Source link The German chancellor reportedly told the Hungarian PM to “grab a coffee” while the rest of the EU leaders would vote on the issue German Chancellor Olaf Scholz managed to get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban out of the room at a key EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday so that he […]
Source link Karl Nehammer, whose country opposed the restrictions, was reportedly out of the room when the decision was made European Union member states have agreed to a 12th package of sanctions against Russia; however, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who had been holding up a decision on the latest set of punitive measures targeting Moscow, […]
Source link The bloc has been seeking to include supplies of the metal in its new package of restrictions The EU has been debating its new round of sanctions against Moscow amid growing calls from some member-states to exempt Russian steel supplies, Politico reported on Monday, citing sources. According to the report, a European diplomat […]
Source link Ambassadors from several EU countries have rejected a proposal by Spain to use revenue generated from frozen Russian assets to fund the Ukrainian economy, Politico has reported, citing anonymous officials. Spain is currently at the helm of the EU’s rotating presidency. It reportedly suggested during a meeting of EU envoys on Tuesday that […]
Source link Washington’s proposals could prompt criticism from Israel, the news outlet has reported US officials have been discussing how to hand control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority (PA) once the Israel-Hamas war is over, Politico reported on Monday. The preliminary plan is for a revamped PA to step in once an international force […]
Source link Moscow’s export revenues are higher than what was expected by the West, according to new analysis The price limit imposed by the G7 and EU countries on Russian seaborne oil sales has essentially failed, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing new research. The mechanism was agreed last year and bans Western firms from providing […]
Source link The outlet has an “outsized digital reach” despite Western sanctions, the EU branch of the US-based news website has lamented The European newsroom of Politico, the Washington-based digital news website, appears to be perturbed by the online footprint of what it dubbed “Kremlin-backed accounts,” particularly those run by RT and Sputnik, which, according […]
Source link The US military has to make do with a stopgap budget that freezes defense funding at the previous year’s levels The Pentagon is scrambling to find money to pay for a military buildup in the Middle East amid the Hamas-Israel conflict due to gridlock in the US Congress, which has so far been […]
Source link The Ukrainian president will face a lot of challenges in 2024, the magazine wrote Next year will be a big challenge for Europe’s top “dreamer,” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Politico magazine wrote in its annual ranking of influential people published on Tuesday. The Ukrainian leader has topped the “dreamers” section as “dreamer number […]
Source link Ukraine is seeking Sentinel short-range radar systems in its next military aid package from the US, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing a source close to the discussions between Washington and Kiev. The request comes amid the West’s apparent reluctance to send more advanced arms to Ukraine, choosing instead to supply older weaponry. According […]
Source link Those who oppress Palestinians could soon face visa bans and other sanctions, the report says US President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to draw up a schedule of sanctions against Israelis who attack or harass Palestinians in the West Bank, Politico reported on Saturday, citing a confidential document. A Cabinet memo was […]
Source link The bloc’s foreign policy chief wrongly claimed there was agreement on the need for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza Senior EU diplomat Stefan Sannino, secretary-general of the European External Action Service, has apologized to the bloc’s member states for foreign affairs chief Josep Borell’s erroneous claim that Brussels had reached an agreement on the need for […]