Euromedia24 on App Sore Euromedia24 on Play Store
Українською на Русском in English
News Politics Economics Digest Savor Sport Hi-tech Culture Medecine
Ukraine Russia Europe USA World
News | Politics | Economics | Digest | Savor | Sport | Hi-tech | Culture | Medecine
Ukraine | Europe | USA | World | Russia
CIS
Georgia turns down 75 million euros from the EU
The Georgian government has decided to turn down a 75-million-euro loan from the European Union following an EU threat to cut financial assistance in response to Tbilisi’s failure to implement reforms. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced the refusal of the loan on August 31, and government officials have justified the move by a desire to reduce foreign debt and “high economic growth” that Tbilisi claims has obviated the need for the loan. The 150-million-euro loan wa...
Artak Tovmasyan has announced about the unreliability of electoral lists in parliamentary elections
- Mr. Tovmasyan, during your news conference prior to the elections, you stated that you had observed a lot of fraud in the voter lists. How did your team go about conducting the investigation? A line-by-line comparison of voter lists issued on the police.am website on several dates (2018, May 31, 2021, and June 13, 2021) was made. Staff at the Passport and Visa Office addressed the reasons for the lack of information on people on the lists for May 31, 2018 or 2021. (person is not essential). ...
Two journalists jailed for two years in Belarus for filming protests
A Belarusian court sentenced two Belarusian journalists from Poland-based TV news channel Belsat to two years in prison on Thursday, after authorities arrested them for live filming protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. Katsiaryna Andreyeva, 27, and Darya Chultsova, 23, were detained in an apartment in November from where they had been filming protests taking place over the death of a protester who was killed several days earlier. International human rights organisations had condemn...
"I am in debt but to my homeland." Artak Tovmasyan. "Past"
The «Past» newspaper writes: Artak Tovmasyan, the head of the «Tovmasyan» Foundation, does not want to comment on the news that he is entering politics because he has large debts. "This is ridiculous nonsense, what can I comment on?" - he said. We insisted: "After you announced about creating a political team, they write everything about you" “It means I started everything right.” Can you explain what kind of debts are we talking about, at least in two or thre...
Armenia MFA: Azerbaijani forces continued provocations in Artsakh
Armenian MFA has issues a statement amid Azerbaijani violation of ceasefire in Karabakh. The statement runs as follow: On December 11, around 8:40p.m, the special forces of the Azerbaijani armed forces launched an attack on the Artsakh-Azerbaijani line of contact in the area of Hin Taghlar and Khtsaberd villages of the Hadrut region of Artsakh, taking advantage of the fact that peacekeeping forces were not deployed in that area of the Republic of Artsakh. Six servicemen of the Artsakh Defense ...
Swiss freeze assets of Belarus leader Lukashenko
Switzerland has frozen the financial assets of the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, following the violent aftermath of the elections in the east European country. Lukashenko and son Viktor are among 15 people banned from entering or travelling through Switzerland, the government said. The individuals are alleged to be responsible for the use of violence and arbitrary arrests, it said. “Switzerland is deeply concerned by the ongoing tensions and is calling for dialogue between...
Armenian PM believes Russian peacekeepers will stay in Karabakh for over five years
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that Russian peacekeepers will stay in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than five years. "True, five years may be enough to create guarantees of security and stability in the region. But the Karabakh conflict is a prolonged one, so I do not believe that the presence of Russian peacekeepers will be confined to one five-year period," Pashinyan told TASS in an interview.
Sandbags and monks in khaki: Russian troops guard Armenian monastery after ceasefire
Soldiers unloaded sandbags and monks donned khaki vests over their cassocks on Sunday after Russian peacekeepers arrived to guard the 12th century Armenian Dadivank monastery in territory due to be ceded to Azerbaijan within days. Russia has deployed troops as part of a Moscow-brokered ceasefire deal to end six weeks of fighting between ethnic Armenian forces and Azeri troops over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas. Ethnic Armenians have set fire to their homes, severed elec...
