European Union leaders are expected to agree at the summit later today that a package of sanctions being prepared should include an embargo on Russian oil, as punishment for Moscow invading Ukraine, but exclude pipeline deliveries. However, according to a Reuters report, as they are unable to agree on all the details of the embargo, […]
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China and Pacific island nations fail to reach agreement on security and trade agreement
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today called on Pacific nations not to “worry too much” about Beijing’s intentions, following a meeting in the Fiji capital with counterparts from 10 island states who failed to reach a joint statement on the issue. with a trade and security agreement. Wang chaired a meeting with Pacific Foreign Ministers, […]
EU Summit: Last-minute compromise on Russian oil embargo?
Disagreements over the Russian oil embargo are expected to overshadow the work of today’s EU Summit. After 5 packages of sanctions, the unity of Europeans is dangerously declining. The Berlin-based Tagesspiegel newspaper quoted the German news agency DPA as saying that “the Commission has presented a new compromise proposal in the dispute over Russian oil. […]
EU: Ukraine, energy, food security and European defense at the Summit
The 27 European leaders are meeting in Brussels today for a two-day summit to discuss the situation in Ukraine, energy, food security and European defense. The Summit starts at 5 p.m. (Greek time) with the first topic being the situation in Ukraine. European leaders are expected to reiterate strong EU economic, political, humanitarian and military […]
Victory Party: The ‘European’ populists of Turkey?
Turkey’s national holiday is May 19th. A day with strong symbolism, dedicated to Turkish youth by the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. On March 19, 1919, Ataturk started the war of liberation against the Western powers that lasted until the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923. At least that is what the […]
The French Foreign Minister will meet with Zelensky today in Kyiv
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will meet later today in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to express France’s solidarity with Ukraine and to offer more support to the country, the French Foreign Ministry said. Kolona’s trip to Ukraine comes amid criticism from diplomats and political analysts that France is not doing enough to support […]
Borrell appears optimistic about agreement on ban on Russian oil imports
EU member states will be able to agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which will include restrictions on Russian oil imports during the talks, European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said today. “We have to decide unanimously. Discussions took place yesterday afternoon and will take place this morning and throughout the afternoon,” […]
EU embargo on Russian oil: 27 negotiate key pipeline exemption for Hungary
The 27-member delegation yesterday considered a new proposal, which provides for the temporary exemption of a key oil pipeline for Hungary from the European Union’s progressive embargo on Russian oil, in order to lift the blockade of the 6th package of sanctions against Moscow, on the eve of Summit in Brussels. The proposal, tabled by […]
Zelensky: All security infrastructure in Severodonetsk was destroyed
Russian bombardment has destroyed all vital infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Sheverodonetsk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, describing the occupation of the city as Russia’s “main target” at the moment. “As a result of the Russian strikes in Severodonetsk, all vital infrastructure has been destroyed … More than two-thirds of the city’s homes […]
USA: Biden in Ovalde to ease the pain of an injured city
Joe Biden arrived in Ovalde, Texas today, five days after the elementary school massacre, to offer his condolences and support to the bereaved families of the two children and the two teachers who were shot dead in the incident. which shocked America and revived the gun debate. “We can not make the dramas illegal, I […]
