The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that it has been informed by Kyiv that Russia has sent nuclear specialists to help monitor the Zaporizhzhya power plant in Ukraine’s southeast. The nuclear plant, which is under Russian control but still operated by Ukrainian staff amid heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, has been… Continue reading UN Nuclear Watchdog Says Russia Has Sent Nuclear Specialists To Captured Plant In Zaporizhzhya
Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine’s military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and arms shipments to Ukraine were impeding peace negotiations. The Russians were trying to capture the areas of Lyman in Donetsk and Sievierodonetsk and Popasna in Luhansk, the General… Continue reading Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets
Russia made what appeared to be a late u-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of already-overdue international debt payments in dollars despite previously vowing they would only be paid in rubles. Whether the money would make it to the United States and other Western countries that sanctioned Russia was… Continue reading Russia Makes Last-Gasp Dollar Bond Payments in Bid to Avoid Default
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried has reacted to accusations against Ambassador Yuri Kim that she is interfering in Albanian politics. The senior official said in an interview that Biden and Blinken have ‘full confidence in Ambassador Yuri Kim’. “It’s a great pleasure to have people of her caliber… Continue reading Donfried: US fully supports ambassador Yuri KIM
Vira Hyrych, a journalist at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has died as a result of Russia’s missile attack on Kyiv on April 28. That’s according to the Institute of Mass Information, Ukrinform reports. Inna Kuznetsova, the editor-in-chief at the Ukrainian service of RFE/RL, confirmed this information. During the shelling, a missile hit the journalist’s apartment,… Continue reading RFE/RL journalist killed in missile attack on Kyiv
The Swedish government on Thursday rejected the idea of holding a referendum on the country’s possible NATO membership, local media reported on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, asserted that holding a referendum on the matter is a “bad idea,” according to public broadcaster SVT. “This is an issue that I… Continue reading Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership
Brussels is willing to launch legal action against EU countries that allow their energy companies to pay for Russian gas in roubles, violating EU sanctions. “It’s a relatively complex setting,” European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis told Euronews on Thursday afternoon. “So on the one hand, it’s member states which are monitoring the implementation of… Continue reading EU countries paying for Russian gas in roubles may face legal action, warns Dombrovskis
America’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter of 2022, data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed Thursday. The nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — declined at an annualized rate of 1.4% between January and March in an abrupt reversal of the prior year’s strong growth. While one quarter does not… Continue reading The US economy shrank in the first quarter
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will address the Albanian Parliament with a message. Albanian media report that Zelensky will convey his message in Tuesday’s plenary session. Zelensky will address several parliaments. Since the beginning of the war, the President of Ukraine has addressed several parliaments around the world, where he has expressed his gratitude… Continue reading Zelensky addresses the Albanian Parliament on Tuesday
Montenegrin lawmakers will vote on Thursday for the new government cabinet led by Prime Minister-designate Dritan Abazovic. According to his proposal, the new government will have 4 deputy prime ministers, 20 ministers, and 2 ministers without portfolios. The coalition is composed of Abazovic’s URA Movement, the pro-Serbian Socialist People’s Party, the Social Democrats, and other… Continue reading Montenegro set to vote on new government cabinet