Not going to step on ending war would mean much more losses and casualties – Armenia PM
Not going to the step on ending the war in Artsakh would lead to much more losses and casualties, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said live on Facebook, adding that that decision was made based on the analysis, assessments of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the President of Artsakh. “The biggest guilt attributed to me is that I agreed to hand over Aghdam, Lachin, Karvachar to Azerbaijan. In fact, that episode is not about handing over, but about keeping, because that d...
Armenia’s Pashinyan: Deployment of Russian peacekeepers could be “optimal solution” to Karabakh conflict
The deployment of Russian peacekeepers could become an "optimal solution" to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph. "I am in favor of deployment of Russian peacekeepers in the conflict zone," Pashinyan said. "But the problem is that deployment of Russian peacekeepers in the conflict zone needs to be acceptable to all sides of the conflict." The Armenian PM also said that Europe should do more to ...
Armenian president to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh with EU, NATO
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has left for Brussels to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with NATO and European Union officials, his office said on Wednesday. During the visit he will meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and European Council President Charles Michel, it said. Armenia expects NATO and EU leaders to do “everything possible” to stop the fighting and to “bring to life” a ceasefire deal, it said. The ...
Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire marred by aid delay, accusations of new attacks
Armenia accused Turkey on Thursday of blocking flights carrying emergency aid from using its airspace, and new fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave threatened to pitch the region into a humanitarian crisis. Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of violating a ceasefire brokered less than a week ago to enable the sides to swap detainees and the bodies of those killed in the clashes, which erupted on Sept.27. The flare-up is the deadliest since the 1990s, when 30,000 people were killed...
Belarus says Lithuania broke international law by recognising Tsikhanouskaya as leader
Neighbouring Lithuania violated international law when it recognised opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as Belarusian leader on Sept. 10, Belarus’ upper house of parliament said in a statement on Tuesday. It said this move by Lithuania went “beyond the scope of common sense” and accused Vilnius of blatantly interfering in its internal affairs. Embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko secured a $1.5 billion loan for Minsk at a meeting with Russian President...
Belarus leader entreats Putin for support as crackdown fails to dispel protests
Alexander Lukashenko flew to Russia on Monday to entreat Vladimir Putin for support, as a crackdown on the opposition in Belarus showed no sign of dispelling mass demonstrations against the veteran leader’s rule. Belarusian state media showed Lukashenko disembarking from his plane in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where Putin often hosts visiting dignitaries. More than 100,000 people defied increasingly aggressive Belarusian security forces on Sunday to take to the streets for the fifth ...
Poland calls Lukashenko's words unacceptable as relations become tense
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s comments that Warsaw may be plotting to seize part of the country if its political crisis worsened are unacceptable, Krzysztof Szczerski, an aide to Poland’s president, said on Friday. Relations between Warsaw and Minsk have become tense in recent days following Lukashenko’s suggestions quoted by state news agency Belta that Poland planned to take over the Grodno region bordering Poland and Lithuania if Belarus falls apart. On Thursday...
Ukraine suspends all contacts with Belarus - Kuleba
Ukraine has suspended all contacts with Belarus at the diplomatic level, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.He said this on the Right to Power talk show on the 1+1 television channel on August 27, according to Ukrinform. Kuleba said Ukraine had joined the EU's statement on the situation in Belarus. The resumption of contacts between the two countries will be discussed when Ukraine is sure that it will not suffer reputational losses, he said. "As soon as the Belarusian author...
Ukraine, Georgia sign defence cooperation program
Defence Minister of Ukraine Andriy Taran and Defence Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili have signed the defence cooperation program between the countries’ ministries in Tbilisi today.“The ministers discussed topical issues of mutual interest, in particular, the security situation in Ukraine, Georgia and the Azov-Black Sea region, measures to combat the spread of coronavirus infection in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Georgian Defence Forces, the development of cooperation i...
Ukraine, Georgia issue joint statement to condemn Russian aggression
The Permanent Missions of Georgia and Ukraine to the United Nations issued a joint statement on the 12th year anniversary of the Russia-Georgia August 2008 war.Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, posted the text of the statement on Facebook “We condemn the continued occupation and steps towards de-facto annexation of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia and call upon Russia to immediately start the implementation of its obligations u...
