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Ukraine’s Independence Day

Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State August 24, 2020 On behalf of the United States government and the American people, I send my congratulations to the people of Ukraine on the 29th anniversary of your nation’s independence. Our support for a free, resilient, and democratic Ukraine is unwavering. We remain fully committed to ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kyiv | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: sovereignty, Welles Declaration

Joint Statement by the U.S. Secretary of State and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Media Note Office of the Spokesperson July 22, 2020 The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Welles Declaration. Begin Text: Today we celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Welles Declaration, which laid ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kyiv | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, sovereignty, Welles Declaration

Message on the 80th Anniversary of the Welles Declaration

Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State July 22, 2020 The Welles Declaration is a proud moment in the history of U.S. foreign policy and friendship with the peoples of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Eighty years ago, the United States pointedly refused to recognize the illegal incorporation of the Baltic states into the Soviet ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kyiv | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: sovereignty, Welles Declaration

Crimea is Ukraine

Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary Of State February 26, 2020 February 27 will mark the sixth anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and the United States reaffirms: Crimea is Ukraine. As underscored in our July 2018 Crimea Declaration, the United States does not and will not ever recognize Russia’s claims of ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kyiv | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches | Tags: Crimea Declaration, Crimea is Ukraine, Crimean Tatar community, Minsk agreements, Occupation of Crimea, Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, sovereignty

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