Editor's Note: The following is the full translated transcript of the speech delivered by President Volodymyr Zelensky at the 58th Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19. It was published by the President's Office and is republished here without changes. Zelensky delivered the speech in Ukrainian. Find the highlights here. Ladies
The city head Borys Filatov is accused of installing the white-red-white flag of the Belarusian democratic opposition near the city hall. According to the official, the flag was changed after a request from the local community.
Due to Russian naval exercises in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea scheduled for Feb. 13-19, commercial vessels will have to swerve off recommended course, which will curtail the navigation of larger ships, says Ukraine’s Sea Ports Authority.
According to Ukrainian media outlets, the businessman left the country after his motorcade’s car killed a male pedestrian overnight in Kharkiv Oblast. The police have summoned Yaroslavsky for questioning.
Mevlut Cavusoglu says "megaphone diplomacy" and clamor in media jeopardize Ukraine’s economy and does not help de-escalate tensions. The situation is serious though not as “horrific” as the West paints it, he said.
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said her government was getting ready to accept up to 30,000 Ukrainian refugees if Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s "a matter of duty and dignity,” she said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 8 that the ships were passing the Bosphorus Strait.
Zakarpattia, Luhansk, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts will enter the red zone on Feb. 11. In total, five out of Ukraine's 24 oblasts are now to shut down indoor facilities if all staff isn't fully vaccinated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will ban imports from Belarus if the country stops shipping electricity and fuel. Earlier, Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk would side with Russia and stop exports to Ukraine if full-scale war breaks out.
French President Emmanuel Macron said during his official visit to Kyiv that if both countries follow the agreements, it will lead to a "political solution" to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.
According to the SBU, 18,000 fake accounts were creating fake news on social media platforms about bomb threats towards critical infrastructure to increase panic among the population.
Dozens of people have gathered in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 6 in show of support for Ukraine, as it faces the growing threat of further Russian aggression. The activists brought national Ukrainian and U.S. flags and held a prayer during the demonstration.
Over 5,000 people gathered for a patriotic rally amid the growing threat of a full-scale Russian invasion. Kharkiv is Ukraine's second-largest city 40 kilometers south of the Russian border.
Serhiy Prytula, who came third in the 2020 Kyiv mayoral elections, representing the Voice party, announced the creation of a new project – the August 24 party, named after the day Ukraine proclaimed its independence.
Those include infantry and airborne forces. Some of them have been put on high alert.
In total, Ukrainians have sold over 228,000 hectares during this period. Among the leading regions for land sales were Kharkiv, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
The German city will become the U.S. military headquarters tasked with supporting Washington's military deployment to Poland.
The newspaper wrote that Russia hasn't decided on further invading Ukraine, but if it will, the Kremlin has a plan to conquer cities, establish a puppet government and destroy resistance.
The aid includes personal protective equipment, surveillance and detection hardware.
The agency cut the country's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from positive to stable and affirmed the IDR at B. The agency believes that a full-scale military conflict with Russia will be avoided.
Two channels reportedly linked to pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk were shut down on Feb. 4. YouTube also blocked channels of Kremlin-led militants in Donbas.
Russia won 3:2 in the UEFA’s Euro 2022 semi-finals. This was the first time Ukraine faced Russia in futsal or football since 2014, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Editor’s note: Editorials are articles that present the opinion of the editorial team of the Kyiv Independent. As a Ukraine-based newsroom, we don’t pretend to be neutral when it comes to covering Russia’s war against Ukraine. For us, the threat hanging over Ukraine isn’t just a
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed several declarations supporting each other's claims. China supported Kremlin's view on NATO, while Russia backed China's stance on Taiwan.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that President Volodymyr Zelensky supported his proposal. Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't comment on the suggestion.
All 92 senators present in the chamber voted to provide Kyiv with financial aid, weapons and coaches for the country's military.
The sanctions focus on access to foreign capital, export controls, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, oligarchs, and people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine's membership in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence was vetoed by one country, despite Kyiv passing all necessary verifications.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the U.S. and its allies have an "array of tools" that will be used on any foreign company that attempts to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia in case of its further invasion of Ukraine.
OSCE reports that Kremlin-controlled forces in Donbas have moved 76 tanks, 18 artillery pieces, and 10 self-propelled artillery guns outside designated storage areas and closer to the front line.
Ukraine is experiencing a new Covid-19 wave, with authorities predicting it could register up to 60,000 new daily cases.
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv on Feb. 8, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 7. Macron has said that finding a diplomatic solution to Russia's ongoing military build-up was a priority.