Beirut reels from huge blast, as death toll climbs to at least 100
Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble on Wednesday looking for survivors after a massive warehouse explosion sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000. Officials said the toll was expected to rise after the blast at port warehouses that stored highly explosive material. The explosion was the most powerful ever to rip through Beirut, a city still scarred by civil war three decades ago and reeling from an economic meltdown and a surge ...
Two Ukrainian ships may have been impacted in Beirut explosions
Ships from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol stayed in the port of Beirut when two massive explosions rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, August 4, according to Samir Madani, a co-founder of the ship tracking service TankerTrackers.com.He said that two Ukrainian ships, the MERO STAR and the RAOUF H, were near the site of the explosion in the port. "These vessels weren't the source of anything explosive other than that they most likely blew up and made things worse," Madani wrote on Twitter. E...
Moldovan foreign minister to pay working visit to Ukraine on Aug 4
Moldova's Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Oleg Țulea will pay a working visit to Ukraine on August 4, during which he will meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.“The two foreign ministers will coordinate mutual support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and Moldova, including through interaction in international organizations: the UN, OSCE, the Council of Europe and others,” the Foreign Ministry’s press service reports. T...
Armenia says situation on border with Azerbaijan is calm
The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border overnight to Tuesday was relatively calm, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said on Tuesday. "Overnight to July 28, like now relative calm has been observed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border," the spokesperson wrote on her Facebook page. The Azerbaijani forces violated ceasefire 17 times at various parts of the border, firing at Armenia’s positions 220 times, she noted. The situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian bord...
Armenia confirms 452 new coronavirus cases in past day
Coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 452 in the past twenty-four hours to 7,113, the republic’s Health Ministry reported on Monday. "A total of 452 new coronavirus cases were identified in the past twenty-four hours. As many as 3,145 patients recovered from the illness while the number of infected people stands at 7,113," the ministry said in a statement. Six coronavirus patients died at hospitals in the past twenty-four hours, bringing the total number of fatalities in the republic to 8...
Azerbaijan gives Ukraine 23 tonnes of humanitarian aid to counter COVID-19
Azerbaijan has provided Ukraine with 23 tonnes of humanitarian aid to fight against coronavirus, including medical face masks, protective suits, thermometers, disinfectants and other equipment.A plane delivering humanitarian aid to Kyiv from Baku was met by Deputy Head of the President’s Office Ihor Zhovkva at the Boryspil International Airport, the president’s press service reported on May 21. "Humanitarian cargo weighing a total of 23 tonnes includes 100,000 medical masks, 5,000 p...
Georgia won’t sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine because of Saakashvili
Georgia is not going to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine due to the appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili to a high position in Ukraine."We recall the ambassador from Ukraine for consultations, but this does not mean that we question diplomatic relations or strategic partnership," Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia said, Georgian First Channel reports. The Prime Minister of Georgia notes that the strategic partnership with Ukraine will not be called into question "because of certain ...
Georgia to summon ambassador for consultations over Saakashvili
Georgia's government has decided to summon Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Teimuraz Sharashenidze for consultations in Tbilisi after the appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili as chairman of Ukraine's Executive Committee on Reforms, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has said."Reducing the level of the position initially proposed to Saakashvili and his appointment as chairman of the executive committee of the National Reform Council is a sign of the skeptical attitude of the Ukrainian politic...
Kazakhstan to extend coronavirus emergency to end of April
Kazakhstan will extend its state of emergency declared over the coronavirus outbreak until the end of April, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s office said on Friday. The state of emergency, which has allowed the government to lock down all provinces and major cities and shut down many businesses, was originally due to end on April 15. “We have not yet passed the peak of coronavirus infections,” Tokayev said. The Central Asian nation bordering China and Russia has reported 80...
Zelensky, Erdogan in phone talk discuss measures to fight Covid-19 spread
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation discussed some agreements to coordinate efforts to combat the coronavirus spread, the press service of the Ukrainian president reported on Wednesday evening.“The interlocutors discussed the situation with the coronavirus spread in the world and the measures taken in both countries to ensure the protection of citizens. A number of practical arrangements have been made to coordina...
