There should be no place in Lithuania for any glorification of Holocaust participants, especially with anti-Semitism currently on the rise in the world, the newly-appointed US ambassador to the Baltic state has told local media. The thorny issue of suspected war criminals being honored as heroic freedom fighters in modern …
Read More »EU top diplomat tells Israel ‘one horror does not justify another’
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Israelis to not be “consumed by rage” over the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, arguing that one act of violence can not warrant another. Speaking during his first visit to Israel since the war between Israel and the Palestinian militants broke out …
Read More »EU tells ex-Soviet state to sanction Russia
The European Union expects Moldova to fully implement sanctions against Russia in order to demonstrate “European values,” the bloc’s ambassador in the former Soviet republic said on Tuesday. If Chisinau truly wants to join the EU some day, it needs to implement all of the bloc’s laws, rules and regulations …
Read More »‘Stop killing babies’, Macron tells Israel
Civilians are getting bombed in Gaza and this needs to stop, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC in an interview on Friday France “clearly condemns” the Hamas attacks of October 7, Macron said. “We do share [Israel’s] pain. And we do share their willingness to get rid of …
Read More »NATO member tells US of new defense policy
Slovakia is seeking to review the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the United States to ensure that the deal remains “mutually beneficial,” and as a result will halt arms shipments to Ukraine, the newly-appointed Defense Minister Robert Kalinak has announced. “When things ain’t working out you need to fix it,” Robert …
Read More »‘Don’t be blinded by rage’, Biden tells Israel
US President Joe Biden has called on Israel to respect the rules of war and not slip into senseless “rage” during its ongoing war with the Palestinian militants. He also urged everyone to denounce the wave of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia ignited by the conflict. “When I was in Israel yesterday, …
Read More »Wagner does not exist, Putin tells media
Russian law does not recognize the existence of private military companies, including ‘Wagner,’ President Vladimir Putin told the newspaper Kommersant on Thursday, when asked about his recent meeting with commanders of the mutinous group. While attending a technology fair in Moscow, Putin was asked whether ‘Wagner’ will continue operating as …
Read More »Russia’s top spy tells US and UK to ‘go to hell’
The US and UK should leave Iran alone, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has said. The official also suggested that the two nations are dismayed by the success of China’s efforts to reconcile Iran and Saudi Arabia. Speaking on Wednesday, Naryshkin said he would advise …
Read More »Kiev approved deadly raid into Russia, neo-Nazi behind attack tells FT
The recent cross-border raid on several Russian villages which left two civilians dead and a young boy injured was approved in advance by the Ukrainian authorities, a neo-Nazi fighter involved in the attack has told the Financial Times. Officials in Kiev previously tried to distance themselves from the incursion. Fighters …
Read More »Russian strikes in Ukraine ‘a response,’ Putin tells Scholz
Russian precision attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure are a necessary response to Ukrainian sabotage on Russian soil, including the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The two leaders spoke on the phone on Friday at Berlin’s request, according to a statement released by …
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