The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement essentially envisaged the death of all Ukrainian industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed. The ratification of the accord was put on hold in late 2013 by then-President Viktor Yanukovich, which sparked the Maidan coup that led to his overthrow. The new Ukrainian government signed the …
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The US has neglected its obligation as the nation hosting the UN headquarters when it refused to grant visas to Russia’s interior minister and other members of his delegation, Moscow has argued. Vladimir Kolokoltsev and colleagues had intended to take part in a UN summit of interior ministers. “Because of …
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After weeks of deliberation, EU member states have agreed in principle a sixth round of anti-Russia sanctions, the bloc’s leadership announced after a meeting on Monday. Hungary will preserve its Russian oil imports, but otherwise much of the crude will be embargoed. EU Council President Charles Michel said the watered-down …
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Ukraine and Russia are nearing agreement on “critical” issues and that Ankara believes a ceasefire is possible provided neither side decides to backtrack. In an interview with Istanbul daily Hurriyet, on Sunday, Cavusoglu – who traveled to Moscow and Kiev for meetings last …
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On January 24, it was revealed in a Reuters exclusive that the United States delegation in Vienna is proposing an additional condition on Tehran in order to revive the Iran nuclear deal of 2015. This came following a meeting between the American lead negotiator in Vienna, Robert Malley, and Barry …
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Upcoming talks scheduled between NATO and Russia may leave some questions unanswered, the military bloc’s Secretary General has said, while indicating it may be possible to reach a compromise with Moscow on arms control. Speaking on Monday in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that he welcomes “the talks that will take place …
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On Thursday, in a statement shared by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, the Islamist group said the inclusion of a minister from the interim Afghan government on the FBI list was a clear violation the Doha peace agreement. Wanted by the FBI is the feared leader of the Haqqani militant group …
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The terms of the deal were struck on Monday night, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had dinner at Downing Street, a spokesperson for the Department for International Trade confirmed to British media. The pact marks the first agreement negotiated from scratch since the …
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A breakthrough in Vienna will bring much-anticipated relief to the Iranian oil sector, which has been officially cut from the global energy market. “Some minute technical, political, legal, and practical issues remain,” Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the ministry said, adding “No task was impossible for the negotiators, and there’s no …
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The annual negotiations for 2021 are the first the UK has participated in after it left the EU last year. Despite making up just 0.12% of the British economy in 2019, fishing is a hugely symbolic issue for the country and was one of the main sticking points that initially …
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