted a resolution calling for sanctions against Russian state media and propagandists. The document also recognizes the Russian Orthodox Church as an instrument of Russian influence and propaganda.

At the fall session, PACE will discuss mechanisms for the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. They will also consider the genocidal policy of the Russian Federation, the creation of a Special Tribunal and the work of the Register of Damages.

Andriy Sybiga discussed with Alain Berset cooperation between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the Peace Formula and Russia's responsibility for crimes. The Minister invited the Secretary General to visit Ukraine.

The Polish parliament passed a law allowing security forces to use lethal weapons with “impunity” in response to threats. This raised concerns among human rights activists about possible human rights violations.

As of May 2024, more than 4. 6 million Ukrainians were registered as internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine due to the ongoing war.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty emphasizes the need to strengthen the integration of Ukrainian refugees in the EU and other countries, to ensure decent conditions and to invest in the integration system.

The Council of Europe should ensure monitoring and analysis of the human rights situation in Ukraine in order to bring perpetrators to justice in the future and overcome the deepening crisis in the field of social rights.

Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, met with PACE President Theodoros Rouxopoulos to discuss the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, the release of prisoners of war, and the consequences of attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

PACE adopts a resolution stipulating that funds from frozen Russian assets will be used to rebuild Ukraine and pay compensation to internally displaced persons (IDPs).

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution proposing the establishment of a special tribunal to bring Russia to justice for its aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine is committed to strengthening cooperation with the Council of Europe under the leadership of its new Secretary General Alain Berse, aimed at promoting democracy, human rights and a just peace in Ukraine based on the rule of law.

According to Ruvin, KRIFE experts have a stable and reliable communication with the international expert community. In particular, they use similar research methods, study all possible new technologies that are beginning to be applied in the world, and share their own practical work experience. And this is especially important in the context of a full-scale Russian military invasion of the territory of Ukraine.

Ukraine became a full member of the Observatory for teaching history in Europe after being an observer state for a year.

Parliamentarians from 46 Council of Europe countries will create a platform to find mechanisms for the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia during the next session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

The European Union extended sanctions against Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol until June 23, 2025.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

A thematic session behind closed doors at the Global Peace Summit was devoted to the implementation of paragraph 4 of the Peace Formula, which concerns the return home of Ukrainian children, civilians and prisoners of war held by Russia.

Armenia's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic-Buric refused to speak at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Christophe de Loire, director general of the human rights group Reporters Without Borders, has died of cancer at the age of 53.

The new draft law officially establishes the status of English as one of the languages of international communication in Ukraine and defines positions where candidates are required to speak English. In addition, the document regulates the specifics of the use of English in the work of government agencies.

On June 12, the European Court of human rights will hold a session of the Grand Chamber in the case "Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia", concerning Russia's military actions in Ukraine since 2014, including the crash of Flight MH17 in the Donbas.

In the Uman District of Botosani, located near the border with Ukraine, 7,000 Ukrainians were fictitiously registered at the same address in order to fraudulently obtain Romanian citizenship for a fee of 50 euros per person.

Norway allocates NOK 75 billion (approximately EUR 6. 4 billion as of May 2024) to Ukraine for 2023-2027.