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Putin win in Ukraine 'no victory' for Trump: EU's top diplomat

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Monday that letting Russia win in Ukraine would represent a loss for the United States, as Donald Trump prepares to return to the presidency. "Certainly it would not be a victory for the American leadership if Ukraine crumbles down and Putin wins the war," Borrell told AFP on the first visit to Kyiv …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

EU pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine after Donald Trump’s win

Al Jazeera

The 27-member bloc’s foreign policy chief visited Kyiv and said EU support is necessary to fight Russian aggression. The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has pledged “unwavering” support for Ukraine, on his first visit to Kyiv after Donald Trump’s US presidential win. Trump’s victory in the United States election has caused concern in Ukraine and Europe that the …

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8 months ago

EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders vowed on Wednesday to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. In a statement released after the first day of their summit, which also focused on the war in Ukraine and ways to boost the bloc’s economic competitiveness, the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an unannounced visit to Kyiv and dismissed concerns about political tension in the bloc over its long-term support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Though largely symbolic, the informal meeting between EU and Ukrainian diplomats demonstrated the EU’s “clear commitment” to Ukraine in …

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1 year, 3 months ago

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday called on Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and put their relations on a more normal path after talks between their leaders ended in acrimony last week. At a meeting in New York, EU foreign ministers said the commitments that Serbia and Kosovo made in the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

China denounces US arms comments for Russia-Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

China says it will not accept the US ‘pointing fingers’ after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Beijing is considering providing weapons to Russia. Beijing has strongly denied US claims that China was considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine as it called for “peace-loving” nations to act to end the conflict. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Iran says to hold indirect talks with U.S. on nuclear sanctions

The Hindu

Iran said Monday that its indirect talks with the United States would resume this week in a Gulf country, as part of wider efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the talks would focus on the lifting of sanctions imposed by Washington on Tehran and be held "in a Persian Gulf country in …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Live updates | Zelenskyy: No one can predict length of war

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said although Ukrainians are doing everything they can to drive out the Russians, “no one today can predict how long this war will last.” “This will depend, unfortunately, not only on our people, who are already giving their maximum,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE …

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4 years, 3 months ago

China and the EU: A Tale of Two Summits

The Diplomat

Initially planned for March 2020, the 22nd annual EU-China Summit was held by video-link on June 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the second EU-China summit after the March 2019 publication of the European Commission’s paper “EU-China – A strategic outlook,” which labeled China as a “systemic rival.” The paper recognized that “the balance of challenges and opportunities …

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Putin win in Ukraine 'no victory' for Trump: EU's top diplomat

EU pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine after Donald Trump’s win

EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support

Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

China denounces US arms comments for Russia-Ukraine war

Iran says to hold indirect talks with U.S. on nuclear sanctions

Live updates | Zelenskyy: No one can predict length of war

China and the EU: A Tale of Two Summits