We Cannot Slam The Door In Ukraine’s Face Now – Germany Foreign Minister
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has spoken in favor of granting Ukraine a fast-track candidate status in its efforts to join the EU, yet warned that it won’t be possible to have a quick accession process. "It’s not enough to say you bel...
US Adds 71 Russian, Belarusian Companies To Its Sanctions List
The US Department of Commerce has published a blacklist including 71 legal entities from Russia and Belarus, including several aircraft makers and shipbuilders. Among other companies, the list now includes the Ilyushin Aviation Complex, the Yakovlev ...
Britain Starts Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
The Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II start today. No other monarch in British history has achieved 70 years of service. The Queen, then aged 25, acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 on the death of her father,...
Dialogue With Turkey Over NATO Membership Will Continue – Magdalena Andersson
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Wednesday that dialogue with Turkey regarding Sweden's NATO membership will continue, and Sweden will respond directly to Turkey to "sort out" any possible "misunderstandings." "We have had discus...
“The Whole Country Is Watching”: Ukraine Looks To Secure World Cup Qualification
It’s more than 1,800 miles from Severodonetsk to Glasgow. As Russian pressure increases in the strategically key eastern Ukraine city where two-thirds of properties have been reported as destroyed, an international football match in the Scottish ...
Serbia’s Gas Deal With Putin Has Created A Fresh Headache For Europe
On Sunday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic announced that his country had agreed to a new three-year gas supply deal with Russia's state energy provider Gazprom. The news came at an awkward time, and in doing so, Vucic created a fresh headach...
US Experience 30% Increase In The Price Of Gas Than It Was Before Russia Invaded Ukraine
Pump prices just took another big step in the wrong direction. The US national average for regular gasoline climbed by five cents on Wednesday to a fresh record of $4.67 a gallon, according to AAA. That leaves gas prices up by 48 cents in the past m...
Putin And Zelensky Could Meet Only To Finalize `Certain Document’ – Dmitry Peskov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky could meet only to finalize "a certain document", yet the two sides suspended work on it long ago, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "No one could ever ...
Putin Confident Russia Will Keep Bolstering Its Strength, Independence And Sovereignty
Russia will build up its strength and sovereignty in a rapidly changing world, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on International Day for Protection of Children, which was featured at a Bolshoi Theater event dedicated to the date. Puti...
China Calls On The West To Stop Fueling Conflict In Ukraine, Cease Pressure On Russia
China opposes the policy of the US and a number of Western states on incitement of the conflict in Ukraine and considers it necessary to stop ramping up pressure on Russia via unilateral sanctions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said ...
