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This section is organized chronologically by month, starting from the Euromaidan (November 2013) to Minsk II (February 2015).
- February 2015
14 February
Foreign Ministry statement on the implementation of the Minsk agreements on a settlement in Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the situation in eastern Ukraine [Federal Government]
12 February
Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements [OSCE]
Declaration in Support of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements Approved in Minsk on February [Federal Government]
Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the agreement reached in Minsk [Federal Government]
Cease-Fire Agreement [US Department of State]
13 February
The results of negotiations in Minsk give hope for the resolution of the conflict in the Donbas [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working. Please check copy at the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine website.
10 February
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made a statement to MPs on the situation in Ukraine - video [BBC]
The Foreign Secretary's statement to House of Commons on the situation in Ukraine [UK Government]
Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU K.Yelisieiev interview to "Euronews" - video in Ukrainian [Euronews]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
9 February
Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini following the Foreign Affairs Council [European Union]
8 February
Putin, Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko agreed to prepare measures aimed at settling the crisis in southeastern Ukraine - [President of Russia]
Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko - [President of Russia]
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
7 February
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers a speech and answers questions during debates at the 51st Munich Security Conference, Munich - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Statement by Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on the crisis in eastern Ukraine [Federal Government]
6 February
4 February
Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the latest development in Eastern Ukraine [European Union]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Background Briefing En Route Kyiv, Ukraine [US Department of State]
Ukraine: ICRC appalled by shelling of yet another hospital in Donetsk [ICRC]
Comment by the Foreign Ministry on the Ukrainian government’s decision on mutual travel by citizens using only foreign passports - video and text in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
More Cluster Munition Use in Ukraine [Human Rights Watch]
3 February
Rising Civilian Death Toll [Human Rights Watch]
- January 2015
30 January
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine had a telephone conversation with President of PACE [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich to a media question about the situation following the stripping of the Russian delegation of its right to vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Press release on Russian humanitarian convoys to Ukraine’s southeast - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the detention of the LifeNews camera crew in Kiev - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
29 January
NATO Secretary General statement on the extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission [NATO]
Secretary General stresses NATO’s solidarity with Ukraine [NATO]
Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on Ukraine [MFA of Ukraine]
Commentary by MFA of Ukraine about approval by Parliamentary Assembly of European Union of the resolution “Appeal of non-approved authority of delegation of the Russian Federation in Parliamentary Assembly of EU” - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
Remarks by Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on possible Bosnian-Herzegovinian ammunition supplies to Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Participation of Russian troops in the hostilities in the East of Ukraine is documented - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
War in East, Crimea Occupation [Human Rights Watch]
Ukraine crisis: Helping people through the winter - photo gallery [ICRC]
28 January
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the situation in Ukraine - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Ukraine: How is the ICRC helping people detained in relation to the conflict? [ICRC]
Behind the scenes of the NATO-Ukraine Commission [MFA of Ukraine]
27 January
Statement by the Foreign Ministry on the developments in Ukraine’s southeast [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
26 January
Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Government introduces emergency regime in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and high alert regime throughout Ukraine - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
NATO Secretary General statement on the extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission [NATO]
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe approves 2015-2017 Action Plan for Ukraine [Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum]
Council of Europe approved Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017 [Council of Europe]
Telephone discussions of Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande on the sharp escalation of the situation in southeast Ukraine - [President of Russia]
Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin’s statement and remarks at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, New York - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Speech by Andrei Kelin, Russia’s Permanent Representative in the OSCE, at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council Vienna - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin’s statement on key foreign policy events of 2014 at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal Assembly's Federation Council - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
25 January
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
24 January
NATO Secretary Gen;eral statement on the attack on Mariupol [NATO]
PM considered situation in Ukraine's East with heads of diplomatic missions of G7 states and members of the UN Security Council [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
PM appeals to western partners to immediately convene UN Security Council [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk summons operational headquarters meeting to consider situation in Mariupol - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the attack on Mariupol [European Union]
Attacks in Ukraine by Russia-Backed Separatists [US Department of State]
Rebels Likely Behind Deadly Rocket Attacks in Mariupol [Human Rights Watch]
23 January
Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest developments regarding the situation in Eastern Ukraine [European Union]
22 January
UK condemns latest Ukraine violence [UK Government]
Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin’s remarks at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine and violations of the Minsk agreements by Kiev, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
21 January
Commentary by the MFA of Ukraine on adoption of Declaration on Ukraine by the OSCE Permanent Council - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
Commentary by press attache of MFA of Ukraine Yevgen Perebiynis about military activity of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
Ukraine talks in Berlin [Federal Foreign Office]
Joint Statement of the Ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, Berlin [Federal Foreign Office]
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s address and answers to questions from Russian media following the Normandy format talks between the foreign ministers of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine, Berlin - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Press release on the upcoming Berlin meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Ukraine crisis: Intense fighting in Donetsk puts civilians in peril - video [ICRC]
Arseniy Yatsenyuk: The Government offers to increase the Armed Forces up to 250 thousand - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
"It is important that this Council continues to pay the closest attention to the situation in Ukraine" [UK Government]
20 January
Speech by Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrey Kelin at special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the need for urgent steps to fulfil the Minsk agreements [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
19 January
Hennadii Zubko: Ukrainian Government to send another humanitarian cargo to the East of Ukraine - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Russian Foreign Ministry reply on the statement by MFA of Ukraine on the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. See Ukrainian statement here.
18 January
Statement by MFA of Ukraine on the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
16 January
Comment by the Information and Press Department on the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s report on the situation in Ukraine - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. See anti-torture Committee report here.
