Former PM Sali Berisha accused Friday US Ambassador Yuri Kim of intervening directly in the judicial process of the Democratic Party. Berisha called on the US government to ‘stop their representative from intervening in Albanian judicial processes’. “Last week I was told by two sources that recently governor Yuri Kim is doing meetings for judicial… Continue reading US must stop its ambassador from interfering in the judiciary, Berisha says
Ukraine will not open humanitarian corridors for trapped civilians today due to “danger on the routes”. In a social media post, the country’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote: “Due to the danger on the routes today, 22 April, there will be no humanitarian corridors. “To all those waiting to be evacuated: be patient, please… Continue reading No evacuation corridors opening today
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will travel to the Western Balkans from April 25 to 29, with stops in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. On April 25, she will thank Kosovo for providing refuge to Afghans and Ukrainians, encourage work on reforms… Continue reading Assistant Secretary Donfried travels to the Western Balkans
Estonia has become one of the first countries in the EU to label Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide. The country’s parliament, the Riigikogu, voted in favour on Thursday of recognising Russia’s war as a “genocide against the Ukrainian people”, calling on other governments and international organisations to “do the same.” In a tweet, Estonia’s… Continue reading Estonian parliament say Russia committed genocide in Ukraine
Kosovo Finance Minister, Hekuran Murati, and the World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, Anna Bjerde, signed Thursday a Financing Agreement for the Kosovo Public Finances and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF). This financing, in the amount of EUR 50.6 million supports selective national priorities for the period 2021–2025, including reform efforts… Continue reading World Bank and Kosovo sign agreement to support Public Finances and Sustainable Growth
US President Joe Biden has announced a new $ 1.3 billion bailout package for Ukraine. The new package includes military and economic aid to Kiev. Biden said the weapons would go “straight to the front lines of the freedom movement” to support courageous Ukrainian forces and civilians fighting the Russian occupation of the region. “We… Continue reading Biden announces new military aid to Ukraine
Former Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski has been sentenced by a Skopje court to seven years in prison. Gruevski is accused of embezzling 1.3m euros from the party he led to buy land for construction. He fled to Hungary in November 2018 to avoid serving a two-year prison sentence in a second trial… Continue reading Former Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski is sentenced to 7 years in prison
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and instead blockade it in order to protect the lives of Russian soldiers. During a televised meeting on April 21, Shoigu told Putin that “all of Mariupol is… Continue reading Putin calls off plans to storm Mariupol Steel Plant, orders siege instead
US Congressman Ritchie Torres has said that Kosovo’s membership in NATO is urgent. In an interview with Kanal 10, he said it was time for Kosovo to have its place in the North Atlantic Alliance. “As leaders of the free world, the United States must support its allies. We do not have a bigger ally… Continue reading Congressman Torres calls for Kosovo’s accession to NATO and the EU
Ukraine and Russia have failed to agree on Sunday about humanitarian convoys for the evacuation of civilians from war-affected areas, Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Sunday. “We have not been able to agree … about ceasefires on evacuation routes. That is why, unfortunately, we are not opening humanitarian corridors today,” she said… Continue reading Ukraine’s deputy PM says Ukraine, Russia fail to agree on evacuation convoys
