Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

Ukraine has been plunged into darkness as parts of the country experienced a widespread blackout following a series of devastating attacks on its power plants by Russia. The emergency blackout comes amidst escalating tensions between the two nations, with Russia intensifying its bombing campaign in response to alleged Ukrainian attacks on its border regions.

The Nobel Foundation on Sept. 2 withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year's Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier "provoked strong reactions."

NATO has göne into cleanup mode in the wake of a debate over a senior official's suggestion that Ukraine could cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO membership.

The 100-year-old former U.S. statesman has become the latest person to be pranked by a couple known as Vovan and Lexus, according to Russian media.

The new ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria - Olesya Ilashuk, who caused more than mixed reactions, criticized for her lack of diplomatic experience, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev.

The President of the Republic of Croatia is blacklisted/Photo:EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

The reason was Milanovic's recent statements that Ukraine had no place in NATO and that the EU had instigated a "coup d'état" in Ukraine in 2014, which overthrew pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Efforts to evacuate civilians from Luhansk in eastern Ukraine came to a halt Monday after a French journalist was killed.
French President Emmanuel Macron said today, after the agreement of the leaders of the European Union on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, that additional sanctions should not be written off in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has asked its citizens to leave Russia immediately. That's over 1 million people.

This is partly due to the argument that Kyiv will not be able to provide consular services to the population and it will become impossible to assist them when needed. Ukraine's diplomatic service also warned planners to travel to Russia to refrain from such steps.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned our ambassador to Kiev Kostadin Kojabashev because of the words of Rumen Radev during the election debate yesterday with Prof. Anastas Gerdjikov. The head of state said Crimea "is currently Russian territory." Radev explained that his position is the same as in 2016 - "it is important to have pragmatism in foreign policy.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev giving a statement in Sofia, 14 November 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

Russian forcibly annexed the Ukrainian territory in 2014 and neither the US nor the EU have recognised this act.