Source link Four countries recently joined the economic bloc, and the door has been left open for further additions Vietnam is actively working on a bid to join the BRICS economic group, the Izvestia newspaper has reported, citing Hanoi’s embassy in Russia. BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa were joined by four […]
Source link Washington continues to ignore Russia’s fundamental interests, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said Ukrainian accession to NATO would pose a threat to Russia’s national security and is fundamentally unacceptable, Moscow’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has said. The Russian envoy was responding to comments by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, who claimed […]
Source link The country will not necessarily make the bloc stronger and may cause a global war, Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo has said NATO has significantly benefited from the Ukraine conflict, but allowing the country to join the US-led military bloc is not advisable, according to Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, former deputy secretary general of the organization. Moscow has […]
Source link The Palestinian Authority has relaunched its bid to join the UN after a failed attempt in 2011 The Palestinian Authority (PA) has formally requested that it be admitted as a full-fledged member of the United Nations. The State of Palestine has held observer status at the UN since 2012, but full membership would […]
Source link Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that a fighter jet deal helped secure Budapest’s approval The Hungarian parliament has voted overwhelmingly to allow Sweden to join NATO, nearly two years after Stockholm applied for membership in the US-led military bloc. The vote brings to a close the latest round of NATO expansion, with […]
Source link Washington and Berlin reportedly believe that admitting Kiev into the alliance would risk a full-scale clash with Moscow The US and Germany are resisting calls by NATO allies to invite Ukraine into the bloc at a major summit later this year, fearing that the move could trigger a full-scale clash with Russia, Foreign […]
Source link Saudi Arabia has yet to join the BRICS group of economies officially, the kingdom’s minister of commerce, Majid Al-Kasabi, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Saudi state broadcaster reported earlier this month that the kingdom had officially become a member of BRICS. The reports, however, were later removed from […]
Source link The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev The EU will need to substantially reform its rules before Ukraine can join, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on Friday. Macron backs Kiev’s accession to the bloc, but warned that Ukraine must not be allowed to undercut […]
Source link The prime minister has said he allowed accession talks to begin, but will “pull the handbrake” if necessary Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said his government will have around 75 more opportunities to block Ukraine’s path to EU membership, and that allowing accession talks to begin was a political gesture by Brussels. EU leaders […]
Source link A last-minute climbdown by Hungary’s Viktor Orban opened the door for Kiev to start accession talks with Brussels EU leaders agreed on Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban – who had threatened to veto the decision – abstained from voting. Orban and others argue […]
Source link Austria has joined Hungary and Slovakia in opposing fast track procedures for accepting Ukraine and Moldova into the union There should be no preferential treatment for Ukraine in regards to its path to becoming a member of the European Union, Austrian Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer said during a government meeting on Monday. His […]
Source link The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the bloc’s summit this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She noted that the 27 leaders would merely […]
Source link The Hungarian PM has advocated a strategic partnership with Kiev instead, to bring it closer to the bloc The European Union should not launch membership talks with Ukraine just yet, but establish a strategic partnership instead, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. This transitional period, which could last up to a decade, […]
Source link Pakistan could join the BRICS economic alliance next year, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali said in an interview with TASS news agency on Wednesday. He said the country had already applied for membership and is counting on Russia’s assistance with the admittance process. Russia will assume the chairmanship […]
Source link Austria and Hungary are among the bloc’s members expected to impede Kiev’s European integration Several EU member states are likely to resist the proposed accession of Ukraine to the union, media outlet EUObserver has reported, citing an unnamed diplomat. Kiev’s possible integration into the European bloc is set to be discussed by the […]