15 January
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with the President of the PACE Anne Brasseur - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrei Kelin's remarks at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine and violations of the Minsk agreements by Kiev, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich responds to a question from the media about public statements by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the EU - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
A Test of the New Ukraine’s Commitment to Reform [Human Rights Watch]
14 January
Gov’t established a Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Arseniy Yatsenyuk calls to recognize the so-called DPR and LPR as terrorist organizations - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
13 January
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes findings of recent visits to Ukraine [Council of Europe]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
12 January
INTERPOL issues Red Notices for former Ukrainian leaders [Interpol]
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s press statement following a meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine in Berlin - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Joint Press Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, Berlin [Federal Foreign Office]
9 January
The Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017 [Council of Europe]
8 January
Wide-ranging interview of Representative of Ukraine to the EU K.Yelisieiev to the UNIAN agency - in Ukrainian [UNIAN]
7 January
World Report 2015: Ukraine [Human Rights Watch]
- December 2014
30 December
- The Government will improve mechanisms to assist residents of Luhansk and Donetsk regions - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
- Deadly cargo: explosive weapons in populated areas [Human Rights Watch]
27 December
- Hennadii Zubko: Mission accomplished - humanitarian assistance delivered to social institutions in militant-held areas - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
24 December
- Ukrainian government sends another humanitarian aid to the residents of Donbas - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
- Civilians Despair as Both Sides Break the Rules in East Ukraine [Human Rights Watch]
23 December
- Bill on some law changes about refusal of non-bloc status of Ukraine - in Ukrainian [Verkhovna Rada]
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers a media question about Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passing a law on the non-bloc status of their country - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
22 December
- Putin, Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko had a telephone discussion on settling the conflict in southeast Ukraine - [President of Russia]
- Ukraine: Helping rebuild homes - video [ICRC]
19 December
- Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on US President signing the anti-Russian Ukraine Freedom Support Act - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- Attacks Require Better Investigation [Human Rights Watch]
18 December
- News conference of Vladimir Putin [President of Russia]
- Remarks by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Andrei Kelin at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine and violation of the Minsk agreements by the central authorities, Vienna - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- Statement by the President on the Ukraine Freedom Support Act [The White House]
17 December
- A joint statement of the Visegrad Group countries on Ukraine [Visegrad Group]
- Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Russia's donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help civilians in southeastern Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
16 December
- PM believes Ukraine's roadmap towards NATO should foresee elimination of non-bloc status, implementation of reforms as well as referendum [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please see Uryadovyi portal website for copy.
- Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine [UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine]
- Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the latest report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov’s interview with the daily Kommersant - in Russian [Kommersant]
15 December
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers questions from the Interfax News Agency, Moscow - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
14 December
- The interview of Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU K.Yelisieiev to Radio Liberty in Brussels - video in Ukrainian [Radio Svoboda]
12 December
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich’s commentary on the US Congress endorsing the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, spearheaded against Russia - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- S.2828 - Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 [congress.gov]
- Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrei Kelin’s remarks at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine and violations of the Minsk agreements by Kiev, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
11 December
- MPs took part in a backbench business debate on Ukraine and UK relations with Russia [BBC]
- Ukraine had filed against the Russian Federation two claims to the European Court of Human Rights - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
8 December
- PM calls for Russia to stick to the Minsk agreement [Ukrainian Government]
6 December
- Vladimir Putin answered journalists’ questions following his meeting with President of France François Hollande - [President of Russia]
- Vladimir Putin met with President of France François Hollande - [President of Russia]
5 December
- Statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in regard to 20th anniversary of signing the Budapest Memorandum - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
- PM calls for joint decisive actions to oblige Russia to fulfill commitments within Budapest Memorandum - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
4 December
- Declaration on Ukraine, OSCE Ministerial Council,Bazel 2014 [MFA of Ukraine]
2 December
- Joint statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission [NATO]
- Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich - text and video in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- Interview by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich to the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency in connection with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
1 December
- Interview by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov to the Interfax news agency - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- November 2014
28 November
Comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Department on the Ukrainian Security Service banning entry to Russian journalists [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. See remarks by Ukrainian head adviser of Ukrainian Security Service. in Ukrainian [Radio Svoboda]
UK Conflict Pool Work in Ukraine [UK Government]
The interview of Ukraine's Ambassador to the EU K.Yelisieiev to Die WELT - in German [Die WELT]
27 November
Remarks by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Andrei Kelin at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine and violation by its central authorities of the Minsk agreements, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
22 November
Remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the XXII Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, Moscow [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
19 November
Remarks by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a meeting of Government of Ukraine on November 19, 2014 - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Government to approve draft presidential decree on unilateral demarcation of state border between Ukraine and Russia - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
18 November
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov makes a speech and answers questions following his talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Moscow [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry on a Human Rights Watch report about the use of incendiary weapons in Ukraine’s southeast - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Opening remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a joint meeting of the foreign ministry boards of Russia and Belarus, Minsk - video and text in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Remarks by PM of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
PM of Ukraine: we call Russia to begin real talks in Geneva format - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
PM: Geneva format of talks most suitable for crisis settlement in Ukrainian-Russian relations - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
17 November
Response by Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova to a request for comment on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s statement on Russia - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
14 November
Phone conversation between the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the US Secretary of State, John Kerry - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Statement by Andrey Kelin, permanent representative of the Russian Federation, at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna 13 November 2014 Regarding the situation in Ukraine and the violation of the Minsk agreements by the central authorities - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
13 November
International experts and members of Ukrainian ministries start cooperation to assess recovery needs of Donbas - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Briefing by official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Alexander Lukashevich, 13 November 2014 - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Remarks and response by First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Alexander Pankin during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, New York - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Foreign Secretary and Dutch Foreign Minister discuss Ukraine [UK Government]
11 November
Ukraine, Syria: Incendiary Weapons Threaten Civilians [Human Right Watch]
Incendiary Weapons: Recent Use and Growing Opposition - report on incendiary weapon attacks in Ukraine and Syria [Human Rights Watch]
8 November
Comment by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Beijing [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers media questions at the beginning of the meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Beijing [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
6 November
Pavlo Klimkin: Finding a way to a peaceful settlement of the current situation in the east of Ukraine is a test of OSCE efficiency - in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
Comment by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on settling the Ukrainian crisis - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Original link not working. Please check copy at the Internet Archive.
3 November
EU Statement on the so-called ‘presidential and parliamentary elections’ in Eastern Ukraine [European Union]
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the 2 November elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- October 2014
30 October
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the statements by Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
29 October
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the implementation of the Minsk agreements on a settlement in Ukraine and elections in its southeastern regions [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Statement by the MFA of Ukraine on certain aspects of the interview of Foreign Minister S. Lavrov In Ukrainian [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine]
24 October
23 October
Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich regarding the Human Rights Watch report on the use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in populated areas of the Donetsk Region. [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
21 October
Reply by Alexander Lukashevich, Spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to media question regarding the Der Spiegel publication - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the statements by Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
See Security Jam report quoting Vershbow [Friends of Europe]. Original link not working, please see copy at the Internet Archive.
