Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko believes that Kyiv currently has "every reason" to extend sanctions against Moscow, since it does not fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements.

According to him, Ukraine behaves responsibly with regard to safety issues and demonstrates the fulfillment of its obligations "in contrast to Russia." He also stressed that Kyiv is always ready for negotiations in the Normandy format.

"Back at the beginning of August, I already clearly stated that we are …

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has submitted an official note of protest to Syria’s representative in Kyiv over Damascus’ recognition of the Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, as stated by the ministry’s spokesperson Maryana Betsa, TASS reported.

"On October 20th, the Foreign Ministry summoned Syria’s Charge d’Affaires to lodge a strong protest against Syria’s recognition of the Crimea as part of Russia and demand an explanation concerning the statements of the Syrian parliament speaker on …

Russian leadership is interested in Ukraine being a peaceful and predictable country within its internationally recognized borders, as stated by the Russian President's Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, on Russian TV Channel 24, on Saturday. 

"Everybody has a common interest for the Minsk Agreements not to be an empty document. Russia is interested because, as President Putin has repeatedly stated, we want a stable, prosperous, friendly, predictable Ukraine because the people of our two …