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Ukraine - latest updates

Latest updates on the government's response to the situation in Ukraine.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Cabinet Office and UK Trade & Investment
• Published: 3 March 2014
• Last updated: 25 May 2014 — See all updates

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Foreign Secretary William Hague speaking to people in Maidan, Kyiv.

This page brings together the latest statements and articles from the government on the situation in Ukraine:

• Foreign Office travel advice for Ukraine
• Update for UK companies trading in Russia and Ukraine

10 July

Minister for Europe David Lidington visits Ukraine

27 June

PM signs EU agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

26 June

Written Ministerial Statement on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

20 June

Foreign Secretary welcomes Ukraine peace plan

13 June

Foreign Secretary urges Russia to prevent further violence in eastern Ukraine

25 May

Foreign Secretary congratulates the Ukrainian people for showing their determination to vote and decide their own future

22 May

Foreign Secretary condemns attack on Ukraine checkpoint

16 May

Minister for Europe gravely concerned about human rights in Crimea

13 May

Foreign Secretary William Hague urges revival of diplomatic process over Ukraine and steps by Russia to reduce tensions.

11 May

FCO spokesperson comments on illegitimate referendum in Ukraine

5 May

• Foreign Secretary William Hague visits Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia

3 May

• Foreign Secretary calls for calm in eastern Ukraine

2 May

• Foreign Secretary William Hague expresses concern at the reports of provocative action by pro-Russian groups in the east of Ukraine

30 April

• PM call with President Putin: 30 April
• Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery Chair’s Statement

29 April

• Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine

28 April

• Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on the crisis in Ukraine
• International meeting to support the Government of Ukraine in recovering stolen assets
• Speech - William Hague on the importance of supporting Ukraine to build a better, more prosperous and stable future at the forum on asset recovery

26 April

• G7 leaders’ statement on Ukraine: April 2014

25 April

• PM’s phone call with other world leaders on Ukraine

23 April

• Foreign Secretary discusses Ukraine with Sergey Lavrov

18 April

• Foreign Secretary gives ‘cautious welcome’ to Ukraine agreement

17 April

• Foreign Secretary welcomes progress made in Geneva on Ukraine

14 April

• Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed further EU sanctions in response to events in Eastern Ukraine
• PM phone calls with Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande: 14 April 2014

13 April

• FCO statement on latest tensions in Eastern Ukraine

8 April

• The Foreign Secretary expressed grave concern about Crimea and recent events in the east of Ukraine

4 April

• Foreign Secretary William Hague attended the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Ukraine

27 March

• Foreign Secretary William Hague backs UN resolution to respect Ukrainian territorial integrity

26 March

• William Hague welcomes deployment of OSCE monitoring mission but condemns Russia’s refusal to allow it access to Crimea

25 March

• Foreign Secretary spoke to Acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk on 25 March

24 March

• The leaders of the G7 made a joint statement on Ukraine following their meeting in The Hague

22 March

• Russia faces global isolation: Foreign Secretary William Hague article in The Telegraph

• Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to eastern Ukrainian regions Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lugansk

21 March

• European Council March 2014: David Cameron’s press conference

• UK government’s response to points made by President Putin in his address to the Russian Parliament on 17 March

19 March

• The Prime Minister spoke to Chancellor Angela Merkel about the EU’s response to events in Ukraine

• Statement by UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant to the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine

18 March

• PM’s statement about President Putin’s actions to attempt to annex Crimea

• Foreign Secretary’s statement to Parliament about the referendum in Crimea and preparations for further EU sanctions on Russia

17 March

• Foreign Secretary condemns Russia’s recognition of Crimea as a ‘sovereign state’

• Adoption of EU sanctions against individuals in Russia and Crimea

• Foreign Secretary William Hague: UK will not recognise the Crimea referendum as legal or legitimate

16 March

• Crimea referendum should not convince anyone, says William Hague

15 March

• UK responds to Russia’s Security Council veto on Ukraine resolution

14 March

• Foreign Secretary says Russia must engage in dialogue over Ukraine

• Foreign Secretary William Hague statement on the UK, US and Russia talks in London

12 March

• Statement from G7 leaders calling on the Russian Federation to cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea

10 March

• Emergency European Council on Ukraine: David Cameron’s statement
• PM and Chancellor Merkel discuss Ukraine at CeBIT
• Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the situation in Ukraine with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski

9 March

• PM call with President Putin

8 March

• PM phone calls with President Obama and PM Harper

6 March

• EU meeting on Ukraine: David Cameron’s speech
• UK sends team to Kyiv to assist Ukrainian government with asset recovery
• The Prime Minister was in Brussels for an extraordinary meeting of EU heads of state or government on Ukraine. Listen to his words on arrival.

