Source link The deputy head of Zelensky’s office believes the holdouts will have the political will to eventually endorse the document Six EU member states have yet to support a declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine, a senior official in Kiev has said, signaling that the embattled country will continue to court the holdouts. The […]
Source link Despite all of the Western support, Kiev lacks the power to reverse the situation militarily, Slovakia’s Robert Fico believes No amount of Western weapons pumped into Ukraine will be enough to secure a victory over Russia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said, adding that this means that the conflict has no military […]
Source link Slovakia will not agree to letting Ukraine become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said in an interview. The US-led military bloc stopped short of offering Kiev an actual invitation at the summit hosted by Lithuania in June. The joint communique from the Vilnius meeting said only that NATO would […]
Source link Some Brussels officials are concerned about possible retaliation from Moscow, the paper says Not all European countries are in favor of an idea to seize frozen Russian assets and use them to fund Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The initiative is gaining traction among the G7 members, as the US and […]
Source link Over 200 million coronavirus jabs were reportedly sent to landfills simply because they were no longer needed The EU has reportedly sent at least 215 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the dumpster since they were first purchased at the height of the pandemic, an analysis by Politico has revealed. In an article […]
Source link Brussels has reportedly softened the restrictions amid concerns raised by Mediterranean states EU nations remain split about selling oil tankers to Russia, Reuters reported on Monday, adding that diplomats are seeking to compromise on the long-debated 12th package of sanctions on Moscow. The European Commission had previously proposed prohibiting the sale of old […]
Source link With Hungary poised to veto $54 billion in proposed funding, willing donors are considering other options, the newspaper says Kiev’s main backers in the EU may overcome Hungarian opposition to the proposed allocation of $54 billion in long-term aid for Ukraine by providing funds outside of the bloc’s joint budget, the Financial Times […]
Source link Bulgaria will proceed with sending Kiev 100 Cold War-era armored vehicles for which it has found no other use Bulgarian MPs have overridden President Roumen Radev’s veto on the delivery of a large batch of outdated armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia. In July, the NATO […]
Source link The National Assembly of Bulgaria voted on Friday to override President Rumen Radev’s veto on the plan to donate 100 old armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian military. Radev had vetoed the proposal on Monday, insisting that the lawmakers rushed it through the parliamentary procedure and gave insufficient consideration to Bulgarian needs and […]
Source link The EU may allow member states to unilaterally end gas imports from Russia, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing draft legislation. According to the document, the measure would give any member state the power to “partially or, where justified, completely limit” or block Russian and Belarusian companies from buying capacity in European […]
Source link Mali and Niger accuse Paris of violating international cooperation rules with its “hostile attitude” The military governments of Mali and Niger have terminated two treaties with France that allowed them to cooperate with the former colonial power on administrative tax assistance matters. The two West African countries announced the decision in a joint […]
Source link The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are seeking to expand their new partnership The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have endorsed plans to create a federation uniting the three West African nations, all currently ruled by their militaries, with the goal of tackling common challenges. The decision […]
Source link The BJP has swept polls in three central Indian states in regional elections held last month, ousting the opposition Congress party in two of them India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has won regional elections in three out of five states where legislative assembly elections were held in November, […]
Source link Activists and organizers have launched a campaign to prevent a second term for the incumbent president A group of Muslim American organizers from swing states has launched a campaign denouncing President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election bid and his stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Activists from Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania […]
Source link Slovakia’s national interest is to promote peace and not war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico told the Russian ambassador to Bratislava on Thursday. The Russian embassy confirmed that Ambassador Igor Bratchikov met with Fico and discussed both the current state of bilateral relations and its future prospects. Fico posted on Facebook that […]