Ukraine joins EU sanctions against Belarus
Ukraine has joined the restrictive measures that the European Union is applying against Belarus.“On 17 February 2020, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/214 amending Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP. The Council Decision prolongs the restrictive measures against Belarus for one year, until 28 February 2021. The Candidate Countries Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herz...
Ukraine joins EU sanctions against Belarus
Ukraine has joined the restrictive measures that the European Union is applying against Belarus.“On 17 February 2020, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/214 amending Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP. The Council Decision prolongs the restrictive measures against Belarus for one year, until 28 February 2021. The Candidate Countries Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herz...
Digest

Video
Ukraine's Tanu Muino wins MTV VMA’s video of the year with “Montero” for Lil Nas X BBC Misleads Africans in Guangzhou, China Armenia President meets with representative of "Third Power" citizens' initiative The Blessing and the handover of the Crosses of Ashot II the Iron under the sponsorship of Tovmasyan...

European Top News
Savor
Kim Kardashian has affair with Maluma? Brad Pitt leaves medical center in wheelchair Salma Hayek to star at House of Gucci along with Lady Gaga Famous photo agency is on verge of bankruptcy over Meghan Markle's lawsuit Saddened Queen Elizabeth will address Harry and Meghan's racism accusation Kendall Jenner caught in photoshopping her photos? Billie Eilish: I was, like, starving myself Kanye West faces $ 30 million lawsuit Kim Kardashian’s and Kanye West’s children don’t know about parents’ divorce Cher: Dark day for Christianity…Nobody stood next to the first Christian nation Tankian: Recognizing Artsakh is only way to guarantee peaceful, safe life for Armenians of Artsakh Kim Kardashian on new initiative for children of Artsakh
Politics
Zelensky, U.S. senators, congressmen discuss support for Ukraine Ukraine ready to implement Minsk agreements, but Russia's desire needed - Yermak Michel: EU unanimously agree to roll over economic sanctions against Russia Actions by Ukraine's partners will help prevent worst-case scenario - Zelensky Macron tells Zelensky he declared support for Ukraine in call with Putin Zelensky, Scholz discuss gas transit through Ukraine after 2024 Ukraine ready for any format of talks with Russia - Zelensky Zelensky, PM of Italy discuss security situation around Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine President signs off State Budget 2022 Putin, Biden to hold another round of talks Some 260,000 Ukrainians “victims of human trafficking” over 30 years - prosecutor general
Economics
Zelensky: Every third Ukrainian considers road construction one of greatest achievements of 2021 Parliament passes law on localization of industrial production U.S. Senate approves defense bill with $300M in military aid to Ukraine PM Shmyhal: First two applications for investment projects worth $96 million filed Ukraine plans to create center to protect energy infrastructure from cyber attacks PM Shmyhal explains why IMF giving Ukraine nearly $700M Court acquits ex-Infrastructure Minister Omelyan NBU expects reserves to once again rise to $30B Gas TSO of Ukraine refutes reports about resumption of gas transit to Hungary Ukraine exported over 6,000 tonnes of fish and other aquatic bioresources in Jan-July 2021 Government approves action plan for development of technical regulation system Gas production costs more than its sale brings to Naftogaz, CEO says
World
Los Angeles schools mandate vaccines for 630,000 students France outlaws sex with children aged under 15 Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny's weight dropping rapidly, his lawyer says Kuleba: Moldova remains friend for Ukraine PM Shmyhal: Consumer sentiment of Ukrainians improving Armenian citizens' initiative: We'll be ready to form a coalitional bloc and go to elections PM Shmyhal meets with Pope Francis Zelensky, EBRD President discuss Ukraine’s needs for investment in infrastructure and agriculture Ukraine, Albania seek to develop bilateral relations in education and science sector Urusky meets representatives of UAE, Jordan, Brazil at IDEX 2021 exhibition Iran unwilling to cooperate in probe into UIA plane crash, Yenin says Two journalists jailed for two years in Belarus for filming protests
