Source link The EU’s planned seizure of billions of euros of interest payments arising from frozen Russian assets is reminiscent of communism, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti on Thursday. The EU is facing increasing pressure from the US and its allies to find ways to seize hundreds of billions of euros in […]
Source link Kiev has asked Berlin to pour funds into its budget instead of spending them on Ukrainians who fled to Germany Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on the German government to abandon its policy of supporting Ukrainian refugees on its territory and divert the money flows to Kiev instead. The scheme would make […]
Source link Belgium plans to use interest earned on frozen Russian assets to send military assistance to Kiev, Belga News Agency says Belgium is reportedly set to become the first EU nation to use Russia’s money to provide assistance to Ukraine. Brussels plans to spend the interest earned on frozen Russian assets on military aid […]
Source link The newly-appointed defense minister of Slovakia has called those previously in charge “people with qualities of pugs rather than wolves” Slovakia’s continuous military aid to Ukraine under the previous government has left the country’s own defense posture badly damaged, with “years” now needed to fix it, new Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak has […]
Source link Hungary will not change its mind about immigration, gender issues, and the Ukraine conflict no matter what, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. In an interview with the state broadcaster Kossuth Radio, Orban touched on the ongoing dispute with Brussels, which had frozen around 20 billion euros (almost $22 billion) in funds […]
Source link A $60-billion aid package for Kiev is being held up by Republicans in Washington’s legislature The Biden administration is keen to quickly approve its latest Ukraine aid package amid fears in Washington and Kiev that a Donald Trump victory in November’s presidential election could slash US financial support for Ukraine’s war effort, CNN […]
Source link Israel’s prime minister allegedly wanted the UAE to pay welfare benefits to Palestinians he put out of work UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed shot down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request that he pay unemployment benefits to Palestinians who’d been barred from entering Israel, Axios reported. Angered by the request, Sheikh Mohammed […]
Source link Congress must approve additional funds to maintain the flow of arms to Kiev, a top US general said The US government has exhausted its funds for military assistance to Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman Major General Patrick Ryder said, noting that Washington is simply “out of money” unless lawmakers pass a new aid package. Speaking […]
Source link A growing share of US voters say their country is spending too much on Kiev, polls have shown Americans are increasingly turning against funding Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, two recent opinion polls have shown. Partisan divisions have also had a serious impact on attitudes towards the provision of aid in the US. In a survey […]
Source link Andrey Yermak has called for more funds for Kiev as Congress remains at loggerheads President Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff has admitted that there is a “big risk” that Ukraine will lose its conflict with Russia unless the US Congress approves more funding to support Kiev. Andrey Yermak was among a number of […]
Source link Ending American military assistance would “kneecap” Kiev, a top budget official warned The White House has made an urgent appeal to lawmakers to approve additional aid for Ukraine, saying the country is “nearly out of time” as US agencies spend the last remaining funds from previous security packages. In a letter addressed to […]
Source link The Biden administration urges Congress to act “immediately” to resolve the military aid deadlock The Biden administration is “desperately” trying to release funds to help Ukraine’s military in the conflict with Russia, the White House National Security Council coordinator has said.During an appearance on ABC News on Sunday, John Kirby was asked whether […]
Source link The pontiff also told the COP28 summit that ‘the destruction of the environment is an offense against God’ The Pope has called on world leaders to divert money being used to support conflicts across the globe into a fund to help eliminate world hunger, and also sounded the alarm about the impact of […]
Source link Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for make meaningful steps to combat climate change at COP28 The upcoming 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in the UAE should make visible progress on issues such as technology transfer and the availability of funds for developing countries to mitigate climate change, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala […]
Source link This comment follows a media report claiming that the royal family appropriates deceased people’s assets Britain must do away with the last vestiges of feudalism that have supposedly allowed the royal family to line their pockets at the expense of dead people, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham argued in a statement on Friday. […]