Source link The bloc’s industry and civilians alike must prepare for an all-out conflict within the next 20 years, a top NATO official has said The US-led NATO bloc must prepare for a major conflict with Russia, which would require mass mobilization of civilians as well as the rapid expansion of industrial output to sustain […]
Source link Budapest will continue negotiating with the European Commission, but it’s unclear how fast an agreement can be reached, said Gergely Gulyas Hungary and the European Commission remain far apart on a multi-billion euro aid package for Ukraine, and there is no certainty that a deal could even be reached, Gergely Gulyas, the head […]
Source link Berlin is trying to “go solo” and bypass the EU’s weapons program, Thierry Breton has alleged EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has lashed out at Germany for announcing a plan to arm Ukraine without going through the bloc’s common arms transfer mechanism. Berlin’s effort to bring other countries on board with the plan “hasn’t […]
Source link Berlin’s forces haven’t been deployed on Polish soil since Hitler invaded in 1939 Poland is prepared to host German troops on its territory for the first time since World War II, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejn told the Rzeczpospolita newspaper on Sunday. Szejn’s statement marks a dramatic break from his predecessors, who swore […]
Source link Kiev’s language ombudsman has called for strict measures to combat the smuggling of Russian literature into the country The illegal import of Russian literature poses a threat to Ukraine, the country’s language ombudsman claimed a post on his official Facebook page on Friday. While stressing the importance of promoting the Ukrainian language, Taras […]
Source link A veteran State Department staffer also left his post in October over Washington’s support of war in Gaza A senior official at the US Department of Education has resigned in protest of President Joe Biden’s support of Israel, saying the administration had turned a blind eye to “atrocities” against Palestinians amid the latest […]
Source link One of the members of the Ukrainian defense industry’s new governing board has floated the idea of using the American-style “lottery” as a solution to Kiev’s conscription troubles. Former Economy Minister Timofey Milovanov brought up the issue on Wednesday. “Most of my readers write that the right approach to mobilization is through lottery […]
Source link The trend should continue once Cairo finalizes a free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union, Aleksey Tevanyan says Trade between Russia and Egypt is set to top $7 billion by the end of the year, Aleksey Tevanyan, Russia’s trade representative in the North African country, told RIA Novosti in an interview published […]
Source link Exports to the bloc have plummeted following Western sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Novak says Russian oil sales to the EU have shrunk to a tenth of their former level due to Western sanctions, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on Wednesday. As of the end of 2023, the share of crude deliveries […]
Source link Pierre Krahenbuhl was accused of spending UN money to take his married girlfriend traveling The Red Cross announced on Friday that Pierre Krahenbuhl will take over as director-general of the organization. Krahenbuhl previously led the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees until he was ousted amid allegations of sexual misconduct, nepotism, and other abuses […]
Source link A group of men escaped under the pretext of delivering aid amid fears of total mobilization in Kiev A group of volunteers, who had been granted exemptions to temporarily leave the country to deliver humanitarian aid, have failed to return to Ukraine and vanished abroad, authorities have said. Under martial law, which Kiev […]
Source link A local parliament committee plans to ask the Russian Constitutional Court to review whether the 1954 handover was legal Crimea’s handover to Kiev in 1954, which made the peninsula part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, was facilitated through an unprecedented number of legal violations, Vladimir Konstantinov, the head of the Crimean parliament, […]
Source link Russian football authorities had been considering a switch to Asia’s 47-member confederation The Russian Football Union (RFU) has voted against pursuing membership in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as it seeks renewed ties with European football’s governing body, UEFA, according to an official. Russian teams have remained suspended from participation in most major […]
Source link Nawaz Sharif says country’s woes should not be blamed on India, the US, or Afghanistan Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has blamed internal issues, including military interference in politics and governance, for the country’s deep economic crisis as he seeks another term as PM in next year’s general elections. Sharif was […]
Source link Those affected will be given 30 days to leave Latvia, the Baltic state’s migration chief has said Latvia is planning to expel more than 1,000 Russian citizens, the head of the national Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP), Maira Roze, has announced. Moscow previously warned that the deportations would be “a grave […]