Vienna

The First Lady of Ukraine visited Austria, where she met with Doris Schmidauer, got acquainted with barrier-free access and opened a Ukrainian-language audio guide in the Leopold Museum. The visit will expand cooperation between the countries.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia offered to exchange Ukrainian children for Russian prisoners of war. Ukraine will involve other countries in the return of children.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to discuss with Donald Trump a defense aid package that Ukraine is ready to purchase. The meeting will take place at the G7 summit.

The President of Ukraine emphasized that the collapse of the union will lead to the need for rapid development of the European defense industry. The security of the continent is under threat.

Austria hosts 70,000 Ukrainians who want to return home. Wolfgang Artweger has been appointed as a government coordinator to assist them.

During Zelenskyy's visit to Austria, a communique was signed on the return of Ukrainian children from Russia and a memorandum of cooperation in agriculture.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Vienna on an official visit, where he met with the Federal President of Austria. Issues of economic cooperation and support for Ukraine were discussed.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with the President, Chancellor, and ministers of Austria. The Vice-Chancellor will offer Austria as a venue for peace talks.

Iran has announced the creation of a new uranium enrichment center, increasing tensions with the US and Israel. This was in response to IAEA criticism of Tehran's nuclear commitments.

Ukraine and the IAEA agreed that until nuclear safety standards are met, the launch of the Zaporizhzhia NPP is impossible. Halushchenko and Grossi discussed the development of nuclear energy.

Johannes Pitch (JJ) expressed his desire to hold Eurovision in Vienna next year without Israel's participation, calling for reforms in the voting system and transparency of the competition.

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has proposed moving peace talks on the war in Ukraine to Vienna. Kyiv is still hesitant due to Austria's neutrality.

Ukraine initiated a special meeting of the OSCE in response to ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. Russia has consciously chosen the path of terror, as evidenced by numerous strikes on civilian objects.

Die Werke von Internatsinsassen aus Odessa wurden bei einer Wohltätigkeitsauktion in Wien präsentiert. Alle Werke wurden zu höheren Preisen verkauft als ursprünglich angekündigt.

Infections resistant to antibiotics led to more than three million child deaths in 2022, especially in Africa and Southeast Asia. Since 2019, the use of "reserve antibiotics" has increased.

Ukraine and Austria are planning to launch a new Kyiv-Vienna connection and a train with Austrian carriages to Uzhhorod. The parties also agreed on joint training of Ukrzaliznytsia employees.

In Austria, a minibus with Ukrainians crashed into a truck. Four women died, and four others were seriously injured and hospitalized.

The former head of the GTS Operator is suspected of causing UAH 18 billion in damage to the state. The suspect left the country on a fictitious business trip after refusing to pay dividends to the state budget.

Aleksandar Dragovic has joined the Austrian Armed Forces to complete his basic military service, which was interrupted in 2011. The footballer will attend the army sports center for two months while continuing to play for Austria.

The SBU detained a senior official of the Anti-Terrorist Center who had been working for the FSB since 2018. His parents knew about the cooperation with the enemy and justified Russian aggression, and they are also being served with a notice of suspicion.

The Deputy Head of the OP held talks with a representative of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Ukraine's reconstruction and European integration. Austria has already provided over EUR 800 million in assistance and supports further reforms in Ukraine.

Dubinsky and his former assistant will be tried for organizing the illegal crossing of the border of the brother of his civil wife. The man twice left for Moldova with forged documents for transportation.

Foreign Minister Schallenberg will become Austria's interim chancellor after Nehammer's resignation. The far-right FPÖ will begin negotiations to form a new government under the leadership of Herbert Kickl.

The President of Ukraine has appointed Yuriy Vitrenko as Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna by Decree No. 881/2024. This appointment is part of a large-scale diplomatic reshuffle in Ukrainian missions abroad.

Ukraine and Russia have not reached an agreement on continuing gas transit to Europe through Azerbaijan. Zelenskiy said that transit is possible only if Moscow does not receive payment until the end of the war.

President Zelenskyy said that the United States and Europe could bring the end of the war closer if the EU has a united position. He called for the involvement of the Global South and supported the French initiative on the military contingent.

On December 15, a new railway route Kyiv-Budapest with compartment and luxury cars will be launched. Tickets are already on sale, starting at UAH 2800, and the train will provide convenient connections to other European cities.

Energy Minister Galushchenko initiated an emergency meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors due to the Russian drone attack on the mission's vehicle. The meeting will be held on December 12 in Vienna.

A regional court in Vienna has refused to extradite Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States. The prosecutor's office plans to appeal the decision by December 16 in the case of bribes for titanium mining in India.

Energy Minister Galushchenko discusses the consequences of Russian attacks on nuclear power plant substations with IAEA Head Grossi. The IAEA is ready to organize new monitoring missions to document the effects of the shelling.