- 17 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
Kremlin defends logic for actions in Ukraine, berates ‘hostile’ EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Monday doubled down on the logic for sending its forces into Ukraine as it condemned a European Union decision to fund the delivery of weapons to…
Russia’s Lavrov cancels Geneva trip because of EU airspace ban -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov has cancelled a trip to Geneva for disarmament talks because his plane would not be able to pass through airspace that the…
G7 leaders to hold call on Monday with NATO and EU chiefs -Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Seven major industrialised nations will hold a call at 1615 GMT on Monday with the secretary general of NATO, European Union chiefs…
EU’s arms finance plan will deliver defensive weapons to Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU defence ministers will discuss plans on Monday to jointly finance deliveries of weapons worth 500 million euros to Ukraine, and these will include a range of…
EU to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week -EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to impose new sanctions on Belarus this week for helping the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hitting exports, oligarchs, central bank and cutting…
EU chief says bloc wants Ukraine as member
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union's chief executive on Sunday expressed unequivocal support for Ukraine becoming a member of the bloc, calling the country now under attack from Russia "one of…
Finland sends defence material to Ukraine, considers sending weapons
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland is considering whether to send weapons to Ukraine directly, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said on Sunday, in what would be a departure from its long-standing policy…
EU says needs to prepare for millions of refugees from Ukraine
By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - The European Union needs to prepare for millions of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the bloc, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Sunday, as…
US, allies to cut off ‘selected’ Russian banks from SWIFT financial system to tighten sanctions on Moscow
Washington, Feb 27 (PTI) In a major move aimed to cripple Russia's economy, the US along with its key allies, including EU and the UK, have decided to disconnect key sanctioned…
Hungary won’t block any sanctions against Russia, PM Orban says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will support all European Union sanctions against Russia and will not block anything, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, speaking on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. "Hungary…
EU preparing more sanctions on Russia over invading Ukraine – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is preparing a third round of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, an official told Reuters on Friday shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lamented…
Ukraine Invasion : What the West Needs to Do Now
With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
