"PETRO POROSHENKO"

With five votes in favour, six votes against, and four abstentions, the Security Council rejected a Russian request to hold a meeting to discuss a recently enacted law that institutes Ukrainian as the official language of the country. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Speakers urge peaceful settlement to conflict in Ukraine, underline support for sovereignty, territorial integrity of Crimea, Donbas region at 67th and 68th plenaries.

Speakers urge peaceful settlement to conflict in Ukraine, underline support for sovereignty, territorial integrity of Crimea, Donbas region at 67th and 68th plenaries.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko submitted a petition to UN chief Antonio Guterres signed by “thousands and thousands of Ukrainians” appealing for him to “press on Moscow to release the Ukrainian crew members” detained by Russia near the Kerch Strait in November of last year. UNIFEED

In his address to the General Assembly Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that four years since Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, “Crimea has turned into a military stronghold threatening security and stability in the entire wider Black Sea region.” UNIFEED

Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, September 25 – October 01, 2018).

The IMF hopes that the US and its trading partners can avoid a trade war as the Trump Administration says it is preparing import tariffs on steel and aluminum, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters today (08 Mar) in Washington. IMF

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The International Monetary Fund looks forward to working with Ukraine authorities to address concerns over a draft law on establishing an anti-corruption court in line with its commitments under a bailout program, spokesman Bill Murray told reporters Thursday (1 Feb) in Washington. IMF