President Donald Trump warned about possible cut off financial aid to countries voting in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. JUST IN: Trump hints at cutting off aid to countries who vote for UN resolution opposing his Jerusalem decision…
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Poland: Article 7 versus Article 50
Janice ATKINSON, OPINION Poland may find itself the pariah of the EU when it could be stripped of its EU voting rights. I would say to Poland, stand strong, you are elected by the people with a mandate for reform. Remember, the UK voted to leave the EU to take back control of our sovereignty. It…
May “caving in” to Brussels’ demands
Janice ATKINSON, OPINION The first stage talks on Brexit concluded with Theresa May caving in to Brussels’ demands: more ECJ rule (for at least eight years), complying with single market and customs union rules in a transition period of somewhere in the region of two years. Careful not to give an end date for the…
EU "serious concern" over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
“The European Union expresses serious concern about today’s announcement by the United States President Trump on Jerusalem and the repercussions this may have on the prospect of peace. The EU position remains unchanged” – says the text of the statement of EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, reacting to the announcement of the US President Trump…
Mogherini defends Iran nuclear deal
“More than 2 years ago, in July 2015, the international community welcomed the result of 12 years of intense negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme: 104 pages, full of technical details, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the JCPOA” – says the statement by EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini on the latest developments regarding the implementation…
Trump dabbs NBC report on increase of nuclear arsenal as fake
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to dramatically increase the country’s nuclear arsenal, he said in a meeting with his national security advisers in July, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing three officials who were present in the room. Trump sought dramatic increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal: NBC https://t.co/gg5i7nvxJi — Reuters (@Reuters) October 11, 2017 Trump’s…
Lavrov considers Trump’s UN speech “interesting”
Russia is “extremely concerned” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself may have violated a landmark arms control treaty, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leading Russian delegation at UN General Assembly said. #Lavrov and High Rep of the #EU #Mogherini discussed the main issues of the 🇷🇺🇪🇺relations,…
Trump criticises UN bureaucracy
In his inaugural address the US President Donald Trump criticised the United Nations on for not living up to its potential because of extended bureaucracy and urged member nations to reject “business as usual” and take “bold stands.” In UN debut, Trump urges world body to reduce bureaucracy, cut costs. https://t.co/3yDQOuplo1 — The Associated Press…
Trump's irony over expelling diplomats from Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has President Donald Trump‘s ‘thanks’ — for booting U.S. diplomats out of his country. https://twitter.com/USAAssociation/status/895763634344923136 “I want to thank him because we’re trying to cut down our payroll … I’m very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll,” Trump commented while talking to…
Pence: "New York Times is disgraceful"
The ongoing offensive of US mass media, loyal to Democrats, against President Trump took a new turn when vice-president Mike Pence issued a statement, openly accusing one of the leading newspapers in publishing the ‘fake news’. Pence denied that he is considering a run for the presidency, and interpreted the move NYT move as one…
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