20 October
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia on the decision of Ukraine to join the EU sanctions to ban the entry of Transnistria leadership into the territory of the European Union - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during an open lecture on Russia’s current foreign policy, Moscow - video and text in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions [Human Rights Watch]
19 October
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with NTV - in Russian [NTV]
17 October
Vladimir Putin’s answers to journalists’ questions following visit to Italy [President of Russia]
Meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France in Milan [President of Russia]. See the program of the 10th ASEM Summit in Milan, 16-17 October 2014.
16 October
Comment by Konstantin Dolgov, Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
15 October
Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the leading Serbian daily Politika - [President of Russia]
Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the leading Serbian daily Politika - in Serbian [Politika]
Monitors at work: Damage report - video [OSCE]
14 October
Excerpts from transcript of meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights - in Russian [President of Russia]
Opening remarks and answers to media questions by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a news conference following talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry and the French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, Paris - video and text in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Speech and replies to questions by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with heads of the member companies of the Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation, Moscow - video and text in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
13 October
9 October
Comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on the sixth report by the Monitoring Mission of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
White Book on violations of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
The Ukraine Ceasefire That Wasn’t [Human Rights Watch]
6 October
The presidents of Russia and Switzerland exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine [President of Russia]
3 October
OSCE parliamentarians debate Ukraine crisis at Autumn Meeting [OSCE PA]. Original link not working, please see copy at the Internet Archive. Full programme and speeches. Original link not working, please see copy at the Internet Archive.
Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on the killing of an International Committee of the Red Cross employee in Donetsk [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Joint statement by HR/VP Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva on the killing of a Red Cross worker in Eastern Ukraine [European Union]
2 October
The leaders of Russia and Germany exchanged views by telephone on the developing situation in Ukraine [President of Russia].
Internally displaced persons from Crimea and ATO regions will get monthly addressed aid to cover living expenses - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
Ukrainian gov’t introduces a common registration of internally displaced persons from Crimea and ATO - in Ukrainian [Ukrainian Government]
1 October
- September 2014
28 September
Interview by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Channel Five programme Glavnoye, Moscow - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
27 September
Interview by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Bloomberg TV - text [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Interview by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Bloomberg TV - video [Bloomberg]
Interview given by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, to the “Russia Today” TV channel and “Vesti nedeli” on “Rossiya” TV Channel, New York - text and video in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Address by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, New York - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
26 September
Remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and answers to questions from the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, New York - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Participation of the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in the OSCE’s informal ministerial meeting - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
UN expert calls for swift response to growing internal displacement plight as winter closes i Ukraine [United Nations, Human Rights]
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summarising the visit of the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Chaloka Beyani, to Ukraine - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry on ensuring the implementation of the ceasefire regime in Ukraine’s southeast - in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
25 September
G-7 Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on Ukraine [US Department of State]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
24 September
Meeting coverage of the General Debate of the 69th Session of UN General Assembly [United Nations]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly [White House]
video recording [UN]
Response of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the question from the media regarding the address by the U.S. President to the UN General Assembly in New York [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s speech at the UN General Assembly [Ukrainian Government]
Summary of Yatsenyuk’s speech at the UN General Assembly [United Nations]
Comment by the Press and Information Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the discovery of a mass grave near Donetsk [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
22 September
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the first report by the International consultation group under the aegis of the Council of Europe to assist in the investigation into violations in Ukraine (ICG-CE) - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
21 September
Statement on the ceasefire implementation agreement in Ukraine [European Union]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
20 September
Reply by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich to Interfax question regarding Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers resolution on Ukraine - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. See the resolution here.
18 September
Statement by the MFA of Ukraine on a European Parliament's resolution on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations - in Ukrainian [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine]. See the resolution here.
EU Statement in Response to the Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan [European Union]
See Chief Monitor on 15 September here.
Speech by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrei Kelin in response to a report by the head of the Special Monitoring Mission Ertugrul Apakan at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the situation in Ukraine, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Speech by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE Andrei Kelin at the Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the Situation in Ukraine and Ongoing Violations of International Humanitarian Legislation in the Course of the Punitive Operation in Eastern Ukraine, Vienna [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
17 September
Comment by the MFA of Ukraine on European Parliament resolution 16 September - in Ukrainian [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine] See the resolution here.
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the adoption by Ukraine of the law on the special status of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions 16 September [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Text of the Ukrainian law available. [Zaonodavstvo Ukrainy].
US Should Raise Rights Issues [Human Rights Watch]
16 September
European Parliament resolution on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU- Russia relations [European Parliament]
Joint statement by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, on the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement [European Commission]
Ukrainian law on a special status of Donbass and Luhansk regions [Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]
15 September
President Barroso's call with President Putin [European Commission]
OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine urges all sides to allow monitors to carry out duties safely [OSCE]
Vladimir Putin discussed with Jose Manuel Barroso the agreement to postpone implementation of Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU [President of Russia]
Putin and Merkel expressed their satisfaction with the agreements reached at the Russia-EU-Ukraine ministerial meeting in Brussels [President of Russia]
Telephone conversation of Putin and Merkel after ministerial meeting in Brussels 12 September - in German [Augen geradeaus]
14 September
Poroshenko signed a law “About Sanctions” [Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]
12 September
Joint Ministerial Statement on the Implementation of the EU-Ukraine [European Commission]
Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine [European Commission]
Putin answered Russian journalists’ questions following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit [President of Russia]
Reinforced restrictive measures against Russia [European Union].
The new EU sanctions [Official journal of the EU]
The new US sanctions [U.S. Department of the Treasury]
Comments by the MFA Information and Press Department on the expanded US sanctions against Russia [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the restrictions on Russian media imposed by Ukrainian authorities - [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
11 September
Reinforced restrictive measures against Russia [Council of the European Union]
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the new EU restrictive measures against Russia. In Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Russian Foreign Ministry on the statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on further EU restrictive measures against Russia [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Herman Van Rompuy’s statement. [European Union].
