Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

Ukraine has Called on its Citizens to leave Russia Immediately

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.

Ukraine Summoned the Bulgarian Ambassador due to President Radev’s Statement on Crimea

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.

Ukraine and Hungary engage in "diplomatic war"

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry first declared a Hungarian consul in the town of Beregovo a persona non-grata and gave him a deadline of 72 hours to leave the country.

"We hope that the Hungarian side will refrain from any unfriendly steps towards Ukraine in the future, and that its officials will not violate Ukrainian legislation," the ministry said.

Ukraine expels Hungarian consul

The consul "should leave the country within three days," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said in a statement.

"We hope that the Hungarian side will refrain from any unfriendly steps towards Ukraine in the future, and that its officials will not violate Ukrainian legislation," a press release, quoted by Sputnik, said.

Kiev summons Serbian ambassador over MPs' visit to Crimea

KIEV - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned a visit to Crimea by a group of Serbian MPs, summoning Serbia's ambassador to Kiev.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns in the strongest terms a visit by a group of Serbian MPs to occupied Crimea, the ministry's spokesperson Mariana Betsa told a press briefing in Kiev, Sputnik reported.

Will the UN decision force Israel to act?

He doesn't have much time left before he leaves office in a few weeks, but U.S. President Barack Obama got in one final, parting shot against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in revenge for the latter's speech in Congress in March 2015.

On Dec. 23, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution demanding an end to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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