Bloc’s relationship with its biggest trading partner under increasing scrutiny. More than a million Europeans have signed a petition asking the EU to suspend a trade deal with Israel for its atrocities in Gaza. Three member states – Spain, Ireland and Slovenia – tabled a proposal backing the call. But Israel’s allies, Germany and Italy, … Read more
The US is pushing for a quick end to Russia’s war as Europeans are increasing their military aid to Kyiv. US efforts to secure Russian agreement to a ceasefire in Ukraine appear no closer to yielding results after US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s third visit to Russia. President Donald Trump has told Russia’s Vladimir Putin … Read more
Addressing participants at a youth festival in Sochi on Monday, Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev presented a map that showed the majority of Ukraine’s territory divided between Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Only an area approximately the size of Ukraine’s Kyiv region was labeled “Ukraine.” The former Russian president said that the “territory on … Read more