This is an indicator of who these people are for Europeans The head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, Kyrylo Stremousov, said on June 21 that the EU is considering the option of expelling Ukrainian men of military age in the form of assistance for APU. Political scientist,…
Peskov sharply appreciated the receipt by Ukraine and Moldova of EU candidacy
“The more they show themselves to be anti-Russian, the more Europe will like it” Dmitry Peskov commented on Ukraine and Moldova getting the status of a candidate for EU membership. Photo: Global Look Press According to him, these are “internal European affairs”, it is important for Russia that these decisions…
Tbilisi announced the request of Kyiv not to give Georgia the status of an EU candidate
The European Commission recommended granting candidate status for EU accession to Ukraine and Moldova, but not to Georgia .jpg” alt=”Tbilisi announced Kyiv's request not to give Georgia the status of an EU candidate” /> Irakli Garibashvili Head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine…
Biden said the US and EU knew about the consequences of restrictions on oil
According to the American president, Western countries have cut off Russian oil in response to Moscow's actions in Ukraine, knowing that this will lead to higher fuel prices. But they had no choice Joe Biden The US and the EU understood that due to restrictions on Russian oil, they would…
Biden saw the risk of a “play of waiting” between the EU and Russia over Ukraine
Biden said he was not afraid of a “turnaround” in the West's position towards Ukraine, but admitted that the conflict would lead to a “waiting game” between the EU and Russia, when the parties would check “what they would be willing to endure” Joe Biden The conflict in Ukraine may…
FP: Scholz and Macron will lose leadership in the EU
Photo: pixabay.com Analyst Eoin Drea, in an interview with Foreign Policy, said that the desire of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron to establish partnerships with Russia is likely to increase the role of countries located in Eastern Europe in the European Union. At the same time,…
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry explained the restriction of transit by compliance with EU sanctions
In Russia, the restriction of the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region was called an attempt to blockade, and in Lithuania they referred to EU sanctions Lithuania complies with the EU sanctions against Russia and has not introduced any unilateral or additional restrictions on the transit of goods through…
Medvedev compared EU promises to Ukraine with building communism
The date of Ukraine's accession to the EU has not been named, but many “unverifiable abstract conditions” have been put forward to Kyiv, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Fulfilling the conditions for Ukraine's accession to the European Union will take decades, but by then the…
Putin said that Russia has never been against Ukraine’s accession to the EU
The European Union is not a military union, therefore Russia has never been against the admission of Ukraine into its composition, Putin said. At the same time, he criticized the statements about the civilizational choice from the Ukrainian elite, which “stole” money from the people Russia has never opposed Ukraine's…
Russia’s permanent representative to the EU refused to consider the United States “the ruler of the world”
The day before, the US Treasury Department said that the United States is discussing with its allies a limit on the purchase prices of Russian oil. Russia's permanent representative to the EU said that the world is not limited to the United States, and oil consumption is actively growing in…
Politico learned about the intention of the EC to recommend the candidacy of Ukraine to the EU
The European Commission intends to recommend granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate country, the newspaper writes. The EC must make a decision on June 17, and on June 23-24 the leaders will discuss Kyiv's application based on the recommendation The European Commission intends to recommend granting Ukraine the…
Portuguese PM urges EU to help Ukraine, not debate status
The status of an EU candidate will not solve Ukraine's pressing problems, while “there is a great risk of creating false expectations that will turn into bitter disappointment,” says António Costa The EU should focus on helping Ukraine, not on the debate about whether to grant it country status— candidate…
Borrell assessed the prospects for Ukraine to obtain the status of an EU candidate
Ukraine has a European culture, and the European Union can expand. Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy, said this in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, answering a question about the possibility of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. “Ukraine with its values, culture and…
Scholz vows to speed up North Macedonia’s accession to the EU
According to Scholz, the country has fulfilled all the necessary conditions for the EU to start negotiations. North Macedonia has been a candidate for 17 years, Bulgaria is against its membership Olaf Scholz and Dimitar Kovachevsky in Skopje, North Macedonia North Macedonia should join the European Union as soon as…
The European Parliament supported granting Ukraine the status of an EU candidate
The leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, supported granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. He stated this in an interview with Deutschlandfunk. “We need a message that Ukraine will become a candidate for joining the European Union,”— Weber said. In…
Switzerland joins the sixth EU sanctions against Russia
