14:54, 02.01.21 Politics 704
Ukraine will focus on strengthening international support through the development of bilateral cooperation with its strategic partners.
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Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President s Office Ihor Zhovkva has said the de-occupation of Donbas, the return of Russia-annexed Crimea, and Ukraine as an active international player are the Presidential Office s diplomatic priorities in 2021.
First, Ukraine will focus on maintaining and strengthening international support through the development of bilateral cooperation with its strategic partners, namely the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Poland, Lithuania and Azerbaijan, Zhovkva wrote in his article for the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia weekly on January 2, 2021.
20:15, 31.12.20 Politics 674
The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that the bond uniting Ukraine and the West is strong as never before.
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Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, notes that in 2021 Ukraine s integration into the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will further strengthen. Happy New Year, dear partners! Christmas tree 2020 was a challenging year, but hard times also reveal true partnerships & remind us of what is really important. The bond uniting Ukraine and the West is strong as never before. In 2021, we will reinforce further our integration into the EU & NATO, Stefanishyna wrote on Twitter.
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This year, The North Atlantic Alliance Air Force intercepted hundreds of Russian warplanes approaching NATO airspace, reports NATO’s press service. NATO air forces across Europe scrambled more than 400 times in 2020 to intercept unknown aircraft approaching Alliance airspace. Almost 90 percent of these missions - around 350 - were in response to flights by Russian military aircraft. This is a moderate increase from 2019, the statement reads.
NATO noted that Russian military aircraft often do not transmit a transponder code indicating their position and altitude, do not file a flight plan, or do not communicate with air traffic controllers, posing a potential risk to civilian airliners.
Ukraine was recognized as an Enhanced Opportunities Partner for NATO and entered the club of the Alliance s six closest partners in the world. Arms were delivered from the United States (the first direct purchase of Javelins, the decision to provide and sell modern Mark VI patrol boats). Security, defense and military-technical agreements were signed with Turkey (Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles, the Navy, engines), an agreement to develop the Navy (1.25 billion pounds) was struck with Great Britain, Kuleba recalled.
Another achievement is raising Russia s costs for aggression against Ukraine, he said. [We] did not let the Russian Federation make sanctions against it less loose under the pretext of COVID-19 and achieved an increase in sanctions pressure. The prosecutors of the International Criminal Court in The Hague found sufficient grounds to start an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in the context of Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas since
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