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Hungary threatens to block EU's new sanctions

Hungary's foreign minister wants to stop the EU's planned new sanctions against the Russians – including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov – in order not to "complicate" the negotiations between Moscow and Washington. The Hungarian government under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has previously called for negotiations on Ukraine's future and refused to back or delay military support packages to Kyiv.

Hungary threatens to block EU's new sanctions

Russia opens new embassies in Africa

Russia is to open seven embassies in Africa in the coming years, reports the Russian state news agency Tass. .

Russia opens new embassies in Africa

In the midst of the crisis – new EU sanctions against Putin

The EU is defying the USA's new soft stance towards Russia – at least when it comes to sanctions. A 16th sanctions package is said to be ready, just in time for the three-year anniversary of the renewed attack on Ukraine.

In the midst of the crisis – new EU sanctions against Putin

Trump blames Ukraine for the outbreak of war

Donald Trump expresses that Ukraine bears the guilt for Russia's invasion of the country. You should never have started this, says the US President, after his government has met Russia halfway at the negotiating table.

Trump blames Ukraine for the outbreak of war

Russia: No NATO Soldiers in Ukraine

No NATO country can send soldiers to Ukraine as part of a peace settlement in the country, says Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov since the question of peacekeeping forces has been raised among European leaders. .

Russia: No NATO Soldiers in Ukraine

Putin may open up for talks with Zelenskyj

Ukraine has every right to join the EU – but not in military alliances, the Kremlin emphasizes as the first talks with the USA begin. With several caveats, President Vladimir Putin is also said to be willing to negotiate with Ukraine's counterpart, "if necessary".

Putin may open up for talks with Zelenskyj

USA and Russia Resume the War "in Due Time"

USA and Russia have held a first meeting on the way to some form of agreement on the Russian invasion war in Ukraine – without Ukraine. They say they have taken "important steps" towards continued talks and re-established diplomatic ties that were severed.

USA and Russia Resume the War "in Due Time"

Zelensky: USA wants to appease Putin

Europe's capacity to defend itself is weak and the USA is trying to appease Russia's President Vladimir Putin, according to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. .

Zelensky: USA wants to appease Putin

Russia sends Lavrov: "Europe will beg"

Russia is sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to negotiations with the USA. There, they will plan for a top-level meeting between Trump and Putin.

Russia sends Lavrov: "Europe will beg"

Europe Excluded from Ukraine Talks – Swedish Criticism

Europe will not be sitting at the negotiating table in the planned peace talks between the USA, Russia, and Ukraine, according to the USA's special Ukraine envoy. Sweden's government expresses concern and criticizes the message.

Europe Excluded from Ukraine Talks – Swedish Criticism

Taliban may avoid terrorist label in Russia

Russia's parliament, the Duma, has approved a bill that could lead to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan being removed from Russia's list of terrorist organizations. The law includes legal mechanisms that enable groups to be removed from the Russian terrorist label.

Taliban may avoid terrorist label in Russia

Regional Actors Meet to Discuss Syria's Future

Syria's future is being discussed at a regional top meeting in Doha, where leading regional actors are participating. .

Regional Actors Meet to Discuss Syria's Future

Lavrov: "Ready to use all means"

Russia is ready to use "all means" to avoid a strategic defeat on the battlefield, threatens Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the right-wing American journalist Tucker Carlson. .

Lavrov: "Ready to use all means"

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Malta for a meeting with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). It is the Foreign Minister's first visit to the EU since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Lavrov in the EU – first visit since the start of the war

Lavrov to Malta – first EU visit since 2022

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is participating in the OSCE's meeting on Malta - his first visit to an EU country since the outbreak of war. Criticism is promised from Swedish colleague Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).

Lavrov to Malta – first EU visit since 2022

Russian threat after Ukrainian Atacms missile strike

Ukraine has carried out its first attack in Russia with the American Atacms system since the new green light came from Washington. It is, of course, a signal that they want to step up, says Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russian threat after Ukrainian Atacms missile strike

Biden missed the group photo

Joe Biden missed the group photo at his last G20 meeting. When the outgoing US President arrived at the photo shoot at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, the present heads of state had already posed for the traditional picture.

Biden missed the group photo

The EU Chief's Final Call: Unite!

Russia, but also EU countries, receive harsh criticism as EU's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell prepares to step down. We must be more united if we want to speak the language of power, urges Borrell.

The EU Chief's Final Call: Unite!

Putin offers African countries "total support"

Russia's president Vladimir Putin promises African countries "total support" at a meeting in Russian Sochi over the weekend. .

Putin offers African countries "total support"

Russia: "Close ties" to North Korea's military

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims that Russia's and North Korea's military have "very close ties". North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-Hui promises that the country will stand by Russia's side "until victory day".

Russia: "Close ties" to North Korea's military

UN Chief to Russia for Meeting with Putin

Moscow announces that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday in Russia. The announcement of a meeting between Putin and Guterres comes from Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov, who says the two will meet in connection with the Brics meeting in the city of Kazan.

UN Chief to Russia for Meeting with Putin

Joe Biden urges peace in final UN speech

The UN Secretary-General warned that the development in the world "is not sustainable" when the organization's General Assembly began. But the US President Joe Biden wanted to spread hope for the future in his swan song at the UN: Things can get better.

Joe Biden urges peace in final UN speech

War Focus as the Year's Speech Marathon in the UN Begins

The war in the Middle East and Ukraine casts heavy shadows when world leaders gather in New York for what is sometimes described as a cocktail-infused speaking relay: the UN General Assembly's general debate. .

War Focus as the Year's Speech Marathon in the UN Begins

Mali breaks with Ukraine after Wagner losses

Mali breaks off its diplomatic relations with Ukraine with immediate effect, announces the spokesperson for the country's military junta Abdoulaye Maiga. .

Mali breaks with Ukraine after Wagner losses