- More of the latest from Ukraine here and here
- “The text of the following statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and High Representative of the European Union: We, the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union, express our continued grave concern on the situation in eastern Ukraine ….” (G7 Foreign Ministers’ Joint Statement on Ukraine, via U.S. Department of State)
- “G7 Condemns ‘Ongoing Violations’ of Minsk Ceasefire Agreement” (RIA Novosti)
- “G7 Urges to Continue Trilateral Talks Between EU, Ukraine, Russia” (RIA Novosti)
- “G7 foreign ministers welcome continuation of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and EU” (Interfax-Ukraine)
- “Worst part of Ukraine’s crisis over – President Poroshenko” (BBC News)
- “Russian convoy not humanitarian, this is intervention in Ukraine – Poroshenko” (Interfax-Ukraine)
- “There will be no peacekeeping troops in Ukraine – president“ (ukrinform.ua)
- “There will be no peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine – Poroshenko” (Interfax-Ukraine)
- “Poroshenko says he could meet with Putin within three weeks” (ukrinform.ua)
- “President will address Verkhovna Rada on strategy of national security in November“ (ukrinform.ua)
- “Self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic governs most residents” (ITAR-TASS)
- “Nobody will recognize DPR-announced elections – Poroshenko” (Interfax-Ukraine)
- “The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic ….” (Reuters)
- “Slovakia’s president says Russia’s mediation needed for stable peace in Ukraine” (ITAR-TASS)
- “The European Commission won’t rule out changes to its trade and political pact with Ukraine if Kiev requests such a move, the EU’s top official said Thursday ….” (Wall Street Journal)
- “Russian Official: China Ready to Invest in Crimean Infrastructure, Hotel Industry” (RIA Novosti)
- “Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said it is worth considering assigning the status of combatant to veterans of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists – Ukrainian Insurgent Army (OUN-UPA). “This is a very important issue and one that was raised in a very timely manner. Previously, this issue split the country and was not on the agenda… Now is the right time,” he told a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday. The president also added that he sees OUN-UPA fighters as examples of heroism.” (Interfax-Ukraine)
