Rebuilding the relationship between the EU and Russia will be a “very difficult and lengthy process,” but it must be done, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on his blog on Tuesday. Until Brussels is able to “reorganize” that relationship “and agree on security guarantees and mechanisms to allow …
Read More »Germany should stop sending weapons to Ukraine – public figures
Further military aid to Ukraine would only lead to an uncontrollable escalation of hostilities and prolong the suffering of the people caught up in the fighting, a group of German politicians and public figures have warned Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an open letter. By providing arms to Kiev, Germany and …
Read More »US should station troops in Taiwan – John Bolton
Taiwan should ramp up its military cooperation with the US and start hosting American troops on its soil as it did before the 1979 switch of diplomatic recognition to Beijing, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton proposed at a policy event on Saturday. Both the Washington and Taipei should boost …
Read More »US should pay France for loss of Russian gas – Le Pen
The US should compensate France for losses if the EU bans Russian energy carriers, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said in an interview with BFM TV. “The Americans, who will sell us liquefied gas and get a solid profit from it, could transfer money to France as compensation for …
Read More »NATO should have been dissolved in 1991 – China
China believes NATO should have been dissolved after the USSR, which it was created to contain, no longer existed, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. Instead, it expanded and cornered Russia, triggering bloodshed in Ukraine, Zhao said. “As a product of the Cold War, NATO should have become history …
Read More »Ukraine should not be gifted World Cup spot, insists boss
Ukraine manager Oleksandr Petrakov has dismissed suggestions that his side should be given a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar rather than face potential playoff matches against Scotland and Wales that have been postponed following the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Senior international managerial newcomer Petrakov’s side should have …
Read More »Poland should ‘claim’ Russian region, general says
Warsaw should seek to “claim” the Kaliningrad region from Russia, General Waldemar Skrzypczak has said. The region has been “under Russian occupation since 1945,” the ex-commander of the Polish Land Forces claimed on the TV show ‘Super Express’ on Friday. “It might be worth asking for it, as it used …
Read More »Russian culture should not be collateral damage in Ukraine war, Soviet-born ballet dancer says
Mikhail Baryshnikov, a Soviet Latvian-born Russian-American ballet dancer, has said Russian culture and sports figures should not be targeted over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. “An open exchange in the arts is always a good thing,” Baryshnikov told The Guardian in an interview published on Sunday. “I don’t think it’s …
Read More »US should have dialogue with Russia, address ‘crux’ of Ukrainian crisis, China’s Xi tells Biden
China’s President Xi Jinping urged his US counterpart Joe Biden to engage in talks with Russia to address the reasons behind the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, stressing it should be resolved through diplomacy. The two presidents held talks via a video link on Friday, discussing various international and bilateral issues. …
Read More »Putin should not be assassinated, Boris Johnson says
Britain’s prime minister does not support the idea of trying to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin, a spokesperson for Boris Johnson said on Friday. Asked by reporters whether he agrees with US Senator Lindsey Graham, who called for “somebody in Russia” to assassinate the country’s leader, the spokesperson firmly rejected …
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