President Donald Trump said the United States and the European Union were launching talks aimed at lowering trade barriers as officials looked to head off a trade war. Productive meeting @JunckerEU @POTUS just finished. The two leaders will make statements to the press soon. pic.twitter.com/i3zzpwEC8y — Margaritis Schinas (@MargSchinas) July 25, 2018 “This was a…
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Juncker’ goodwill visit to Washington
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will not arrive in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump with a specific trade offer, the Commission spokesperson said. President @JunckerEU set to meet President @realDonaldTrump on July 25. Purpose of the visit is to focus on improving transatlantic trade and forging a stronger economic 🇪🇺-🇺🇸partnership. More…
Russia ready to prolong START nuclear treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he informed U.S. President Donald Trump about Russia readiness to extend the New START nuclear treaty expiring in 2021. “I reassured President Trump that Russia stands ready to extend this treaty, to prolong it, but we have to agree on the specifics at first, because we have some questions…
Putin arrived to Helsinki
President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin arrived to Helsinki for his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Although there is no official agenda, two leaders are expected to cover not only bilateral relations, but a broader range of international issues: conflict in Syria, Donbass, nuclear deal with Iran (JCPOA), and North Korean non-proliferation in…
Trump: “Rigged Witch Hunt” damages relations with Moscow
Hours before the meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki President Donald Trump blamed “U.S. foolishness” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, while the Kremlin said it expected a tough meeting. President Trump wrote in his Twitter microblog that “foolishness and stupidity and now. the Rigged Witch Hunt” are causes of poor relations with Russia….
NATO continues to support Afghanistan
At NATO Summit the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the Alliance long-term commitment to Afghan government, advising, assisting the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces,. “We will continue our assistance by extending our financial sustainment of the Afghan forces thought 2024, and by pleading to fill standing shortfalls, especially in priority areas”, –…
Trump declined answer on Crimea
Fortnight ahead of the Summit with Russia, President Donald Trump has declined to rule out recognizing Republic of Crimea as a part or Russian Federation. Asked by reporters on future of Crimea Trump was very laconic, and said: “We’re going to have to see.” Trump declined to reveal his position on possible development of relations…
Putin receives Bolton in Kremlin
Preparations for a potential Russian-US summit is among the issues brought up by US National Security Adviser John Bolton at his current meetings in Moscow, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed. Kremlin intends to hash over Russia-US ties, global issues with Trump adviserhttps://t.co/qMHX8HvTwC© Vladimir Gerdo/TASS pic.twitter.com/01CHgHQHeA — TASS (@tassagency_en) June 27, 2018 “While in…
Trump suggests illegal migrants return without trial
President Donald Trump said that migrants who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process, qualified as invaders who are trying to “break into” the country. We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country. When somebody comes in, we must immediately,…
Trump criticizes German open door migration policy
In his preferred way of communication via Twitter President Trump criticised German open door migration policy, pointing that it led to a steep rise of crime. He also underlined that this policy is against the will of German people, who are “turning against their leadership”. The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as…
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