The foreign ministers of the EU countries, during an informal videoconference on Wednesday, discussed strengthening pressure on Russia and increasing assistance to Ukraine, emphasizing that the first step toward ending the war must be an immediate ceasefire.
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In Odesa, one of the two women injured the day before as a result of a balcony collapse has died.
Suspilne reported this with reference to Vladyslav Severhin, Deputy Medical Director for Surgical Services at the hospital, Ukrinform notes.
According to Severhin, the…
Police in Hong Kong arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter, in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 44 people and left another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years.
At least 62…
Another claim was that in 1973, he’d attended a convention of the Italian fascist party, MSI, in the company of two fellow members of the Monday Club — a British right-wing pressure group. There, Hamilton had “thought it was jolly good fun if I did a speech in Italian because I could do…
The intended recipients are also heading to Brussels with a lengthy wish list, hoping Fitto’s plan will reignite their economies. Their concerns will take center stage during a summit of leaders from Eastern European countries in Helsinki on Dec. 16.
“We want to have special attention to…
Still, any new measures “need to have plausible deniability,” said one EU diplomat.
NATO, for its part, is a defensive organization and so is leery of offensive operations. “Asymmetric responses are an important part…
Still, any new measures “need to have plausible deniability,” said one EU diplomat.
NATO, for its part, is a defensive organization and so is leery of offensive operations. “Asymmetric responses are an important part of the conversation,” said one NATO diplomat,…
The French military is already the EU’s second-largest behind Poland, with more than 201,000 personnel. France has around 45,000 reservists and has pledged to reach 105,000 by 2035 — a target the voluntary military service plan is designed…
Ribera — who as executive vice president of the Commission ranks second to President Ursula von der Leyen — said the EU’s digital rulebook should have nothing to do with trade negotiations. Donald Trump’s team is seeking to overhaul the framework trade agreement he struck with von…
In France, the reintroduction of a voluntary service comes almost four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For those on Russia’s doorstep, however, the comeback of mandatory schemes has been a no-brainer and has followed the relentless pace of Moscow’s…