Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha met with a delegation of representatives from 23 OSCE countries. He emphasized the need to release the Ukrainian SMM OSCE staff members whom Russia has been holding since 2022.
Ukraine is convening the UN Security Council and taking relevant steps within UNESCO due to massive attacks on cities and heritage. As a result of Russian strikes, buildings of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra were damaged.
Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Pashinyan on his victory, ignoring hundreds of electoral violations. OSCE observers recorded instances of bribery and selective justice.
28 cases are being investigated for the militarization of children, and 439 individuals are suspected of indoctrination. Currently, over 20,000 children are being sought, and the deportation of 716 individuals has been confirmed.
Dmitry Peskov stated that Vladimir Putin has not yet provided an assessment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's letter. The Kremlin urged to wait for the dictator's official reaction.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that Zelenskyy's appeal is a chance for the Russian leadership to end the war through diplomatic means.
U. S. President Donald Trump approved Zelenskyy's initiative regarding a meeting with Putin. The White House chief called on both sides to make concessions.
Zelenskyy's letter to Putin will be distributed at the UN, OSCE, and Council of Europe. The President proposes that the Russian dictator set a date and hold a meeting.
Andrii Sybiha presented a step-by-step plan for the reform of the OSCE and the IAEA. The Minister called Russia's veto power in the UN Security Council the main threat to global security.
A special OSCE meeting was held in Vienna at Ukraine's request regarding Russian shelling. Participants condemned the RF's terror and reaffirmed their support for our state.
Andrii Sybiha has instructed to convene meetings of the UN Security Council and the OSCE due to the Russian attack on Kyiv. Ukraine calls on the world for a decisive response to the terror.
During a meeting with the heads of parliamentary delegations from European countries, Zelenskyy announced a conversation with US representatives.
Human rights activists demand the removal of Russian Daria Boyarskaya from the OSCE mission due to risks. The organization refused to dismiss the advisor despite her past in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
President Zelenskyy met with OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ignazio Cassis and Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu. Ukraine counts on OSCE participation in the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
OSCE Chairman Ignazio Cassis arrived in Kyiv, reaffirming the organization's role as a platform for dialogue. He emphasized the need to end the war and plans to visit Moscow with a similar message.
The OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna discussed Russia's massive missile and drone attacks against Ukraine. The meeting was convened at Ukraine's request, thanking partners for condemning Moscow's terror.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced an emergency OSCE meeting on January 15. It will address Russian strikes and the ignoring of US-led peace efforts.
The UN Security Council will convene on January 12 at Ukraine's request following massive Russian airstrikes and the use of the Oreshnik missile. Russia used the Oreshnik hypersonic missile on January 8-9 in western Ukraine, claiming it was a response to a "terrorist attack" against Putin's residence.
The SBU has located fragments of the Russian ballistic missile "Oreshnik," which the enemy used to strike the Lviv region on January 8-9, 2026. Among the found parts are a stabilization and guidance unit, engine components, fragments of the orientation mechanism, and nozzles.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that Russia's use of the 'Oreshnik' missile is an escalation against Ukraine and a warning to Europe and the US.
Ukraine initiates an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and the Ukraine-NATO Council after Russia's statements about the use of the "Oreshnik" missile in the Lviv region. This strike near the borders of the EU and NATO poses a serious security threat.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated at the OSCE Ministerial Council that Ukraine will use every opportunity to end the war if there is a chance to achieve peace at the negotiating table. He emphasized that peace must be sustainable and security guaranteed by real power.
Tomorrow, Ukraine will raise the issue of Russia's horrific killing of 25 civilians in Ternopil, including three children, at the UN Security Council meeting. Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called for condemnation, justice, and a decisive response, as well as for the provision of additional air defense systems.
Germany is recalling Ambassador Peter Fischer from Georgia for consultations due to "systematic attacks" by the Georgian authorities. This comes amid escalating tensions between Berlin and Tbilisi, where the government is campaigning against the EU and Germany.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia fined the current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, 5,000 lari for illegally blocking a road. This happened during her visit to Tbilisi on October 14-15, when she joined an anti-government protest.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry expressed a protest to the OSCE Secretariat over the participation of the organization's head, Elina Valtonen, in an anti-government rally in Tbilisi. Georgia considers Valtonen's actions an attempt to mislead the international community and an abuse of her mandate.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze canceled a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Elina Valtonen due to her participation in an anti-government rally. Valtonen claims she canceled the meeting herself due to a schedule change.
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Marta Kos made a joint statement regarding local elections in Georgia. They noted a "prolonged period of suppression of dissent" and low voter turnout.
Russia has signed a law on withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, which deprives the world of international control over Russian prisons and occupied territories. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that this demonstrates torture as an element of the Kremlin's state policy.
OSCE experts, in their report, revealed widespread and systematic use of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russia, which led to the death of at least 169 people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine calls for consolidating efforts to exchange prisoners on an "all for all" basis.