5 March

• PM phone call with President Obama: 5 March 2014
• Update on efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine into talks
• Joint statement by Foreign Ministers of UK, US and Ukraine on Budapest Memorandum
• Foreign Secretary sets out importance of diplomatic progress on Ukraine

4 March

• Foreign Secretary William Hague statement to Parliament on the situation in Ukraine and the UK government’s response
• Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the Security Council meeting on Ukraine

3 March

• PM phone calls with Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande
• David Lidington comments on Ukraine at EU Foreign Ministers meeting
• Joint statement on Ukraine
• Statement by G7 finance ministers on economic support for Ukraine

2 March

• PM phone call with President Obama: 2 March 2014
• Statement on Ukraine: 2 March 2014
• Foreign Secretary’s remarks to the media ahead of visit to Ukraine

1 March

• PM statement on Ukraine: 1 March 2014
• Foreign Secretary calls for de-escalation of tensions in Ukraine
• Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, to the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine

28 February

• PM call with President Putin: February 2014

25 February

• PM phone call with Stephen Harper
• Foreign Secretary remarks to media on Ukraine

21 February

• PM welcomes agreement in Ukraine

• PM meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte

20 February

• PM calls with President Putin and Prime Minister Donald Tusk

• PM’s phone call with Chancellor Merkel to discuss Ukraine

19 February

• PM statement on Ukraine

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Published 3 March 2014
Last updated 25 May 2014 + show all updates

1. 25 May 2014

   Added Foreign Secretary press statement about elections

2. 22 May 2014

   Added Foreign Secretary statement.

3. 16 May 2014

   Updated with press release

4. 13 May 2014

   Updated with Foreign Secretary statement 13 May

5. 11 May 2014

   FCO spokesperson comments on illegitimate referendum in Ukraine

6. 7 May 2014

   Included statement on Foreign Secretary visit to Ukraine

7. 2 May 2014

   Updated with the Foreign Secretary's statement

8. 1 May 2014

   Added in update for UK business

9. 30 April 2014

   Prime Minister's phone call with President Putin: 30 April 2014

10. 30 April 2014

    Updated with joint UK, US and Ukraine statement

11. 28 April 2014

    Updated with Foreign Secretary statement

12. 26 April 2014

    Updated with PM phone call and statement.

13. 23 April 2014

    Updated to include 23 April activity

14. 17 April 2014

    Updated with Foreign Secretary statement

15. 14 April 2014

    Updated with recent statement

16. 8 April 2014

    Updated with Foreign Secretary statement

17. 4 April 2014

    Added update 4 April update

18. 27 March 2014

    updated with Foreign Secretary statement

19. 25 March 2014

    Added update for 25 March.

20. 25 March 2014

    Added update for the 24 March

21. 23 March 2014

    Added articles for 22 March

22. 21 March 2014

    Updated with PM's press conference statement

23. 20 March 2014

    Updated with statement for the 19th March

24. 18 March 2014

    18 March updates

25. 17 March 2014

    Added Statement on EU FAC

26. 14 March 2014

    Updated with Foreign Secretary Statement

27. 14 March 2014

    Updated with Foreign Secretary statement

28. 12 March 2014

    Updated with G7 statement

29. 10 March 2014

    Emergency European Council on Ukraine: David Cameron’s statement

30. 10 March 2014

    Updated with PM phone calls over the weekend to President Obama, President Putin and PM Harper as well as discussions with Chancellor Merkel.

31. 6 March 2014

    Updated with PM's words on arrival in Brussels

32. 6 March 2014

    Added latest statement on Ukraine

33. 5 March 2014

    Updated with details of PM call to President Obama: 5 March 2014

34. 5 March 2014

    Adding statements from 5 March.

35. 4 March 2014

    Added Speech "Government in Kiev is legitimate and has been overwhelmingly endorsed by the Ukrainian parliament"

36. 3 March 2014

    First published.