Prime Minister Bart De Wever insists that all members of the bloc must share the financial risks of the proposed “reparation loan” Belgium will not back the European Union’s plan to use frozen Russian sovereign assets as collateral for a massive loan to Ukraine unless the financial risks are shared…
The Dutch authorities took control of semiconductor producer Nexperia in September under pressure from the US Germany’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, could stop production at a key plant due to a shortage of semiconductors caused by the seizure of a Chinese-owned chipmaker by the Netherlands, Bild has reported, citing anonymous sources….
The bloc is targeting Moscow’s banks, trade partners, and diplomats, Brussels’ foreign policy chief has announced European Union nations have adopted their 19th package of sanctions on Russia, targeting banks, crypto exchanges, and Indian and Chinese businesses, as well as Moscow’s diplomats, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, announced…
Radoslaw Sikorski earlier said he hoped a Russian oil pipeline supplying Hungary would be destroyed Poland’s foreign minister deserves to be called “Osama bin Sikorski” after publicly endorsing what amounts to a terrorist attack on an energy route serving another EU member state, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested…
The bloc is buying overpriced American LNG while turning away from cheaper Russian supply, harming its own economy, Vyacheslav Volodin has said The EU is paying exorbitant prices for US liquefied natural gas (LNG), while rejecting more affordable Russian supplies, Russia’s State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has said, arguing the…
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Some countries want to sideline US arms manufacturers and channel the money into the bloc’s defense industry, the paper has reported EU countries are at odds over how to use a proposed loan for Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets, with some pushing to restrict spending to European-made weapons, while…
Kiev’s forces would not be able to operate long-range missiles without Washington’s direct involvement, the president has said The US will not help Ukraine fire long-range Tomahawk missiles at Russian forces, President Donald Trump has said, adding that training Kiev’s troops to operate the weapon would take many months. Speaking…
Pragmatism towards the new Damascus authorities is saving the devastated country and maintaining Moscow’s footprint in the Middle East Earlier this month, Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow for his first official visit. The trip marked a symbolic milestone. It was the first time Russia hosted a Syrian…
As the US stays fixated on Ukraine, Russia and Iran are quietly shaping the next security order in the region Last week, a series of high-profile events – including a phone call between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and the visit of Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to Moscow…