Germany expels 30 Russian diplomats

Brussels 26.03.2023 Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock said she was intended to expel more than 30 Russian diplomats from Berlin. Власти ФРГ намерены выслать более 30 российских дипломатов https://t.co/Rpj85oClri via @eurasiadaily — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 26, 2023 Focus media reported that German security services concluded that Russian diplomats might be…

Netherlands expels Russian diplomats

Brussels 19.02.2023 THE HAGUE, February 18. /TASS/. The Netherlands has decided to reduce the number of Russian diplomats present in the country, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, February 19. The Netherlands has ordered Russian diplomats to leave the country over espionage concerns. https://t.co/WjRtbhCXcF — DW News (@dwnews) February 18, 2023…

EU-Kazakhstan: 30 years of diplomatic relations

Brussels 02.01.2023 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the European Union. “Over the past three decades, we have been able to build a strong partnership based on mutual respect and trust” reads the joint statement by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic…

Tehran: Azerbaijan evacuates diplomats

Brussels 29.01.2023 Azerbaijan will evacuate Embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, January 29, the Foreign ministry spokesperson said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people in an attack Baku branded an “act of terrorism”. The footage of surveillance cameras released on social media clearly…

Borrell: Ukraine military support

Brussels 23.01.2023 “We will start by the Ukraine war. We will study how to continue supporting Ukraine militarily” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said, entering the Foreign Ministers Council meeting on 23 January. “We will discuss about a new tranche of the European Peace Facility (EPF) to provide more funding for Ukraine. And then,…

Brazil: EU condemns political violence

Brussels 12.01.2023 “On Sunday 8 January, supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia invaded the buildings of the Brazilian Executive, Legislative and the Supreme Court, leading to riots and an open attack against the democratic institutions of the country. These acts of vandalism happened just a few days after the inauguration of the democratically elected…

Borrell condemns Russian air strikes

Brussels 07.01.2023 On Friday 6 January the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell had a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba to discuss the latest developments on the ground following Russia’s “intensified missile and drone attacks on critical infrastructure, including residential buildings, over the recent weeks”. Spoke to @DmytroKuleba by phone and informed…

EU: sanctions against Nicaragua

Brussels 16.10.2022 This week The Council has prolonged the framework for imposing targeted restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua for an additional year, until 15 October 2023. (Image: Europa Building, EU Council) 🇳🇮 The EU extends for another year the sanctions against people connected to the Ortega-Murillo regime, in response to the…

U.S. Ambassador leaves Moscow

Brussels 05.09.2022 The U.S. Ambassador to Russian John Sullivan has concluded his work in Moscow and departed on Sunday, September 4, the U.S. Embassy said in a press statement on its website. Sullivan concludes tenure as U.S. ambassador to Russia, leaves Moscow https://t.co/BGKtcJ45j0 pic.twitter.com/AMIb6I8se5 — Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2022 “U.S. Ambassador to the Russian…

Borrell: sanctions require “strategic patience”

Brussels 17.07.2022 “Since Russia brutally invaded Ukraine, the EU has adopted six packages of sanctions against Moscow – and we are about to finalise a “maintenance and alignment” package to clarify a number of provisions to strengthen legal certainty for operators and align the EU’s sanctions with those of our allies and partners of the…