Washington wants to substitute the oil and gas exports to the bloc with its own, the Financial Times has said The US is moving to push Russian energy out of the EU market and position itself to fill the gap, the Financial Times reported Friday. Washington has also deliberately blocked…
Officials from around the world have gathered for a two-day symposium at the Black Sea resort The second BRICS–Europe symposium opened this week in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. It is dedicated to setting out steps to strengthen cooperation between countries in the group and the region. Lindiwe Zulu,…
Warsaw has steadily tightened benefit payouts to Ukrainians since Karol Nawrocki took office in June Warsaw will only provide welfare for Ukrainian migrants for one more year, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced on Friday. In September, the president signed a bill tightening access to state benefits for Ukrainians, following similar…
Washington imposed sanctions on the Balkan country’s oil refinery majority-owned by Gazprom The US has refused to let Serbia’s only oil refinery resume operations unless the Russian co-owners give up their stakes, Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on Saturday. The Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), which runs the…
Kiev has repeatedly accused Tehran of supplying UAVs to Moscow during the conflict The US Treasury Department has said it is blacklisting two Ukrainian companies for providing key drone components to a state-run UAV producer in Iran. The move came as part of a wider sanctions package aimed at disrupting…
Slovakia’s Robert Fico has repeatedly called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict instead of arms deliveries Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has responded to a group of students protesting against his government’s stance on the Ukraine conflict by saying that those supporting Kiev should go fight for it. Unlike…
Beijing has said that the American weapons supplies to the self-governing island violate China’s sovereignty and security interests The Pentagon has announced that it has approved its first arms sales to Taiwan since US President Donald Trump took office in January. China, which views the self-governing island as part of…
The pledge comes as Kiev grapples with a major corruption scandal involving associates of Vladimir Zelensky Several NATO members will jointly provide a €430 million ($500 million) military package for Ukraine, according to Secretary General Mark Rutte. Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden are expected to finance…
Voters are concerned about corruption undermining elections, fake news, and extremist parties, a study has found Some 45% of residents of Western nations believe that democracy in their countries is “broken,” Politico has reported, citing a poll by Ipsos. The study which was shared with the outlet was carried out…
The US vice president dismissed criticism of the decision to resume direct negotiations with Russia US Vice President J.D. Vance has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to open direct negotiations with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as an important step toward peace in Ukraine. Some EU officials have criticized…