“The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny“,read the text of the Russia: Statement by the head of the EU diplomacy Josep Borrell on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny addressed to Russia. Russia: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President @JosepBorrellF on the poisoning of @navalny.https://t.co/jYqdrPBmj8 — European…
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EU condemns Syria use of chemical weapons
9/4/2020 “Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell on behalf of the EU on the release of the first report of the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team The European Union welcomes the release of the first report of the Investigation and Identification Team to the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical…
Three GRU officers under EU sanctions
The Council imposed sanctions on nine persons and one entity under the new regime of restrictive measures against the use and proliferation of chemical weapons created on 15 October 2018. These designations include the two GRU officials, and the Head and Deputy Head of the GRU (also known as the G.U., or the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the…
EU condemns “chemical attack” in Douma
“The European Union reiterates its strongest condemnation of the repeated use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, as confirmed by the OPCW/UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) and as reported continuously in recent months in Eastern Ghouta and other areas in Syria, including the most recent reports of a devastating chemical attack on Douma” – declaration by…
US strikes Syria without UN mandate
The images have emerged on social media showing the presumed results of the strikes of Damascus by the US, and allies. Syrian state TV reported that Syria’s missile defenses shot down 13 missiles south of the capital. US official says tonight's strikes targeted three sites: – A scientific research center in Damascus – A chemical…
Moscow denounces Ghouta ‘chemical attack’ as a fake
During press-briefing in Russian Ministry of Defence Gen.Igor Konashenkov claimed no traces of so-called “chemical attack’ in Eastern Ghouta have been found. Analysing data from different sources, including research made on presumed site of the attack, the Ministry concluded the footage was a fake, and the entire episode a ‘provocation‘. Официальный представитель Минобороны России генерал-майор Игорь…
Merkel rejects military action against Assad
Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed Germany’s position on Syria crisis, explaining that Germany stood ready to assist its allies, but militarily. Chancellor Angela Merkel's rejection of a Syrian deployment is the latest instance of Berlin's reluctance to get involved in foreign military missions, a tradition rooted in history https://t.co/YSiAJ97iz2 pic.twitter.com/PB2fzxA8EE — DW News (@dwnews) April 12,…
Syria denies use of chemical weapons
“We will facilitate the arrival of the team to anywhere they want, in Douma, to check whether or not there was any use of chemical weapons,” Syria’s Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari told reporters, while discussing the mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is on its way to Syria….
Russia points at insurgents “derailing” peace process in Syria
Threatening Syria with the use of force blatantly violates the United Nations Charter, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. Saber-rattling against Syria tramples on @UN Charter, notes Russian diplomat https://t.co/0s2mQY4VI5 pic.twitter.com/y0QreM1era — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 12, 2018 “The threat to use force against a UN member state is, in itself, a blatant violation of…
Russia: UK is “beneficiary” of Skripals provocation
Moscow does not have any doubts the UK and the US took synchronized actions against Russia in the situation unfolding around the #Skripals poisoning case, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, according to TASS News Agency. #Zakharova: Almost 20 years have passed, but the methods of our Western colleagues have not changed. They…
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