Briefing by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Lukashevich [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Eastern Ukraine: Questions and Answers about the Laws of War [Human Rights Watch]
10 September
Interview of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to ITAR-TASS [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
MFA of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, about situation in Ukraine,in an interview with “5 kanal”, - video in Ukrainian [MFA of Ukraine]
8 September
Statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on further EU restrictive measures against Russia, 8 September 2014 [Council of the European Union]
6 September
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko - in Russian [President of Russia]
4 September
Russian MID comment on NATO Summit in Wales [Russian Embassy in the UK]
NATO Summit 2014: Joint Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission [UK Government]
5 September
Poroshenko's statement on the ceasefire:
Text in English [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Text in Ukrainian [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
4 September
Gorbachev on the Ukrainian crisis: Postscript from his forthcoming book "After the Kremlin" [Novaya gazeta] In Russian
3 September
Russian journalist Andrei Stenin confirmed dead in Ukraine [Russian Legal Information Agency]
Ukraine on the Brink? In-depth coverage and analysis in an hour-long BBC News special [BBC News]
Putin announces plan to stablise the situation in south-eastern Ukraine [RT.com]
The 'Putin Plan' for settling the conflict in Ukraine [President of Russia]
1 September
Rising civilian death toll in and around Luhansk [Human Rights Watch]
- August 2014
30 August
29 August
President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressed Novorossiya militia [President of Russia]
Death toll in Ukraine fighting hits 2,593 - U.N. human rights official [Thomson Reuters Foundation]
Yatsenyuk says Ukraine will abolish non-alignment status and resume course towards NATO membership [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Putin on Ukraine, NATO, Crimea at the Seliger-2014 youth forum
Video in English [RT.com]
Video in Russian [RT.com]
28 August
Pro-Russian rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko says Russian volunteers are fighting in eastern Ukraine - video in Russian [Vesti]
Poroshenko cancels scheduled visit to Turkey and convenes National Security and Defence Council instead [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting [Ukrainian Government]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
NATO releases satellite imagery showing Russian combat troops inside Ukraine [NATO]
David Cameron's statement on Russia's actions in Ukraine [UK Government]
27 August
Putin answers journalists' questions following summit in Belarus. Transcript [President of Russia]
'Roadmap' for peace? Ukraine to seek ceasefire after talks [Channel 4 News]
President Poroshenko: We demand resolute actions that will bring peace to the Ukrainian land [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
26 August
Russia admits its soldiers have been caught in Ukraine [The Guardian]
In search of peace: Putin & Poroshenko shake hands at key Ukraine talks inMinsk [RT.com] Video
25 August
Petro Poroshenko dissolves Ukrainian parliament and announces early elections on 26th October [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a briefing on Ukraine's humanitarian crisis [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Original link not working. Please check Russian Embassy website and scroll down to 22.08.2014 to see the copy of the statement.
22 August
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on start of delivery of humanitarian relief aid to South-Eastern Ukraine [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions [Reuters]
NATO Secretary General condemns entry of Russian convoy into Ukraine [NATO]
President of Ukraine: Ukraine offers Russia to return situation with humanitarian cargo to the framework of the international legal field [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
21 August
18 August
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about ban on journalist from entering Crimea [OSCE]
Press statement from Lavrov following talks with German, Ukrainian and French Foreign Ministers {RT.com]
Dozens die as Luhansk refugee convoy hit by rocket and mortar fire [The Guardian]
15 August
Lavrov: Russia, Germany find all effort needed for aid delivery to Ukraine [ITAR-TASS]
President of Ukraine and David Cameron discuss international efforts on the settlement of the conflict in the Donbas [President of Ukraine]
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on Ukraine [Council of the European Union]
14 August
Ukraine crisis: Shells hit Donetsk amid Russia convoy row [BBC News]
Poroshenko's Press Office: Ukrainian part of international humanitarian assistance departed to Luhansk [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Putin meets members of political parties represented in the State Duma [President of Russia]
13 August
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: International Humanitarian Aid Will Be Delivered in Strict Compliance with the International Law. [Ukrainian Government]
12 August
Situation at Ukrainian-Russian border. [Ukrainian Government]
Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Approval of the bill on sanctions is a matter of national dignity [Ukrainian Government]
Police to be allowed to use special means and weapons without notice in the ATO area [Ukrainian Government]
Commentary by Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on the disappearance of Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist Andrei Stenin [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Moscow agrees to all of Kiev's demands, changes humanitarian convoy route [ITAR-TASS]
Lavrov calls on German Foreign Minister to facilitate humanitarian action in Ukraine [ITAR-TASS]
Ukraine: International Committee of the Red Cross calls for clarity on aid convoy [ICRC]
8 August
Statement from Russian investigators on arrest of 5 Ukrainian officers [The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation] In Russian. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
UK Foreign Secretary urges Russia to halt the flow of arms and avoid provocative actions in eastern Ukraine [UK Government]
7 August
Statement by PM Medvedev on Special Economic Measures to Ensure the Security of the Russian Federation [Russian Government]
6 August
Executive Order on special economic measures to protect Russia's security [President of Russia]
5 August
Ukraine: Insurgents Disrupt Medical Services. Report issed by Human Rights Watch [Human Rights Watch]
UNHCR urges Ukraine to establish central registration system as internal displacement tops 117,000 [UNHCR]
4 August
2 August
Analysis by Russian Defence Ministry of satellite imagery released by the Security Service of Ukraine on 30th July [MOD of Russia].
