The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has tightened its recommendations on the use of Russian airspace. The regulator advised airlines that operate flights to the EU not to use the airspace of the country's five regions. The Agency drew attention to the message on the EASA website. Thus, EASA called on carriers to refrain from flying “at all levels” in Russian airspace “west of the 60th meridian of eastern longitude.” The message clarifies that we are talking about flights to Moscow, St.

The Bundestag administration began a review after billionaire Elon Musk expressed support for the far-right populist party Alternative for Germany ahead of parliamentary elections in Germany, Die Welt reports. Officials are checking whether Musk's remarks violate Germany's political party law. “The Bundestag administration is now clarifying the circumstances of this case,” the German parliament said. As Die Welt notes, Musk openly advertises the AfD on his social network X.

Russia considers the discussion in Armenia of the bill on the beginning of accession to the European Union as the beginning of the country’s exit from the EAEU , said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk. “We consider the beginning of the discussion in Armenia of the bill “On launching the process of accession to the European Union” as the beginning of Armenia’s exit from the EAEU,” Overchuk said. His words are quoted by Interfax.

Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton attended the memorial service. Photos In Washington, they said goodbye to the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, with state honors. He died on December 29 at the age of 100. Carter was the longest-living president in US history. Farewell to him began on January 4 in Atlanta and continued in Washington. Carter's coffin was placed in the central hall of the Capitol, where congressmen and the public could say goodbye to him.

The district court of the Georgian city of Zugdidi arrested two defendants in the case of the murder of Russian tourist Viktor Solovyov during a robbery in the Svaneti region, Rustavi 2 TV channel reported. Two Georgian citizens, Revaz Pakeliani and Bezhan Chkadua, were charged with attempted murder with aggravating circumstances, robbery and illegal acquisition of weapons. They face 16 to 20 years in prison or indefinite imprisonment.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Russia captured Kurakhovo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made a breakthrough in the Kursk region, Trump again promised negotiations. What happened in the war at the beginning of the year? At the beginning of 2025, the Russian army continues its months-long offensive. In particular, Russian forces finally captured Kurakhovo in the Donbass, which had been fought over since the fall.

The team of US President-elect Donald Trump is reconsidering its approach to ending the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Financial Times writes, citing sources. The publication spoke with unnamed European officials who have been discussing a possible end to the war with the Trump team in recent weeks. According to them, during the negotiations it became clear that the associates of the elected US president had not yet decided how to resolve this conflict.

Mediazona told how a pre-trial detention center for teenagers and women in Taganrog was turned into a torture chamber for captured Ukrainians GUFSIN of Russia for the Rostov region Until February 2022, pre-trial detention center-2 of Taganrog, designed for 400–500 people, held minors, women and mothers with children awaiting trial there.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called the possible deployment of a foreign contingent in the country one of the best tools for forcing Russia to peace. Opening a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine at the US base at Ramstein in Germany, he called on allies to be “more practical” on the issue. We all understand that today Putin’s goals remain unchanged. He wants to completely destroy Ukraine - and break all of us, and you too.

The Lebanese parliament elected Army Commander-in-Chief Joseph Aoun to the post of president of the country in the second round, CNN reports . The country's presidential post remained vacant for more than two years after Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022 ( he is not related to Joseph Aoun - Meduza's note ). Until today, there have been 12 unsuccessful attempts to elect a new Lebanese president.

"Ukrainian Pravda" spoke with the director of the Institute of Sociology Evgeniy Golovakha Eugen Kotenko / Ukrinform / ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix / LETA Evgeniy Golovakha is one of the most authoritative sociologists in Ukraine, Doctor of Science and head of the Institute of Sociology of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

A 19-year-old resident of the Chechen city of Argun, Viskhan Tazurkayev, died after being kidnapped and tortured in the police department. The opposition Chechen telegram channel Niyso was the first to report this on January 8. The information was confirmed by a source from the Kavkaz.Realii publication. According to Niyso, a few days ago Viskhan Tazurkayev was kidnapped from his workplace, after which he was taken to the Argun police station, where he was tortured with electric shock.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Russian elites expected the end of the war in 2024. What are they thinking now? Many representatives of the Russian elite expected that the war with Ukraine would end in 2024. This did not happen, and now there is disappointment among the elites. Sources in the presidential administration, government, State Duma and regional authorities told Meduza about this. What do these people expect in 2025 and what do they think about the war now?

One thousand fifty-first day. Ukrainians who went abroad are offered to return to work at defense factories - with armor from the army Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty Images A train damaged as a result of shelling. Kupyansk, Kharkov region Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. Our chronicle is published once a day, and in it we dwell in detail on several key stories that are affecting the course of the war right now.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the United States will send military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $500 million. He said this while speaking on January 9 at a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine at the American Ramstein base in Germany. The military assistance package “includes additional missiles for Ukrainian air defenses, more projectiles, air-to-ground munitions and other equipment to support Ukrainian F-16s,” Austin said, as quoted by the Pentagon press service.