EU member states have reached an agreement that is expected to allow Brussels to transfer the income generated by Russia’s frozen central bank reserves to Kiev, according to an X (formerly Twitter) post on Monday by the Belgian presidency of the EU Council. “EU Ambassadors just agreed in principle on …
Read More »EU agrees to impose price cap for Russian oil – Politico
The EU has reached a tentative deal to impose a price cap on the sale of Russian oil to third countries, Politico Europe reported on Tuesday citing diplomatic sources. Cyprus, Greece and Malta had concerns about the potential impact on their shipping industry, but were reportedly promised concessions. The price …
Read More »EU agrees new anti-Russia sanctions
The European Union approved a sixth round of sanctions against Russia on Thursday, Reuters reports. The package reportedly includes an embargo of Russian crude. “There’s a decision of the ambassadors. The sixth package will come into force after publication in the Official Journal of the EU, tentatively on Friday,” an …
Read More »Slovakia agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Slovakia will pay for Russian natural gas in rubles if that’s what it takes to keep the commodity flowing, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik has said on national television. “If there is a condition to pay in rubles, then we will pay in rubles,” Sulik said. He stressed that Russian …
Read More »Canada agrees to ‘historic reparations’ for 200,000 indigenous children
The Canadian government has reached a “milestone” $31-billion settlement to compensate indigenous children and families harmed by the “discriminatory underfunding” of the child welfare system on First Nations reservations. Two in-principle agreements – relating to compensation for more than 200,000 affected children dating back to 1991, and to future reform …
Read More »Japan agrees to pay more for hosting US troops
The deal would see Japan pay 1.05 trillion yen (around $9.3 billion) to the US over a five-year period, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. The agreement will be officially signed by the foreign and defense ministers of both countries, scheduled for sometime in January in the US. Japanese news agency …
Read More »Putin agrees what’s happening in Donbass ‘looks like genocide’
On Thursday, Putin took part in a lengthy session of Russia’s Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, discussing a range of subjects from Covid-19 vaccinations to prison reform. At one point, journalist Kirill Vyshinsky raised the issue of the two regions in eastern Ukraine, where he said the Russian-speaking …
Read More »First country agrees to set up embassy in METAVERSE
The Barbadian government officially signed an agreement to establish a digital embassy in Decentraland, a user-owned, Ethereum-based digital environment, on Sunday, CoinDesk reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The tech platform also noted the move in a tweet. The island does not plan to stop …
Read More »Iran agrees to return to nuclear deal talks by end of November – deputy FM
“We agree to start negotiations before the end of November,” Ali Bagheri Khani, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and the nation’s chief negotiator in Vienna, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday, adding that the exact date would be announced next week. He made the statement after meeting the EU’s political …
Read More »Israel agrees to ‘strengthen’ Palestinian economy in first top-level talks since 2010 held after PM Bennett’s return from US
The two got together just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett returned from Washington, where US President Joe Biden, who is a strong supporter of the two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asked him to take steps “to improve the lives of Palestinians and support greater economic opportunities for …
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