1 August
- July 2014
31 July
Verkhovna Rada ratifies agreements with Australia and the Netherlands on international mission to Ukraine [Ukrainian Government]
Report from the House of Commons Defence Committee on NATO and the threat from Russia [UK Parliament]
30 July
Details of latest EU sanctions against Russia, including names of individuals [Official Journal of the EU]
G7 leaders: statement on Ukraine [UK government]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding further anti-Russian sanctions agreed by the European Union [Russian Foreign Ministry]
29 July
European Council statement on additional restrictive measures against Russia [European Council]
Statement by President Obama on Ukraine [The White House]
Remarks by Secretary Kerry and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin following their meeting [US Department of State]
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine [OSCE]
28 July
25 July
24 July
Poroshenko's statement on factions' decision to pull out of coalition [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Turchynov announces the end of the coalition "European Choice" in Verkhovna Rada [Verkhovna Rada]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Yatseniuk announces resignation - video in Ukrainian [122.ua]
Press-conference by Yakovenko. [rusemb.org.uk]
Russian Deputy Defense Minister statement on MH17 crash [RT.com]
23 July
Statement on Ukraine by Alexander K. Lukashevich, Spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the persecution of journalists in Ukraine [Russian Foreign Ministry]
ICRC calls on all sides to respect international humanitarian law [ICRC]
Interview with A. Borodai, Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic [BBC]
22 July
Putin's statement at Security Council meeting In Russian [kremlin.ru]
Russia demands investigation into claims Finns joined fighting in Ukraine [Yle.fi]
21 July
Ukraine was the most dangerous country for journalists in the first six months of 2014 [newssafety.org]
In June and July alone there were 250 killed and 850 wounded in the Luhansk region [OSCE]
The President Gives an Update on the Situation in Ukraine [The White House]
Yatsenyuk's interview - in German [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]
Yatseniuk's press-briefing on MH17 crash [kmu.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Putin's statement on MH17 crash [kremlin.ru]
Video recording of UNSC meeting adopting resolution on MH17 investigation [UN]
Press conference of the Russian Defense Ministry related to MH17 crash in Ukraine [Ekho Moskvy]
Data from the radar regarding MH17 provided by the Russian Defence Ministry [Russian Defence Ministry]
Cameron's statement in Parliament on Ukraine, Russia and MH17 crash [parliament.uk]
18 July
Putin on Ukraine and crash of MH17 plane In Russian [Kremlin.ru]
Obama's statement on Ukraine crash of MH17 plane [The White House]
Russian MOD statement in relation to crash of MH17 in Ukraine - in Russian [RT.com]
Lavrov's TV interview regarding Ukraine and MH17 crash - in Russian [vesti.ru]
Biden comments on the crash of MH17 in Ukraine [The Telegraph]
Poroshenko's address following the crash of MH17 in Ukraine In Ukrainian [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Burkhalter on the crash of MH17 in Ukraine - in French [rts.ch]
17 July
US imposes new sanctions on Russia [The White House]
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on latest US sanctions In Russian [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Putin's TV interview including comments on latest US sanctions:
English translation [RT.com]
In Russian [President of Russia]
Russia's international isolation? Russia's relations with the other countries of the world - interactive map [Business New Europe]
Poroshenko calls for commission to investigate Malaysian jet, crashed in Ukraine [president.gov.ua]
In Ukrainian. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
In English. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Readout of Obama's call with Poroshenko [The White House]
Kerry's statement on MH17 crash in Ukraine [US Department of State]
Foreigners join far-right militias in Ukraine's fight against rebels [Irish Times]
16 July
15 July
14 July
Editor of Russian-Language Newspaper Tortured and Killed in Eastern Ukraine [The Moscow Times]
TV interview of Klimkin, Ukrainian Foreign Minister [France24]
12 July
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding another provocation of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation [Russian Foreign Ministry]
10 July
8 July
"We want to join a Russian Empire:" Discussion with the Leader of the Donetsk People's Republic [CGI]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
President is ready for negotiations on the fate of the Donbas with real representatives of the region's population [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
5 July
Attack of masked men on Kiev's "Vesti" newspaper recorded on CCTV.Video [vesti.ua]
2 July
Summary of attacks on media [Reporters Without Borders]
Russia issues arrest warrant in absentia for Ukraine oligarch Kolomoisky - video in Russian [sledcom.ru]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive
1 July
Ukraine's Poroshenko ends ceasefire - video [Euronews]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding civilian casualties in the East of Ukraine [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Putin addresses the diplomatic corps[rt.com]
Video in Russian [rt.com]
Russian transcript [kremlin.ru]
English transcript [kremlin.ru]
- June 2014
30 June
Russian becomes sixth media worker to be killed this year in Ukraine [Reporters Without Borders]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the death of a Russian journalist in Ukraine [Russian Foreign Ministry]
28 June
Second group of OSCE monitors freed in eastern Ukraine [OSCE]
Deeply concerned about eastern Ukraine, Ban welcomes extension of cease-fire [UN News Centre]
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the liberation of OSCE observers in the East of Ukraine [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding another shooting at the Russian border checkpoint by Ukrainian military persons [Russian Foreign Ministry]
27 June
Text of Poroshenko's speech at the ceremony of signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Poroshenko's Speech on signing EU Association Agreement - video [Espreso.tv]
25 June
Russia's Federation Council cancels legislation that allows the use of Russian troops in Ukraine - video in Russian [rt.com]
24 June
Readout of Biden's Call with Poroshenko [The White House]
Speech by the Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Churkin, at the session of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine [Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations]
23 June
Readout Biden's call with Poroshenko [The White House]
22 June
21 June
Poroshenko presents peace plan for Ukraine East settlement [president.gov.ua]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
18 June
Two Russian journalists killed in Eastern Ukraine [Reporters Without Borders]
Readout of the Vice President's call with Poroshenko [The White House]
17 June
Comments to the media by Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations on the situation in Ukraine [Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations]
16 June
Gazprom to supply Ukraine only with prepaid gas volumes [Gazprom.com]
Talks with Ukraine may be resumed if gas debt is fully settled Transcript [Gazprom.com]
11 June
Readout of the Vice President's calls with Poroshenko [The White House]
7 June
Poroshenko's Inauguration Ceremony - video. English translation [rt.com]
U.S. Assistance to Ukraine [The White House]
6 June
Human Rights Watch Letter to Acting President Turchynov and President-Elect Poroshenko [Human Rights Watch]
Putin's answers to journalists' questions [kremlin.ru]
Biden travels to Ukraine [The White House]
5 June
G7 Brussels Summit Declaration. Points 24-29 refers to Ukraine [G8 Information Centre]
