Josep Borrell, the EU’s top foreign policy official, confirmed on Wednesday that member states agreed to fully suspend an agreement with Russia that allowed Russian citizens to apply for EU visas under a simplified procedure. The decision was reported earlier in the day by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. The …
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EU foreign ministers plan to back a suspension of the 2007 EU-Russia visa facilitation deal at a two-day meeting in Prague, next week, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing three officials familiar with the matter. In response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, several member states have actively been …
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The flow of US weapons to Ukraine might be cut off, at least temporarily, unless Congress quickly approves nearly $40 billion in new spending to help Kiev repel Russia’s offensive in the former Soviet republic, the Pentagon has warned. “May 19 is the day we really, without additional authorities, we …
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Global oilfield servicing giants have revealed plans to halt new investments in Russia as they respond to US sanctions over the country’s military operation in Ukraine. American-Irish Weatherford International has become the latest such company to bow to the quitting trend. “Following the implementation of sanctions on February 24, 2022, …
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Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA have banned all Russian teams from their competitions until further notice, as the two organizations issued a joint statement on Monday. “FIFA and UEFA have today decided together that all Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both …
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has called on Russia not to implement the court-ordered dissolution of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Memorial, citing a rule designed to prevent “irreparable harm.” The ECHR was responding to a decision taken by the Moscow City Court, on Wednesday which sided with the prosecution …
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Speaking on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also revealed that the NATO information bureau in Moscow will also be forced to shut down as part of retaliatory measures. Earlier this month, NATO officials decided to slash the size of the permanent Russian delegation to the bloc, revoking the credenitals …
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In a Monday filing, Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel Alan Pratzel asked the state’s highest court to reprimand Mark and Patricia McCloskey over the June 2020 incident, in which the couple brandished weapons at a group of demonstrators who entered their gated community to protest at the nearby home of former …
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The precautionary decision to suspend use of the vaccine until at least March 28 was based on new information from Norway and Denmark regarding potentially serious side effects in people who received the inoculation, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Sunday. “We can’t allow any doubts about the …
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On Thursday, Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke tweeted that the country would be suspending the use of the Anglo-Swedish vaccine, which has already come under intense scrutiny across Europe and further afield. “The health authorities have, due to precautionary measures, suspended vaccination with AstraZeneca following a signal of a possible …
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