Mark Brzezinski, son of former US national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris conducted the ceremony on Wednesday, which was attended by Brzezinski’s sister Mika and brother-in-law Joe Scarborough, both hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Brzezinski, who previously served …
Read More »Germans need to know that ‘Ukraine exists’ – ambassador
Ukraine isn’t considered a great cultural nation by other countries in Europe, and therefore its interests continue to be ignored, Kiev’s ambassador in Berlin has bemoaned. In a Tuesday interview with Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform, Andrey Melnik claimed his nation’s biggest problem is that it has little cultural status …
Read More »China summons Japanese ambassador in Taiwan row
The ambassador was summoned by China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying protested that Abe’s warning had “openly challenged China’s sovereignty and gave brazen support to Taiwan independence forces.” A foreign ministry statement said China was “resolutely opposed” to Abe’s comments and had made “stern …
Read More »British govt summons French ambassador ‘to explain disproportionate threats made against the UK’ as fisheries row escalates
“I have instructed Europe Minister Wendy Morton to summon the French Ambassador to the UK for talks tomorrow to explain the disappointing and disproportionate threats made against the UK and Channel Islands,” Truss tweeted on Thursday. The British government has also “raised our concerns strongly with both the French and …
Read More »France’s ambassador ‘ordered out of Belarus,’ leaves before Monday deadline – reports
AFP’s Sunday evening report said that Ambassador Nicolas de Bouillane de Lacoste has already departed from Minsk, and that the Belarusian authorities had set an October 18 deadline for his departure. The agency cited a French embassy spokesman, who said that the envoy sent his goodbyes to the staff before …
Read More »Afghanistan ambassador says she does not trust Biden, ‘laughs’ at idea of US as beacon of democracy & says admin won’t meet her
Raz made her comments during an appearance on ‘Axios on HBO’ on Sunday. She added that not only does she believe many in her country do not trust the US government and Biden’s administration, but she doesn’t, either. “I trust and believe the [American] people. I mean, I’ve lost some …
Read More »Hungary summons Ukrainian ambassador & blasts Kiev for ‘interfering’ in its internal affairs as row over Russian gas deal heats up
Peter Szijjarto wrote that “The Ukrainian government’s actions aimed against the deal, through the European Commission, are extremely outrageous,” adding “Ukraine has nothing to do with those we make deals with.” He stated that Budapest viewed such steps by Kiev as “a violation of [Hungary’s] sovereignty and national security interests.” Budapest has …
Read More »Pyongyang launches ‘unidentified projectile’ just as North Korean ambassador takes UN stage – reports
The Japanese government announced a “possible ballistic missile” launch from North Korea on Tuesday, according to sources cited by Kyodo News and NHK, while South Korea’s Yonhap News noted that Pyongyang fired at least one “unidentified” projectile into the East Sea, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, though provided few other details on the purported launch. Reports …
Read More »France to return ambassador to Washington after Biden’s call to Macron in wake of major military contract snub
Biden phoned Macron on Wednesday to discuss last week’s announcement of a new security pact between the US, UK and Australia – which resulted in France losing a multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding contract, among other things – and “agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters …
Read More »Russia demands answers from US ambassador over ‘election interference,’ as Moscow says it has proof of ‘serious’ sabotage efforts
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the top diplomat claimed that the evidence was compelling, and had been presented to Ambassador John Sullivan, who was summoned for a meeting on Friday. “The evidence was given to him,” Lavrov said. “It is quite serious, really. We are still waiting for an answer …
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