Obama announces presidential delegation to Ukraine [The White House]
4 June
Putin's interview to French media - video [rt.com]
U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine [The White House]
1 June
Biden to Travel to Ukraine [The White House]
- May 2014
28 May
Poroshenko promises to end conflict and visit Eastern Ukraine - video [Ukraine News One]
27 May
Results of Ukrainian presidential election [Central Electoral Commission]
26 May
Italian journalist and Russian fixer killed in Eastern Ukraine [Reporters Without Borders]
16 May
English summary[Voice of Russia]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
UN publishes "Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine" [UN]
15 May
14 May
Lavrov's interview to "Bloomberg TV" [MFA Russia] - Transcript Video
13 May
12 May
Russian Foreign Ministry slams OSCE mission's Ukraine report [Russia Beyond the Headlines] OSCE publishes "Human Rights and Minority Rights" report [OSCE]
8 May
Parubiy announces that "The ATO operation will continue" [RNBO] In Ukrainian Press conference of Donetsk and Lugansk national assemblies [rt.com] - video in Russian
7 May
Putin's remarks to the press after meeting with OSCE Burkhalter [Kremlin.ru]
Video - in Russian
6 May
"The White Book on violations of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine" [Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry]
- April 2014
30 April
What must be done to reduce tensions in Ukraine, by Ambassador Yakovenko [Russia Beyond the Headlines]
29 April
Putin's comments on Ukrainian crisis - in Russian [rt.com]
28 April
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia [EUR-Lex]
New US sanctions against Russia [US Department of Treasury]
26 April
First public appearance and interview of Igor Strelkov, head of Slavyansk self-defence forces - video in Russian [Komsomolskaya Pravda]
25 April
Russian Foreign Minister rebukes John Kerry for "not very cultured" comments [Voice of Russia]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
24 April
Turchynov calls on Russia to "cease its intervention into the internal affairs of Ukraine" [Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Putin warns of "consequences" if Kiev uses army against pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine [ITAR-TASS]
John Kerry accuses Russia of "distraction, deception and destabilisation" in eastern Ukraine [US Department of State]
23 April
Ukrainian Government calls on all parties to Geneva agreements to fulfill their obligations [Ukrainian Government]
William Hague discusses Ukraine with Sergei Lavrov [UK Foreign Office]
Russia "surprised by the distorted interpretation of the Geneva statement by Kiev" [ITAR-TASS]
Lavrov: Americans are 'running the show' in Ukraine - video in English [RT.com]
22 April
Joe Biden addresses members of the Ukrainian Rada [The White House]
Turchynov discusses current situation in Ukraine with Joe Biden [Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
21 April
Fact Sheet: U.S. Crisis Support Package for Ukraine [The White House]
17 April
Text of the Geneva Statement on Ukraine [US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva]
Putin's annual Q&A session 2014 - Direct Line with Vladimir Putin:
Full Video dubbed into English [RT.com]
Full Video in Russian [RT.com]
English language transcript [President of Russia]
Lavrov: Russia, US, EU, Ukraine agree on de-escalation roadmap - video [RT.com]
16 April
Security Service of Ukraine: Communications intercepted with Russian diversionists orchestrating subversive actions [SBU]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
15 April
Turchynov: Counterterrorist operation has begun in the north of Donetsk region [President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Ukraine: Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered - UN human rights report [UN Human Rights]
Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with Angela Merkel [President of Russia]
14 April
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Ukrainian Government]
EU Council approves financial support and trade measures for Ukraine [Council of the European Union]
US Treasury Secretary confirms $1billion US loan guarantee agreement for Ukraine [US Treasury]
Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with Barack Obama [President of Russia]
Readout of Barack Obama's call with Vladimir Putin [The White House]
EU Council conclusions on Ukraine, at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting [Council of the European Union]
13 April
Ukraine 'teetering on brink' senior UN political official warns Security Council [UN]
Address by Acting President Turchynov on the situation in Eastern Ukraine [Ukrainian Parliament]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive
Ukrainian ambassador to UN, Yuriy Sergeyev, talks to the press - video in English [UN]
Russian ambassador to UN, Vitaly Churkin, talks to press about Ukraine - video in English [UN]
11 April
Press conference of Alexey Pushkov. Council of Europe - video in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Interview with Sergei Lavrov - video in Russian [Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
New Constitution of Crimea in Russian [Crimean Rada]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
10 April
Comment by Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on statements by NATO Secretary General [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Text of Putin's letter to European leaders on gas delivery to Ukraine [ITAR-TASS]
NATO releases satellite imagery of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border [NATO]
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's statement on Crimea [PACE]
9 April
Ukraine: Confronting Internal Challenges and External Threats [US State Department]
8 April
Lavrov's comments on events in Ukraine - in Russian [Russian Foreign Office via YouTube]
Hague concerned about situation in eastern Ukraine [British Foreign Office]
SBU says group of men take 60 people hostage and mines the building in Luhansk [SBU]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Tymoshenko's press conference in Donetsk - in Russian [Ruptly via YouTube]
7 April
"It's not Russia that is destabilising Ukraine", by Sergei Lavrov [The Guardian]
Proclamation of Peoples Republic of Donetsk - in Russian [YouTube]
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the development of the situation in Ukraine [Russian Foreign Office]
Address of Acting President of Ukraine Turchynov in connection with developments in the eastern regions of Ukraine [Ukrainian President]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
4 April
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on migration topics in the context of Russian-Ukrainian relations [Russian Foreign Office]
3 April
List of presidential candidates [Ukrainian Electoral Commission]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Gas price for Ukraine set at USD 485 per 1,000 cubic meters from April [Gazprom]
2 April
Yanukovich's interview - video in Russian [TV Dozhd]
1 April
- March 2014
31 March
Ukraine crisis tops agenda at two-day NATO Foreign Ministers talks [NATO]
Turchynov: Ukraine has no preconditions to federalization [Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
30 March
Lavrov's interview for Channel One
[Channel One] Video - in Russian
English translation [RT.com]
29 March
Lavrov's interview for TV Vesti
Transcript [Russian Foreign Ministry]
English translation [RT.com]
Ashton on recent events around the Parliament of Ukraine [EU]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
28 March
Putin's telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama [Kremlin]
Readout of the President's Call with President Putin [The White House]
Informal comments to the media by Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations on the situation in Ukraine [Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN]
Yanukovych's address to Ukrainian nation - in Russian [ITAR-TASS]