In addition to approving a partial oil embargo and disconnecting several banks from SWIFT, the Swiss authorities have included in the sanctions list “more than 100 individuals and organizations” of Russia and Belarus Switzerland supported the EU's sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions, including a partial embargo on supplies Russian oil,…
Medvedev warned about the consequences of the “100500” package of EU sanctions
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council believes that European citizens and businesses are the first to suffer from the restrictions. He criticized the measures under the sixth package of Brussels sanctions as ineffective and detrimental to the EU itself .jpg” alt=”Medvedev warned about the consequences of the '100500' EU…
Yandex announced Volozh’s intention to appeal EU sanctions
The EU's decision to impose sanctions on Volozh was unfair and based on a “misconception” about the businessman and the company, Yandex said. It added that they would give Volozh “all possible support” Arkady Volozh Co-founder of Yandex Arkady Volozh will appeal in court the decision of the European Union…
Lavrov ruled out budget losses due to EU oil embargo
According to the Foreign Minister, Russia, on the contrary, expects a significant increase in profits from energy exports, taking into account the price level, which “has been established as a result of Western policy” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ruled out budget losses this year due to restrictions on Russian…
Patriarch Kirill was not included in the sixth list of EU sanctions against Russia
The name of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was not included in the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia. Recall that earlier the EU published the sanctions list, which included 18 legal entities and 65 individuals, including the children and wife of the press secretary of the…
The Foreign Ministry accused the EU of “undermining the foundations” of Ukrainian agriculture
The department “debunked the myths” of Brussels about the destruction of Ukrainian agriculture by Russia. Moscow is interested in the food self-sufficiency of Kyiv and is making efforts in this area, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes The food security of Ukraine meets the national interests of Russia and helps…
Abramovich challenged the decision to impose sanctions against him in the EU court
Abramovich decided to challenge the restrictive measures imposed against him in court. Lawsuits against the Council of the EU were also filed by a number of other Russian businessmen who fell under sanctions, including Fridman, Aven and Mordashov Roman Abramovich Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich (Forbes estimates his fortune at $8.6…
EU leaders agree on a partial ban on oil imports from Russia and the disconnection of Sberbank from SWIFT
According to the analyst, the EU's attempts to abandon Russia's energy resources harm the world market. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the EU had reached an agreement on a partial ban on oil imports from Russia. This decision was made as part of the sixth…
Germany says EU unity over sanctions against Russia is ‘collapsing’
The summit of the EU countries, where new sanctions against Russia will be discussed, will be held from May 30 to 31. According to the head of the German Finance Ministry, EU unity on sanctions against Moscow on the eve of the summit “begins to crumble” Robert Habek EU unity…
Reuters learned that the EU could not agree on an oil embargo
According to an EU official, EU-discussed sanctions imply a ban on Russian oil supplies by sea until the end of the year, but provide an exception for oil via the Druzhba pipeline On the eve of the EU summit, the EU governments did not were able to reach an agreement…
Poland accused the EU of lack of funds for refugees from Ukraine
Warsaw was supposed to receive €144.6 million from the EU. However, Poland pointed out that the country's expenses for Ukrainian refugees amount to billions of euros, so assistance from the EU should also go in billions, not millions The European Union has not yet transferred to Poland the funds necessary…
Bloomberg named issues on Ukraine that cause controversy in the EU
The agency writes that disagreements arise mainly between Eastern European and Western European countries. They cannot agree on sending weapons to Ukraine and the advisability of negotiations with Putin EU member states are increasingly divided on issues related to Ukraine, including the imposition of sanctions against Russia, writes Bloomberg. Differences…
Borrell called on the EU to learn the “language of power”
Europe can use not only “soft power” but also “heavy power, not necessarily military power,” which should be used in its own interests, Borrell suggested. In his opinion, the EU should create its own “narrative” Josep Borrell European countries should use “heavy power” in their own interests, they must find…
Reuters learned about the request of 4 EU countries to send Russian assets to Ukraine
This initiative was taken by Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovakia. They believe that it is necessary to maximize the use of Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine or use their freezing as leverage Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovakia have prepared a letter for the finance ministers of the countries—…
Berlusconi invited the EU to persuade Kyiv to accept Russia’s terms of peace
Europe must convince Kyiv to accept the demands put forward by Moscow and personally by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the politician said. EU countries need to join forces and develop proposals for a settlement, he said. Silvio Berlusconi Europe must convince the Ukrainian authorities to accept Russia's terms in peace…