Source link Brazil will become part of the alliance of major crude exporters in January, the country’s energy minister has revealed Brazil is set to join the OPEC+ group of the world’s largest oil-producing countries from January 2024, Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira announced on Thursday. Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, OPEC+ comprises the Organization […]
Source link The Foreign Ministry has called Bulgaria’s ban on a Russian plane traveling to the OSCE meeting illegal Bulgaria’s decision to bar a plane from its airspace carrying a high-level Russian delegation to a Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit in North Macedonia can’t be explained by anything other than an […]
Source link The Russian foreign minister’s attendance is “unacceptable” due to the Ukraine conflict, his Polish counterpart has said Poland’s top diplomat will boycott a major meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in North Macedonia to protest the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Polish Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski […]
Source link Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto questioned the bloc’s strategy, given the poor results from its support for Kiev Several foreign ministers at this week’s NATO meeting in Brussels have admitted that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed, having made no breakthrough and no progress, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. He said the […]
Source link There isn’t much left in the Czech Republic’s stockpiles that can be sent to Kiev, Defense Minister Jana Cernochova has said in a TV interview on Sunday. Prague intends to contract with private companies to continue weapons and ammunition deliveries, she added. Earlier this month, the Czech Defense Ministry published a report listing […]
Source link Hungary’s Viktor Orban says the West should accept the “reality” and come up with a plan B Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the US and the European Union’s strategy of funding Ukraine’s battle with Russia, in hope that an unlikely battlefield loss will bring about a regime change in Moscow, is […]
Source link Spain will make its own decision if the bloc is unwilling, Pedro Sanchez has said Spain is willing to move ahead by itself on the matter of recognizing Palestinian statehood, though it would prefer to act alongside other EU members, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday. Spain currently holds the rotating presidency […]
Source link Brussels would likely alienate the Western Balkans if it gives preference to Kiev’s bid, Austria’s foreign minister has said The European Union must not put Ukraine’s accession bid in the “fast lane” while delaying applications from the Western Balkans, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said.He also called for an overhaul of the […]
Source link Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has demanded that the European Union re-examine its strategy of funding Ukraine’s battle with Russia, saying he would stand in the way of further aid unless the bloc’s leaders make sure their objectives are “realistically attainable” without continued US support. Orban made his threat in a letter to European […]
Source link Poland wants Washington to manage security in Europe, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said Poland rejects the idea of an “imaginary EU army” and sees the US as its key military partner, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Tuesday. In its bid to build “the strongest land army” in Europe, Warsaw has aggressively […]
Source link Armenia should trust its neighbors over faraway “friends,” Turkish president Erdogan has said Armenia should work with Türkiye and Azerbaijan to build peace instead of looking to the West for weapons and training, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, in thinly veiled criticism of the US and France. Some Western powers […]
Source link Many European officials treat the ongoing crisis as if it’s a battle in Fortnite, Hungary’s foreign minister said Many high-ranking politicians from the European Union are out of touch with reality when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Saturday. “A significant part of the European political […]
Source link Discussion of new measures against Moscow at EU ambassadors’ debate put on hold because of Hungary, RFE/RL reports Talks on the EU’s 12th round of anti-Russia sanctions have stalled over Hungary’s complete objection to the entire package, a journalist at US government-funded outlet RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), Rikard Jozwiak, wrote on Friday. […]