The EU is making a renewed push to speedily grant Ukraine membership as suggested by two recent news items. The first relates to Politico’s report about a proposal for granting countries membership without veto rights till after the bloc...
India’s Ministry of External Affairs recently confirmed that the US will waive sanctions for six months on those who operate Iran’s Chabahar Port, which their country plans to invest $370 million into as part of last year’s 10-year deal,...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on X that “We secured full, unlimited exemption from sanctions on the TurkStream and Druzhba pipelines, guaranteeing uninterrupted and affordable supply” after meeting with his close friend Trump on Friday. A White House...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an informative interview to Kommersant in mid-October. Russian international media mostly focused on his remarks about ties with the US, concerns about its potential transfer of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, and the...
Lithuania closed its border with Belarus till the end of November in response to a wave of cigarette smuggling balloons from there leading to a several temporary closures of the Vilnius Airport. For those who aren’t aware, the capital...
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported that France is plotting to deploy up to 2,000 soldiers, the core of which will be Latino assault troops from the Foreign Legion who are presently undergoing intensive training in Poland, to Central...
Belarus’ “Emil Czeczko International Charitable Foundation” bestowed one of its yearly “Peace & Human Rights Awards” to firebrand Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun, who placed fourth during the first round of this year’s presidential elections in May with 6.34% of...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recently declared that he’s ready for a “big deal” with the US so long as his country’s interests are taken into account, which KGB chief Ivan Tertel seconded by telling reporters that “We have every...
The Economist argued that the EU and the UK should meet Ukraine’s estimated $390 billion financing needs over the next four years. In their words, “Another half-decade of would probably trigger an economic and banking crisis in Russia”,...
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed over the weekend that “American drones are indeed operating in Afghanistan’s skies; they pass through Pakistani airspace and violate our airspace. This must not happen. They are helpless here, they can’t stop it....
