Two days after he was sworn in for the second time at the Elysee Palace and immediately after his speech in Strasbourg for Europe Day, the newly elected President Emmanuel Macron is expected this afternoon at the Chancellery. A short joint press conference, one-on-one meeting and then a working dinner are scheduled for the two […]
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France: Former President Hollande does not leave Socialist Party despite disagreement over cooperation with Melanson
Former French President Francois Hollande said today that he would not leave the center-left Socialist Party, despite his opposition to working with Jean-Luc Melanson and “Unruly France”. “I have been a socialist since I was 20, I have been the leader of the party for ten years, my life is connected with socialism. I am […]
Sweden: Ruling Social Democrats decide on Sunday whether to join NATO
Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats will decide on Sunday whether to support their country’s historic bid to join NATO to protect itself from Russia, they said. “The party will announce its position on May 15,” Social Democrat spokeswoman Julia Gramb told AFP. Support for membership, which would be a major shift from the previous line of […]
Zelensky on May 9: Our Ancestors Defeated Nazism – We Will Defeat Russia
Ukraine will win the war with Russia and will not concede any territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today in a recorded message about the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. “On Victory Day over Nazism, we are fighting for a new victory. The road to it is difficult, but we have no […]
What does the complicated history of the May 9 parades in Moscow show?
By Costas Raptis The Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 each year is the culmination of a political celebration in modern Russia, overshadowing any other national anniversary, but the intricate history of the celebration reveals its ideological and political contradictions. Vladimir Putin. The military parade inevitably refers to the first (and largest) celebration […]
Putin: We are fighting for Russia’s security – The West was preparing to invade our country
LAST UPDATE: 11.21 Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Victory Day, Russia’s annual celebration of victory over Nazi Germany. Putin congratulated the veterans who fought valiantly for the liberation of the country from the Nazi invaders and paid tribute to their […]
Australia: Early Voting Begins, Two Weeks Before Parliamentary Elections – Labor Lead
Early voting began in Australia two weeks before election day, with opinion polls showing the center-left Labor Party widening its lead as Prime Minister Scott Morrison saw a drop in turnout. The pressure of economic cost of living, national security, but also climate change are the issues that dominate the election campaign, while a poll […]
Russia celebrates Victory Day in the shadow of the war in Ukraine – Live the parade
LAST UPDATE: 10.13 The annual military parade in Moscow’s Red Square begins as Russia celebrates the “Victory of the Day of May 9” over victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, with soldiers carrying Russian and Soviet flags in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin and others. officials. Under Putin, Victory Day has become an annual […]
Ukraine: Borrell supports seizure of Russian funds for post-war reconstruction
LAST UPDATE: 09.17 European Union governments should consider seizing foreign exchange reserves and other frozen Russian resources under their jurisdiction to cover the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, the European Union (EU) diplomat has said. , Joseph Borel, during an interview with the Financial Times. The EU and the wider West have frozen […]
Bulgaria to veto EU embargo on Russian oil unless exempted
The Bulgarian government will not support the European Union’s sixth package of sanctions on Russia unless the Balkan country secures its exemption from the proposed embargo on Russian oil, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vasilev said late Sunday. The governments of the 27 came a little closer to an agreement to impose even tougher sanctions […]
