Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Ukraine managed to return a 16-year-old boy taken by his relatives from the temporarily occupied territory to Russia with the help of various government agencies.

The stand from Kharkiv's Solnechnyi Stadium, destroyed by Russian troops in May 2022, was installed in the center of Munich to show that football does not stand aside from the war, as more than 500 sports facilities have been affected by Russian bombing and rocket attacks.

Ukraine and Armenia discussed opportunities for intensifying political dialogue and topical issues of bilateral relations during political consultations between the Deputy Foreign Ministers.

A bus with 57 Ukrainian citizens, including 42 children, was involved in an accident in Romania, as a result of which 4 people, including 2 children, were hospitalized, and the rest continued their trip after receiving medical assistance.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Rwandan Interior Minister Vincent Biruta to discuss key issues of Ukrainian-Rwandan relations and expressed gratitude for Rwanda's support of international law.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Armenia's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan to thank Armenia for its participation in the Global Peace Summit and discuss the importance of peace in Europe and the South Caucasus, regional security challenges, and strengthening bilateral ties.

At the Peace Summit in Switzerland, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with EU representative Josep Borrell, welcomed the adoption of the Framework for Negotiations on Ukraine's Accession to the EU, and coordinated efforts to increase arms supplies to Ukraine.

Scholz accused Putin of trying to undermine support for Ukraine among European countries by pretending to be open to peace talks.

President Zelenskyy said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin must be put in his place by all possible means: strengthening Ukraine, imposing powerful sanctions, and politically isolating him and his society.

President Zelenskyy criticized Putin's call to lift sanctions against Russia as demonstrating his inadequacy, saying that the world imposed sanctions because of Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories and killing of people, and that sanctions can only be lifted when Russia withdraws from the occupied territories.

Ukrainian egg producers will now be able to export their products to Canada.

President Zelensky approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation headed by First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko to participate in the conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Berlin on June 11-12 amid the scandal surrounding the dismissal of the previous deputy prime minister for reconstruction.

Minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba discussed with eight ministers of the Nordic and Baltic countries ways to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability, ensure its superiority on the battlefield and in diplomacy, coordinate steps to hold a peace summit and negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

Ukraine is actively expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa, having opened 7 new embassies in countries such as Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Mozambique and other Congo over the past 7 months, and plans to open 3 more embassies in Tanzania, Cameroon and Sudan.

International partners are concerned about reports that the intensity of Russia's chemical attacks against Ukraine's security and Defense Forces is increasing, as is the variety of chemical ammunition that Russian troops use on the battlefield.

Two Ukrainian citizens were among four killed in a collision between a passenger and freight train near the Czech city of Pardubice, and Ukrainian diplomats have contacted relatives of one victim, but are still searching for relatives of the second victim.

Replacement train No. 1021 has already arrived in Kosice with passengers in the direction of chop - then to Transcarpathia, an agreement was reached with our Slovak colleagues: they will promptly transport our passengers by backup buses.

In the Czech Republic, a RegioJet passenger train ran through a forbidding signal, which led to a collision with a freight train, as a result of which 4 people were killed, including 2 citizens of Ukraine.

Two Ukrainian citizens were among 4 dead and 34 injured in a collision between a passenger and freight train near Pardubice, Czech Republic.

The Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN has opened an exhibition in New York called "War Diaries: inaudible voices of Ukrainian children", which presents personal stories of children who witnessed the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine and China discussed China's potential contribution to achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine through its participation in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland during political consultations between Deputy Foreign Ministers.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that diplomatic work to ensure broad participation and success of the peace summit for Ukraine is "in full swing".

The Verkhovna Rada in the first reading voted for a bill that improves the procedure for passing the Diplomatic Service, defines a mechanism for monitoring compliance with the unity of the state's foreign policy course.

Ukraine, as a party suffering from russian aggression, must determine the conditions for achieving a just and long-term peace based on Zelensky's peace formula, the Ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine.

Ukraine has handed over 1,151 tons of crushed peas to families in the Congo as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian food program.

The Ukrainian delegation presented President Zelensky's formula for peace, in particular paragraph 2 on food security, and demonstrated Ukraine's agricultural capabilities to the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Perebiynis met with Ambassador of Mongolia Dorj Barkhas, discussed the implementation of the formula for peace of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and invited Mongolia to join the initiative of Ukraine and take part in the world peace summit in Switzerland.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the unfriendly and distorted statements of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze about the events in Ukraine. The ministry called on Georgian politicians to refrain from repeating Russian statements about Ukraine.

A strong state, a powerful army and the economic success of Ukrainians are key components of preserving national identity, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Iryna Borovets met with Chinese ambassador fan Xianzhong to discuss China's support for Ukraine's peace initiatives, including the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, and called on China to actively participate in the fight against human rights violations caused by Russian aggression.