US President Joe Biden will focus on the “commonalities” he has with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during today’s talks, despite differences on a number of issues, including Russia, focusing on China’s escalating aggression. Monty and Biden are taking part in the Quad Group conference in Tokyo with the leaders of Australia and Japan, and […]
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Biden: US strategic ambivalence towards Taiwan has not changed
US President Joe Biden today reiterated from Tokyo that Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” over Taiwan has not changed, after yesterday he assured that the US will defend the island militarily if attacked by China. “No,” Biden replied when asked by reporters if this American doctrine of Taiwan was a thing of the past. “Politics has not […]
Zelensky calls on allies to pressure Russia to exchange prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Kyiv was ready to exchange prisoners with Russia “even tomorrow”, urging his country’s allies to put pressure on Moscow. The exchange “is a humanitarian issue” and “a political decision that will depend on the support of many states,” he told an audience at the World Economic Forum in […]
Hubeck: EU embargo on Russian oil within days
The European Union will reach an agreement on imposing an embargo on oil imports from Russia “within days”, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck discounted on Monday, but added that in order to reduce Moscow’s revenues, the imposition may be needed. oil prices in international markets. “We will reach an agreement within days,” Mr Habeck said […]
The United States is “playing with fire” on the issue of Taiwan, warns Beijing
The United States is “playing with fire,” Beijing warned today, following remarks by US President Joe Biden that Washington would defend Taiwan if China tried to seize it. The United States is “using Taiwan’s paper to contain China and they will burn themselves,” said Xu Fenglian, a spokesman for Taiwan’s Chinese Affairs Bureau in the […]
Davos 2022: Handshakes of the powerful in the shadow of war
In the shadow of the war in Ukraine and amid fears of a global food crisis, the World Economic Forum (WEF) began in Davos, Switzerland. For four days a year, an idyllic small Swiss Alpine town comes to life as it hosts 2,500 of the world’s most powerful politicians and businessmen, and Davos has become […]
Turkish Ambassador to France: No ‘principle objection’ to Sweden-Finland NATO membership
Turkish Ambassador to France Ali Onaner told a French television station that his country had “no objection in principle” to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, but that as “the largest European army in the alliance” it expected its partners “to confirm that they are acting as allies in all areas”. Referring in particular to the […]
France: Pro-Macron centrist alliance appears to be marginally leading with 28% in the first round of parliamentary elections
The coalition of the parties of the presidential majority under Emanuel Macron appears in a new poll to come marginally first in the first round of the parliamentary elections that will take place in three weeks in France. In particular, according to a poll on behalf of the newspaper Le Monde, the political formation “Together” […]
Dobrovskis: The maintenance of the general stability clause of the Stability Pact in 2023 covers all EU countries
“The maintenance in 2023 of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact, proposed by the Commission, covers all EU countries”, explained today the Vice President of the Committee on Economy, Vladis Dobrovskis. W. Dobrowski stressed that the general escape clause does not suspend EU fiscal rules, nor the Stability and Growth Pact. […]
The Kremlin has blamed the West for the food crisis
The Kremlin warned today that Russian troops should be on alert for “terrorist attacks” following Sunday’s attack on the Moscow-appointed mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Enherkhodar. “Our soldiers must be vigilant and take steps to prevent such terrorist attacks,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov. At the same time, the spokesman for Russian President […]
