European Union

Russia: Iran’s steps away from JCPOA due to halt in Vienna talks, US sanctions

Aug 25, 2021 03:59

Russia says Iran’s decision to take more steps away from the 2015 nuclear deal by producing uranium metal and increasing uranium-enrichment capacities stem from a lack of progress in negotiations on a revival of the agreement and the US’s refusal to remove its unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, calling for a swift resumption of the talks.
Lavrov regrets EU concern about Russia, China taking control of Afghanistan situation

Aug 25, 2021 03:41

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief's recent remarks about Afghanistan, saying it is regrettable that the bloc is more concerned about Moscow and Beijing supposedly taking control of the situation in the conflict-ridden country rather than the future of the nation itself.
Terrorism, extremism end results of Europe's policies, Assad tells EU lawmakers

Aug 22, 2021 07:35

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Europe's wrong policies in West Asia have resulted in numerous crises, particularly the growth of terrorism and fundamentalism besides the influx of refugees and asylum seekers.
Erdogan says Turkey not ‘Europe's migrant storage unit’ as EU guards against Afghan refugees

Aug 20, 2021 10:40

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on European governments to take responsibility for refugees coming from Afghanistan, insisting that his country has no intention of becoming "Europe's migrant storage unit" after the Taliban’s takeover triggered a new wave of refugee outflow.
EU’s Borrell says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan biggest event since Crimea

Aug 20, 2021 01:24

The EU's foreign policy chief says the collapse of the Western-backed administration and a subsequent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has been the most important geopolitical event since Russia "annexed" Crimea in 2014.
Attempts to undermine Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project doomed to failure: Lavrov

Aug 18, 2021 01:41

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says all future attempts by the US-led Western countries to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, a sprawling undersea pipeline that will carry Russian gas directly into Germany, are doomed to failure.
Germany: Merkel calls for a ‘controlled’ Afghan refugee response from EU

Aug 18, 2021 01:40

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for coordinated European Union (EU) action to take in the most vulnerable people from Afghanistan amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban militant group.
Belarus tells US to cut embassy staff due to ‘hostile actions’

Aug 12, 2021 00:13

Belarus has told the United States embassy in Minsk to reduce its staff against the backdrop of the latest sanctions imposed by Washington, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry says.
Hong Kong leader favors adopting China law to respond to foreign sanctions

Aug 10, 2021 09:57

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has thrown her weight behind the adoption of a law introduced by Beijing to uphold the territory's sovereignty in the face of foreign interference and sanctions.
Brexit red tape hits UK manufacturing of goods from cars to fridges

Aug 09, 2021 08:53

The United Kingdom’s manufacturing of goods from cars to fridges is getting hit by Brexit red tape, which holds up supply chains, according to The Independent.