Sport
Ukraine draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup qualifier Metalist signs English midfielder Harris Metalist signs English midfielder Harris Svitolina drops to sixth place in WTA ranking Chisora's manager: Fight with Usyk may take place by mid-October Andriy Shevchenko 12th among Champions League's greatest goal-scorers Svitolina shares details of virtual tennis tournament Ramirez-Postol fight postponed for second time due to coronavirus Usyk, Chisora face off for first time Shakhtar beat Wolfsburg in first leg of Europa League round of 16 France, Ukraine may play friendly in empty stadium Svitolina claims Monterrey title
Hi-tech
London considering all options for responding to Russia's aggression against Ukraine Ukraine plans to create center to protect energy infrastructure from cyber attacks G7 ambassadors welcome adoption of law on NABU status Aselsan, L3Harris picked to be major suppliers of radio systems for Ukraine's military Zelensky imposes five-year sanctions against Medvedchuk's ally, his TV channels Ukrainian-language audio guides already launched in eight world’s museums The US Commerce Department has halted a ban on TikTok that was due to come into effect on Thursday night Philippine police, military disown fake Facebook accounts More than 100,000 Ukrainians changed place of voting New school year begins in Ukraine Facebook says plans to challenge Thai government demand to block group critical of monarchy Apple registers office in Ukraine
Culture
Ukraine’s only journalist in Russia facing extremism charges - lawyer Ukraine can increase Covid vaccination rates to 1.5M a week – Liashko Ukraine's Tanu Muino wins MTV VMA’s video of the year with “Montero” for Lil Nas X Ukraine starts using CoronaVac vaccine – Stepanov Ukraine to return to adaptive quarantine – Stepanov Australia media to plead guilty to breach of gag order on Pell conviction Culture Minister Tkachenko, CDA Kvien discuss cooperation in culture and tourism Zelensky presents state awards to representatives of Ukrainian community in Slovakia Birlik Crimean Tatar cultural center opens in Kyiv region Hasidic pilgrims begin to leave Ukrainian-Belarusian border – State Border Guard Service Ukrainian Canadians condemn Russia's persecution of Crimean Tatars Queen applauds photographers who captured lockdown Britain
Medecine
Ukraine reports 5,276 new COVID-19 cases COVID-19 in Ukraine: Health officials confirm 8,899 daily cases as of Dec 17 Ukraine reports 4,073 new COVID-19 cases Five more regions to move into red zone of COVID-19 restrictions – Liashko Ukraine sets new daily COVID vaccination record Ukraine reports 23,785 new COVID-19 cases Kyiv records 1,023 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths Ukraine reports 15,579 new COVID-19 cases Ukraine reports 9,524 new COVID-19 cases Ukraine reports 13,624 new COVID-19 cases COVID-19 in Kyiv: Over 1,800 infected residents remain in hospitals Kyiv reports 628 new COVID-19 cases
Crime News
Ukraine spies tried to ensnare alleged Russian war criminals with a fake website, promises of riches and an international sting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could face 3.5 years in jail on return to Russia: lawyer Navalny team says nerve agent found on Russian hotel room water bottle Handziuk's murder: Court arrests Manher and Levin for two months Kyiv terrorist detained. No casualties reported Australian media face trial over Pell sex abuse case reporting Klitschko's deputy detained for assault on police officer Bulgarian court arrests suspect in attack on Handziuk for 40 days Teenager, 19, kills 'paedophile priest who abused him' by ramming a crucifix down his throat and suffocating him in France Ukrainian border guards detain two foreigners wanted by Interpol Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after nearly 10 years Russian court sentences six Crimean Tatars to up to 19 years in prison
Eurasian Top News

Photo
Zelensky shares photo from his morning workout Zelensky meets with European Commission President, U.S. investors Ukraine Navy chief at int’l symposium talks of common maritime challenges Ukraine, Latvia to continue to develop friendly relations

Popular
Today: Last Week Last Month
Следите за нами в Facebook http://fb.com/euromedia24com