Ukrainian Acting President: Forceful pressure on the Parliament is an attempt to destabilize the situation in Kyiv [Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
27 March
IMF Announces Staff Level Agreement with Ukraine on US$14-18 Billion Stand-By Arrangement [IMF]
Turchynov: Adoption of anti-crisis package of laws creates conditions for economic growth of Ukraine [Acting President of Ukraine]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
UN GA draft resolution on Ukraine confrontational in nature - Russian envoy [ITAR-TASS]
Churkin's speech at the UN - video [UN]
26 March
Obama's speech in Brussels [The White House]
24 March
Russia imposes sanctions on 13 Canadian officials [Russian Foreign Ministry] - in Russian - List of names
22 March
Russia faces global isolation - again. William Hague [Telegraph]
Foreign travel advice Ukraine [British Foreign Office]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
21 March
Crimea: A Culture of Fear, Made in Russia, by Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Secretary General [Amnesty International]
Chair in Office Burkhalter welcomes decision on OSCE monitoring mission to Ukraine [OSCE]
UK government's response to points made by President Putin in his address to the Russian Parliament on 17 March [UK Government]
EU strengthens sanctions against actions undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity[EU]
Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia - in Russian [Kremlin.ru]
20 March
Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctions list [Russian Foreign Ministry]
US imposes more sanctions on Russia including Bank of Russia - list of individuals [US Treasury]
19 March
OSCE media freedom representative outraged by attacks against managers of Ukrainian National TV [OSCE]
Russia's Constitutional Court on the Crimean annexation [Rapsi news]
Document [pravo.gov.ru]
18 March
Putin addresses Federal Council on Crimea [RT.com]
Full transcript of Putin's address to the parliament in Russian [Kremlin.ru]
Executive Order on executing Agreement on Admission of Republic of Crimea into the Russian Federation [Kremlin.ru]
British PM statement on President Putin's actions on Crimea [UK Prime Minister's Office]
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan on the referendum in Crimea [Kazinfo]
William Hague's statement to Parliament on Russia's actions in Crimea [UK Foreign Office]
Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland [The White House]
Joe Biden's speech - video [New York Times]
Readout of Obama's call with Merkel regarding Ukraine [The White House]
17 March
Executive Order On Recognising the Republic of Crimea. Text of the Order [Kremlin.ru]
EU's Ashton Urges Russia to De-Escalate Tension in Crimea [IBTimes UK via YouTube]
Executive Order - Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine [The White House]
EU adopts restrictive measures against actions threatening Ukraine's territorial integrity[Council of The European Union]
Obama Speaks on Ukraine [The White House via YouTube]
Gorbachev: "People of Crimea amend Soviet-era mistake" [Inter Fax]
Statement by the North Atlantic Council "on the so-called referendum in Crimea" [NATO]
Fact Sheet: Ukraine-Related Sanctions [The White House]
Statement by Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Crimea referendum and security of Crimean Tatars [Turkish Foreign Ministry]
Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Ukraine [UN]
Resolution "On the Independence of Crimea" - in Russian [Verkhovna Rada Autonomous Republic of Crimea]
Putin says that the decision to hold the referendum in Crimea was in line with international law and the UN Charter [Kremlin.ru]
Hague: The UK will not recognise the Crimea referendum that took place yesterday (16 March) as legal or legitimate [British Foreign Office]
Press conference of Mikhail Malyshev regarding the results of Crimean referendum. Video. [112.Ukraina
16 March
Crimea referendum should not convince anyone [British Foreign Office]
Joint statement on Crimea by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso [European Council]
15 March
Churkin's speech at U.N. Security Council regarding a resolution on situation in Ukraine [Russian Permanent Mission to UN]
Statement of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [Euromaidan PR]
14 March
John Kerry remarks [The White House]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Mikhail Gorbachev on Ukraine: "Answer to V.Tretiakov" - in Russian [Gorbachev Fond]
V.Tretiakov's letter - in Russian [Komsomolskaya Pravda]
Putin had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [Kremlin.ru]
Video recording of press conference by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov [RT.com]
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the events in Ukraine [Russian Foreign Ministry]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the tragic events in Donetsk [Russian Foreign Ministry]
13 March
Appeal to Russia's political reason [German Federal Government]
12 March
Agreement over action in Ukraine [German Federal Government]
Statement of G-7 Leaders on Ukraine [The White House]
President Obama's Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk of Ukraine [The White House]
11 March
Recorded press conference of Viktor Yanukovich
English version [RT.com]
In Russian [RT.com]
Remarks by President Barroso on unilateral trade measures for Ukraine [EU]
10 March
Crimean referendum unlawful [German Federal Government]
Working meeting of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov (the proposals for settling the situation in Ukraine) [Russian Foreign Ministry]
"Do not wait for Western help." Mikhail Khodorkovsky - in Russian [Hromadskye TV]
8 March
7 March
Statement from Amnesty International on the human rights situation in Crimea [Amnesty International] new link
Joint statement on Ukraine from the Nordic, Baltic and Visegrad countries. [Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Latvia].
6 March
Press release of Crimean Vekhovna Rada on decision to join Russia - in Russian [Verkhovna Rada Autonomous Republic of Crimea]
Statement of the Heads of State or Government on Ukraine [European Council]
Secretary General assures Ukrainian Prime Minister that NATO stands by Ukraine [NATO]
Sergei Lavrov comments after meeting with John Kerry in Rome on Ukraine - video in Russian [Russian Foreign Office]
Statement by the Press Secretary on Ukraine [The White House]
5 March
4 March
Vladimir Putin answers journalists' questions on the situation in Ukraine [President of Russia]
Video - in Russian [RT.com]
Transcript of House of Commons debate on Ukraine [parliament.uk]
3 March
China expresses understanding of Russia's analysis on causes of crisis in Ukraine [ITAR-TASS]
G-7 Leaders' Statement [The White House]
Mikhail Khodorkovsky on the Ukrainian crisis [Khodorkovsky]
2 March
Telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel [President of Russia]
Phone conversation between Dmitry Medvedev and Arseny Yatsenyuk [Russian Government]
Readout of the President's Calls with Prime Minister Cameron, President Komorowski and Chancellor Merkel [US Embassy, Kiev]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
United States Mission to the OSCE Press Release on Ukraine [US Embassy, Kiev]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Telephone conversation with French President Francois Hollande [President of Russia]
Telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama [President of Russia]
William Hague: "The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine has been violated" - video [BBC]
NATO Secretary General - Statement following North Atlantic Council and NATO-Ukraine Commission - video [NATO]
North Atlantic Council statement on the situation in Ukraine [NATO]
Foreign Secretary's remarks to the media ahead of visit to Ukraine [UK Foreign Office]
Statement on Ukraine: 2 March 2014 [UK Prime Minister's Office]
1 March
- February 2014
28 February
Recorded conference of Viktor Yanukovich, ousted Ukrainian president held at Rostov on Don.
