Ukraine

The Greek Consulate General in Mariupol, Dimitris Papandreou, stated that all Greeks who live in Mariupol are safe. Mariupol, located in southeastern Ukraine is the epicenter of conflict between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists. According to Papandreou, the thousands of...

Ukrainians of Greek descent, fearing for their lives, are asking Greece for special diaspora ID documents to help them escape the country beset by violence. The Federation of Greek Communities of Ukraine is set to address a letter to the Greek Parliament requesting the Special...

The diplomatic missions of Greece in Kiev, Mariupol and Odessa are in constant contact with the federation of Greek associations and their members because of the emergency situation that has developed in Ukraine. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and...

European Union foreign ministers will gather in Athens for an informal two-day meeting to discuss the situations in Syria and Ukraine. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister will chair the summit. The Ukrainian government as well as Western leaders have expressed concern...

The Russian lower house, called the "State Duma," seems prepared to seize this unique historic opportunity and reinstate Crimea with its ancient Greek name, following the same decision made by the Russian Empress Catherine the Great in 1783, when...

The situation in the Ukraine is a classic example of how political double standards are applied in the name of socio-economic dominance. All sorts of political rhetoric and pretexts for initiating a new cold war have surfaced the world...

Yesterday at the Special Permanent Committee on Greeks Abroad of the Greek Parliament, Ivan Savvides and Alexandra Protsenko expressed their concern regarding the situation in Ukraine as well as their gratitude to the Greek diplomatic authorities and Greece’s Ministry...

The volatile situation in Ukraine has caused grave concern for the 56 Greek companies operating in the country, as it is believed that the first victims of the crisis will be export companies. In 2013, Greek investments in Ukraine amounted...

The evening flight that arrived in Athens from Kiev was filled with Greeks who fled Ukraine after the developments in Crimea. When the Greeks arrived at Eleftherios Venizelos airport they were greeted with hugs kisses and tears of joy from...

Relations between Ukraine and Russia are key to more than the immediate region and must be resolved with self-restraint, calmness, dialogue and within international law and conventional agreements, government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Sunday,...