NEWS.am digest: World leades impose sanctions on Russia, Armenia in touch with citizens in Ukraine
February 25, 2022
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as posted by the channelArmenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of top news as of 25.02.22:
LOSSES OF SIDES
Russian armed forces say they have blockaded Kyiv from the western side.
Kyiv’s mayor said they are starting to defend the country. According to him, some sabotage groups have already entered the country.
The military actions started in Ukraine on Friday night.
The situation remains highly tense in Ukraine now.
Since Friday morning, the alarm signals have been on in Kyiv and residents have been called to hide in shelters. Subway stations have been built as shelters for residents to hide from attacks. (KA VIDEO )
On Friday night, multi-kilometre traffic jams formed at a major checkpoint at the entrance to Moldova.
Kyiv’s busy streets were empty of cars and people. Shops were closed. At ATMs, residents lined up to get cash. Gas stations, facing long lines of cars, ran empty. Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that a special Russian military operation has killed 137 Ukrainian citizens.
PUTIN-ZELENSKYY TALKS
Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table to ‘stop people’s deaths.’
Putin, in turn, noted that “Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine at a high level.”
SHELTERS
Since the situation in Ukraine escalated, the UK said they are ready to provide the Ukrainian president with the shelter.
According to PM Boris Johnson, the UK is ready to provide asylum to both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and members of his government if they need a safe place.
INT. HELP TO UKRAINE
Major international leaders and organizations, including the US, the EU and NATO, have already issued statements noting that they are not going to send troops to Ukraine.
NATO has no troops on the territory of Ukraine and has no plans to deploy them into the country, said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
US President Joe Biden, in turn, noted that US forces will not fight in Ukraine.
SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
Countries around the world are imposing fresh sanctions against Russia.
The EU, the US, the UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan all hit Moscow with new injunctions on Friday.
On Thursday, the US and UK also revealed more measures against Russia as both nations' leaders condemned the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ARMENIANS IN UKRAINE
Armenians form the fourth largest community in Ukraine. Most of them live in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities where the situation is tense.
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they had no verified information about Armenian citizens killed in the conflict yet.
According to MFA spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan, the work in that regard continues.
PASHINYAN IN KAZAKHSTAN
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is on a working visit in Kazakhstan, met with the country's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
During the talks, Tokayev highlighted developing relations between the countries as allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union.
However, PM Pashinyan said that “unfortunately, Armenia was in a situation when we thought that the CSTO mechanism should work, but that did not happen.”
Later, the PM took part in the sitting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and attached importance to expansion of the EEU industrial cooperation in civil aviation and e-commerce.
COVID-19 IN ARMENIA
Armenia confirms over 500 COVID-19 cases in a day.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reached 418,792 in the country. Also 21 more deaths were registered, making the respective total 8,413 cases.
The number of people who have recovered so far is 399,241, and the number of people currently being treated is 10,535.
Almost 2,000,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses have been given in Armenia, while over 870,000 people are fully vaccinated.
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