The European Union has reached a political agreement in principle to launch a military operation to secure merchant shipping in the Red Sea, its top diplomat announced on Monday. The EU has no plans to participate in the current US attacks against the positions of the militant Islamist Houthi movement in Yemen, it said. The United States together with the United Kingdom and others have attacked Houthi targets in the region. The EU mission would involve deploying European warships and airborne ea
The European Union's External Action Service has submitted a proposal to member states to reform the fund that provides military support to Ukraine, as the EU is moving from providing weapons from existing stocks to purchasing new ones.
The European Union has begun discussing a new 13th package of sanctions against Russia, which it seeks to approve by 24 February, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Source: Bloomberg with reference to people familiar with this issue; European Pravda Details: Potential measures could include new lists, more trade restrictions, and a fight against Moscow's constant attempts to circumvent EU sanctions through third countries and companies within the EU.
The European Union has begun discussing a new 13th package of sanctions against Russia, which it seeks to approve by 24 February, the second anniversary of Russias invasion of Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to demonstrate that Russia is not interested in negotiating with Ukraine in good faith and that Russia’s maximalist objectives in Ukraine – which are tantamount to full Ukrainian and Western surrender – remain un