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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ NATO allegations of supplying drones to Russia
Jul 13, 2023 07:51Iran has categorically rejected allegations it is providing drones to Russia, raised this time by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), urging member states of the military alliance to refrain from leveling such accusations.
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US senator slams 'ungrateful' Ukrainian president over NATO demands
Jul 12, 2023 11:27US Senator Rand Paul has rebuked the “ungrateful” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his harsh criticism of Washington and other Western backers and demanding Kiev's speedy NATO accession.
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Biden says no NATO membership amid war as more taxes go to Ukraine
Jul 11, 2023 13:52Ukraine keeps asking for NATO membership, but the West is divided over the country’s accession to the military alliance. The US is opposed to the move. Washington, however, continues to send dozens of billions in military aid to Kiev.
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Zelensky slams 'absurd' lack of timeline for Ukraine's NATO entry
Jul 11, 2023 13:47Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at NATO allies for their uncertainty to accept his country to the bloc, as several members, including the United States, have expressed reservations about admitting Kiev to the military alliance.
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Ukraine steps up mercenary recruitment to conceal losses, treats them like ‘cannon fodder’: Russia
Jul 11, 2023 12:12Ukraine has stepped up its recruitment of mercenaries from across the globe in efforts to conceal the catastrophic losses of its military forces in the raging war against Russia, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has declared in an official statement.
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Top Russian diplomats blast US, NATO over Ukraine aims
Jul 11, 2023 09:53Senior Russian diplomats have lashed out at the US for pushing a massive publicity campaign to win public support for any “anti-Russia decisions” at the NATO summit currently underway in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.
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Erdogan: Sweden's NATO membership linked to Turkey's EU accession
Jul 11, 2023 03:46President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says Brussels should facilitate the country's accession to the European Union (EU) before Ankara moves to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO.
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Europeans must be held accountable for shortcomings on JCPOA: Tehran
Jul 10, 2023 08:40Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has slammed the irresponsibility of the three European signatories to the JCPOA agreement with the Islamic Republic, saying they must be held accountable for failing to fulfill their own obligations.
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‘Cycle of violence has to end’: EU envoy slams Israel’s deadly Jenin raid
Jul 09, 2023 03:18The European Union's Representative to the Palestinian territories Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff has censured Israel over the “proportionality” of force it used during the two-day military onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
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Rome refuses to ratify ESM reform treaty: Distrust of EU or political games?
Jul 07, 2023 12:02The EU has been mounting pressure on Italy over the ratification of the eurozone bailout reform. Italy is the only EU member state that has not yet ratified the amending agreement, and Brussels can no longer wait.