Video, with English translation [RT.com]
Video in Russian [RT.com]
Russian troops not involved in Belbek airfield block - Black Sea Fleet spokesperson [The Voice of Russia]. [original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive]
Presidential instructions regarding the situation in Ukraine [President of Russia]
Verkhovna Rada decision deposing Yanukovych is illegal - Pushkov [The Voice of Russia]. [original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive]
Crimean speaker Konstantynov recognizes Yanukovych as incumbent president [The Voice of Russia]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
27 February
Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed EU reform, Ukraine and Northern Ireland. [UK Prime Minister's Office]
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the events in Ukraine [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation].
Daily Briefing by the Press Secretary, 2/27/14 [the White House]
Secretary Hagel on Ukraine at Press Briefing at NATO Headquarters [USA embassy in Kiev]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
NATO-Ukraine Commission stresses continued engagement [NATO]
Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation in Ukraine [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]
Change of power in Ukraine cannot be called constitutional - Russian State Duma speaker [RIA Novosti]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Change of power in Ukraine cannot be called constitutional - Sergei Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma - video in Russian [TV Zvezda]
MEPs urge EU to help financial rescue, but enact targeted sanctions too - Press release [EU parliament]
Crimean parliamentary speaker Vladimir Konstantinov announces May 25 referendum on greater autonomy for Crimea [Vladimir Konstantinov - YouTube]
[Alleged] Presidential decree issued by Victor Yanukovich: No. 90/2014 от 27 февраля 2014 - in Russian [anna-news]
Viktor Yanukovych says he still considers himself Ukraine's legitimate president - includes statement [ITAR-TASS]
Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning to Russian President: 'This is not Rocky IV' [NBC News]
John Kerry full interview - video [NBC News]
People of Crimea have right to express their will - Alexei Pushkov, the head of the international affairs committee of the Russian State Duma [The Voice of Russia]. Original link not working. Please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Yatseniuk speech in Rada - video in Ukrainian [ictv.ua]
List of new cabinet ministers - in Ukrainian [Korrespondent]
EuroMaidan leaders present Cabinet of Ministers candidates - video [Radio Free Europe]
Proposed list of candidates for new Ukrainian government - in Ukrainian [Ukrainska Pravda]
26 February
Ukraine's post-Yanukovych authorities rejected by Russia but courted by US and Europe - video [The Guardian]
Remarks by EU High Representative / Vice President Catherine Ashton at the end of her visit to Ukraine [European Commission]
Events in Ukraine resemble 'Arab spring' - Russian diplomat [The Voice of Russia]. Original link not working. Please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Barroso urges Russia 'to guarantee a united Ukraine' [EuroActiv]
Francois Hollande statement on Ukraine [French Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
Medvedev: Legitimacy of several bodies of power in Ukraine causes doubts [ITAR-TASS]
Vitaly Churkin gives an interview to the CNN on Ukraine - video [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation YouTube channel]
William Hague warns Russia not to intervene in Ukraine [The Guardian]
Responding to the Situation in Ukraine [The White House]
Mikhail Gorbachev comment on Ukrainian events - video in Russian [24tv.ua]
Good advice, wrong address: Russia responds to Susan Rice 'no tanks to Ukraine' warning [RT.com]
Ukraine: Russia Warned Over 'Grave Mistake' [SkyNews]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Ukraine: Yanukovych is no longer leading country, says White House [The Independent]
Video of congress of southeast Ukraine and Crimea deputies in Kharkiv - in Russian
Brzezinski: Ukraine Should Join EU, but No Military Alliance [Atlantic Council]
Was Yanukovych's Ouster Constitutional? [Radio Free Europe]
Fled president Viktor Yanukovych first official statement. Exact location unknown - video [Euromaidan PR. YouTube channel].
CCTV: Footage purports to show Yanukovich escaping palace in helicopter - video [ITN]
Explanation of Mr Vladimir Lukin, why the Russian side did not sign the agreement - video [Pervyi Kanal]
Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on signing the agreement [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]. Original link not working. Please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement in Ukraine [UK Foreign Office]
Signing of the Agreement - video [Administration of Ukrainian President]
Press Release: Agreement on the solution of the crisis in Ukraine [German Foreign Office]
Poland's top diplomat mediates to resolve Ukraine's crisis - includes a copy of signed agreement [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland]
An agreement on the Settlement of the crisis in Ukraine is signed [German Foreign Office]
Ukraine - Communiqué issued by the Presidency of the Republic (on the agreement) [French Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
- January 2014
26 January
- Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the situation in Ukraine: remaining chances of political solution not yet exhausted [German Foreign Office]
22 January
- Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the situation in Ukraine [German Foreign Office] FCO calls on Ukrainian leadership to match words of reconciliation with action [Foreign Office]
20 January
- Foreign Secretary deplores violence in Ukraine [Foreign Office]
17 January
- Repressive legislation threatens freedom of expression, assembly and association [Amnesty International]
- December 2013
26 December
Targeted Violence and Intimidation Towards Activists, Journalists in Ukraine [US State Department]
23 December
Human rights violations during protests in Ukraine [Amnesty International]
12 December
11 December
Foreign Secretary calls for restraint from Ukrainian Government [Foreign Office]
Statement by Catherine Ashton on recent events in Ukraine on Kiev's Maidan Square [EU]
10 December
Readout of Assistant Secretary of State for European and European Affairs Victoria Nuland's Discussions with President Yanukovych in Ukraine (Taken Question) [US State Department] Statement on Events in Ukraine [US State Department]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive
Štefan Füle: EU-Ukraine: standing ready to help and support [EU]
9 December
8 December
Results of the phone conversation between President Barroso and President Yanukovych of Ukraine [EU]
2 December
1 December
- November 2013
30 November
Freedom of Assembly crushed [Amnesty International]
26 November
German-Polish statement on Ukraine [German Foreign Office]
25 November
21 November
Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle comments on current developments in Ukraine [German Foreign Office]
Ukraine's Decision on Association with the EU [US State Department]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.
Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on Ukraine [EU]
Foreign Secretary disappointed at Ukraine decision to put signature of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement on hold [Foreign Office]
Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the situation in Ukraine [German Foreign Office]
Ukraine suspends preparations for EU trade agreement. [Ukrainian Government. In Ukrainian]. Original link not working, please check copy at the Internet Archive.