NATO Head Expects Finland And Sweden Accession Process To “Go Quickly” If They Apply To Join
Should Finland and Sweden decide to apply to NATO, the accession process would “go quickly” and interim measures would be put in place until they become formal members of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. “...
Germany Must “Try The Unrealistic” To Break Away From Russian Gas, Says Vice Chancellor
Germany's Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said that his government's goal must be to ensure independence from Russian energy supplies, even if it means pushing for alternative solutions previously considered “unrealistic.”...
Russian Energy Giant Confirms Suspension Of Gas To Poland And Bulgaria For Refusing To Pay In Rubles
Gazprom halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday after both countries refused to pay the Russian energy giant in rubles, the company said in a statement. “At the close of business on April 26, Gazprom Export did not receive payment...
Russia Trying To “Blackmail” The Bloc With Gas – Ursula Von Der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused Russia of trying to “blackmail” the bloc with gas, after Russian energy giant Gazprom halted supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday. “Gazprom's announcement is another attempt...
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, who will take the company private in a deal valued at around $44 billion. The deal caps off a whirlwind news cycle in which the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became one of Twitter's largest shareh...
Japanese World Oldest Person Dies At 119
A Japanese woman certified the world’s oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first...
Buhari Congratulates President Macron On Re-election, Pledges Nigeria’s Support To Promote Peace, Stability
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated French President, Emmanuel Macron on winning a second term in office. President Buhari said that the French President’s victory makes history as the only sitting leader of the country to return in two de...
Putin Just Lost An Opportunity To Gain A Major Ally In The West
With Marine Le Pen's loss in the runoff of the French presidential election on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin may have just lost his best shot at getting a major geopolitical partner in the West. Le Pen has, historically, been a vocal ad...
Zelensky Thanks US For “Unprecedented Assistance” To Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he appreciated "the unprecedented assistance of the United States to Ukraine." Zelensky's office issued a statement following a meeting in Kyiv between the Ukrainian leader, the US Secretary of Stat...
Putin Congratulates Macron On French Election Win
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as President of France in a statement Monday. “I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being,” reads the message, p...
