
Valery Zhovtenko



Ukrainian ambassador: EU long believed Russia was developing democratically
The European Union has for many years believed that Russia was developing democratically, and even the Georgian war did not serve as a wakeup call, Ukrainian Ambassador to Lithuania Valery Zhovtenko says. […]


Ukrainian ambassador presents Kiev’s programme before Lithuanian parliament
Ukraine expects that the Lithuanians appointed to its government will help the country implement key reforms, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Lithuania Valery Zhovtenko said on Monday. […]








Legal reforms needed for strengthening democracy in Ukraine, says President Grybauskaitė
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, Yurii Baulin, to discuss the country’s ongoing legal reforms, the strengthening of judicial system and preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine. […]




Ukraine’s ambassador to Vilnius: EU should be on active side of “gas war”, not its victim
Ukraine will never accept the loss of Crimea. Valery Zhovtenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lithuania, said in the exclusive interview to ELTA news agency that only negotiation measures would be used to solve the issue of Crimea. In case it fails, the issue should be taken to international court, whereas the option to use military force is not being considered. […]