Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is the central executive body responsible for formulating and implementing the country's foreign policy. It is led by a minister appointed by the Verkhovna Rada on the nomination of the prime minister. Based in Kyiv, it represents Ukraine in its relations with foreign states and international organizations.
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Lviv Regional Council Declares 2027 'Year of UPA, Shukhevych and Olzhych,' Sparking Polish Outcry
On 20 October the Lviv Oblast Council voted to designate 2027 as a year honouring the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), its commander Roman Shukhevych and poet Oleh Olzhych. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski sharply criticised the move, with Sikorski signing a motion to add the initiative's author, Sviatoslav Sheremeta, to Poland's list of undesirable persons. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry called the decision counterproductive and stressed it was a regional act taken without consulting central authorities.