European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said the destruction in Gaza was proportionally 'even greater' than what Germany experienced in World War II.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday underscored the importance of maintaining a dialogue between Bratislava and Moscow, thereby refusing to follow the Western trend of pretending that Russia does not exist.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has promised that there will be retaliation against Moldova for joining four EU sanctions packages against Moscow. Source: European Pravda Details: In the time-honoured manner of Russian propaganda, Zakharova accused Moldova of "hostile steps" and an "anti-Russia campaign" aimed at the "complete destruction of Russian-Moldovan relations".
The Council of the European Union shortened on Monday the duration of a renewed arms embargo and individual sanctions against Venezuela from one year to six months in light of a recent breakthrough in talks between the South American nation s government and opposition.
While there are some difficulties regarding finalization of a final APEC statement due to the frictions over the Ukraine issue, the members still aim for a release of a consensus statement at the end of the leaders summit this week in San Francisco, US ambassador Matt Murray told reporters on Monday.