Politics of Ukraine

"Bulgaria will continue to support Ukraine categorically with all the tools at its disposal". This was stated by the Chairman of the National Assembly Rosen Zhelyazkov at a meeting with the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Russia announced a Christmas truce in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a Christmas truce across the entire front in Ukraine from noon tomorrow until midnight on January 7.

According to Russian media, he was killed in a bomb attack.
Head of the Mikhailovka military-civilian administration Ivan Sushko was killed in a car explosion on Wednesday, member of the main council of the Zaporozhye Region's military-civilian administration Vladimir Rogov said.

Ukrainian journalists speaking at the online launch on Thursday of BIRN's new video project, Eyewitness Ukraine, said that continued high-profile international media coverage of the war will help to combat Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon has indicated the country’s efforts regarding Ukraine would shift to the provision of development and humanitarian aid, after the previous government focused on sending military aid.

We noticed that, although many on our political and public scene did not want to notice it. But, "the full normalization of relations" is still in the official negotiation process, and there is no talk of mutual recognition", said the President of Serbia, after laying a wreath at the monument to the heroes from Kosare.

Ljubljana – Deputy Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Olena Kondratiuk thanked Slovenia for its support for Ukraine as she addressed the press with Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon in Ljubljana on Tuesday. Fajon said Slovenia would also support Ukraine in its EU accession efforts and announced the Slovenian ambassador would return to Kyiv next Tuesday.

Former Berkut officers Serhiy Zinchenko, Pavlo Abroskin and Serhiy Tamtura on trial at the Svyatoshynskiy district court in Kyiv in November 2017. Photo: Anastasia Vlasova/Hromadske.

Suspects still working as police officers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Serhiy Kyslytsia as Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations. He was Deputy Foreign Minister

Earlier this week, the Ukrainian President has appointed Ukraine's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko as US ambassador, Reuters and TASS reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ukraine's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko as US ambassador, Reuters and TASS reported.

Agencies cite a Ukrainian presidential decree announced today.