European Union

Poland fines Russia’s Gazprom to please US: Moscow

Oct 09, 2020 11:48

Russia has denounced Poland’s “unprecedented” move in imposing a hefty fine on the country’s energy giant Gazprom, describing Warsaw’s decision as a move to please the United States, which is upset over the firm’s construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that would take Russia’s gas to Germany.
Economic sanctions among major challenges faced by war-wracked Syria: UN ambassador

Oct 09, 2020 09:56

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bashar al-Ja’afari, has denounced economic sanctions imposed by the United States on his war-ravaged country as one of the daunting challenges the Damascus government faces on the path of reconstructing the country and bringing the Syrians’ life back to normal.
Trump lured by Bibi-Firsters into inhumane targeting of ordinary Iranians: Foreign Ministry

Oct 09, 2020 09:49

Foreign Ministry has blasted the latest round of the illegal US sanctions on over a dozen Iranian banks, saying those who favor the Israeli prime minister’s interests over the Americans’ are luring the US president into targeting ordinary Iranian people.
EU leader issues informal ultimatum to UK over Brexit trade talks

Oct 08, 2020 05:45

As the deadline for the conclusion of post-Brexit trade talks fast approaches, the UK and the European Union (EU) appear to be edging further apart.
Turkey, EU trade barbs despite signs of rapprochement

Oct 07, 2020 05:45

Despite recent signs of rapprochement between Turkey and the European Union (EU), ties between the two sides took a turn for the worse after Brussels threatened Ankara with sanctions and accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of ruining the country’s chances to join the bloc.
Putin, Lukashenko confident Belarus’ problems to be resolved soon

Oct 02, 2020 12:58

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, have expressed confidence that the current political problems in Belarus will be resolved soon.
US holds off on Belarus sanctions, waiting for EU consensus: Report

Oct 01, 2020 07:16

The United States has postponed imposing sanctions on Belarus pending consensus by the member states of the European Union (UN) on the introduction of their own punitive measures against Minsk, a report says.
President Rouhani: Europe must not allow US bans to affect ties with Iran

Sep 29, 2020 15:33

President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the European Union for backing the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement in the face of the US’s unilateral withdrawal, saying Europe should not allow American sanctions to influence its trade dealings with Tehran.
Putin slams external pressure on Belarus as Macron meets opp. leader

Sep 29, 2020 10:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decried the “unprecedented external pressure” exerted on neighboring Belarus, as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Lithuania.
Europe’s anti-Iran human rights statement typical of colonial mindset: Envoy

Sep 27, 2020 03:27

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva has lashed out at European states for making baseless accusations about the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, saying slandering others is in line with certain Western countries' colonial mentality and their delusions of grandeur.