Source link Grilled over relations with Russia once again, S. Jaishankar has reiterated New Delhi’s stand on expanding ties with Moscow India should be admired, and not criticized, for conducting a “smart” foreign policy that allows it to maintain a balanced relationship with partners in the West, as well as countries like Russia, Iran and others […]
Source link NATO allies, most notably the US under Donald Trump, have repeatedly criticized Berlin for failing to pull its weight Germany could ramp up its defense spending to as high as 3.5% of GDP, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. However, he did voice certain doubts regarding Berlin’s ability to keep military expenditure at […]
Source link The German government will revise down its forecast for economic growth in 2024 to 0.2% from an earlier projection of 1.3%, Economy Minister Robert Habeck has warned, according to Bloomberg. Habeck is expected to present the government’s latest economic report and updated forecasts next Wednesday. As among the key factors weighing on the […]
Source link Israel is using whatever level of force they want in any area without accountability, Nabil Fahmi told RT The Red Sea region is “on fire,” Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmi has told RT in an exclusive interview. Fahmi, Egypt’s former minister of foreign affairs, who is now the dean of the School of Global […]
Source link Austria has actually increased imports from the sanctioned country due to a lack of affordable alternatives The share of Austria’s gas imports from Russia has continued to grow, hitting a record high of 98% in December, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler has said. The share was 76% the month before, according to the […]
Source link Turnover with the EU, meanwhile, more than halved in 2023, according to Maksim Reshetnikov Russia’s mutual trade with countries that have not sanctioned Moscow over the Ukraine conflict has surged over the past year, according to Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. The minister, who on Thursday was addressing a forum held by […]
Source link EU sanctions on Moscow have failed to cause any significant damage to the Russian economy and have instead put member states in a difficult position, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon told the German RND news outlet on Wednesday. Тhere are currently no signs that the Ukraine conflict will be resolved with a “just […]
Source link National Security chief Itamar Ben Gvir’s son implied on social media that the US president was suffering from a brain disease Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has apologized after his son implied in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that US President Joe Biden was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Shuvael Ben […]
Source link Itamar Ben-Gvir accused President Biden of not giving West Jerusalem enough freedom to fight Hamas Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has criticized US President Biden’s approach to Israel’s war in Gaza, arguing that the situation would be “completely different” if former President Donal Trump was in power. “Instead of giving us his […]
Source link The country’s GDP may have actually expanded by up to 4% in 2023, according to preliminary data The Russian economy appears to have performed even better than previously expected in 2023 as growth is now projected to reach up to 4%, outpacing European peers and exceeding the global average, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin […]
Source link Dublin may cut welfare benefits to Ukrainian refugees by more than 80 percent and introduce limits on their stay in Irish government-provided housing, the country’s minister of social protection has told the parliament. The proposed change would be retroactive and would affect any Ukrainians currently living in state accommodation, in addition to new […]
Source link Confiscating Moscow’s frozen central-bank reserves must be “legally watertight,” Dominic Johnson has urged Any step towards confiscating frozen Russian assets must be done in strict accordance with international law, Britain’s investment minister, Dominic Johnson, said on Tuesday in an interview with Reuters. Earlier this week, the EU Council reported that the bloc’s envoys […]
Source link New Delhi should have “more confidence” as it competes with Beijing in South Asia, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said India should “welcome competition” and have “more confidence” in the face of growing Chinese influence in South Asia, External Affairs Minister Subhramanyam Jaishankar stated on Tuesday. While acknowledging Beijing’s weight in the region as a […]
Source link The Ukrainian military and politicians do not believe in victory, and expecting defeat, are stealing Western aid on a massive scale, former land forces commander and former deputy head of the Polish Defense Ministry, Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak, has said in an interview with the newspaper Fakt. The statement comes as Kiev attempts to […]
Source link Antonio Guterres is responsible for the actions of refugee agency workers whom Israel accuses of aiding Hamas, Israel Katz said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres must resign from the post that he has held since 2017, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said. The demand follows allegations made by the Jewish state earlier this […]