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Interview with Dmytro Kuleba. Part 1 — opening statement by the minister

On September 7, 2022, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a press conference for 10 Central Asian journalists, including myself. This is the statement he made before answering journalists’ questions. I am printing the transcript of his speech as it is, without cuts. Dmytro Ivanovych Kuleba: Many citizens of your countries know Ukrainians, have visited

Interview with Dmytro Kuleba. Part 4 — When you invite Putin over, he always imagines that it all belongs to him

The fourth and final part of the report on the online conference of Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba with Central Asian journalists on September 7, 2022. Questions from Kazakh journalist Karlygash Ezhenova concerned information circulating online that “Putin had instructed the development of a revanchist invasion plan, with Moldova, Georgia, or Kazakhstan named

Mykola Doroshenko dismissed from the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to Uzbekistan

By Presidential Decree No. 506/2025 dated July 21, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykola Doroshenko from the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Uzbekistan. “Dismiss DOROSHENKO Mykola Petrovych from the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Uzbekistan,” — states the document published

Mykola Doroshenko: “We will win” — interview with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Mykola Doroshenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Uzbekistan, gave an interview to Yep.uz. I asked him the following question: “What does Ukraine expect from Uzbekistan — both from its people and its leadership? To what extent are those expectations being met?” The meeting took place on March 3, 2022, at the Ukrainian Embassy

Interview with Slovak ambassador to Uzbekistan Ján Bóry — Part 2: diplomacy and future cooperation

This is the continuation of our interview with Ján Bóry, Ambassador of Slovakia to Uzbekistan. In the first part of the interview, we discussed Schengen visas, tourism, and cultural ties between the two countries. In this concluding part, we focus on priorities, educational opportunities, and the ambassador’s personal views on the future of cooperation between

Interview with Slovak ambassador to Uzbekistan Ján Bóry — Part 1: Schengen visas and tourism

In the room where I am about to meet Ján Bóry, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, there are three flags — those of Slovakia, the European Union, and Uzbekistan — along with several tables. I choose a small round one. The ambassador’s secretary offers me coffee, tea, or water. I