France reduced its arms exports by 41 percent in 2020 with weapons contracts worth 4.3 billion euros. A report issued by the French Ministry of Defence blames the Covid-19 crisis and the lack of big…
EU condemns Moscow’s travel bans on senior policymakers
European Parliament president David Sassoli and Commission Vice President Vera Jourova barred from entering Russia.
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04 May 2021
EU leaders have reacted with fury at Russia’s decision to sanction European Parliament president David Sassoli and European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova.
Russia has also barred officials from Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia and Sweden from entering the country in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU.
Russia s foreign ministry said those banned included Jourova, Vice President for values and transparency at the Commission, European Parliament President Sassoli and Jacques Maire, a member of the French delegation at the Council of Europe s Parliamentary Assembly.
Egypt orders 30 Rafale fighter jets from France Sources close to the case confirmed the information “disclosed” from the investigating media. Cairo is a major customer of the French weapons industry. In 2015, Egypt was the first country to purchase Rafale.
The flagship product of the French defense aviation industry has achieved new export success. A source familiar with the matter told AFP on Monday (May 3) that Egypt is expected to order another 30 Rafale fighters.
disclose. Egypt is a major customer of the French arms industry and the first foreign country to purchase the Rafale (24 aircraft) in 2015.
Aircraft manufacturer Dassault did not want to comment on this information immediately.A French government source mentioned
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France summons Russian ambassador after officials barred entry Reuters 5/4/2021
PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - Russia s ambassador was summoned to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 3 to be told Moscow must behave responsibly after it refused entry to several European officials, a ministry spokeswoman said.
One of those barred was French lawmaker Jacques Maire, who is in charge of reporting in the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe on the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. These measures (by Moscow) are unlikely to de-escalate current tensions (between Moscow and the West) and we therefore expect Russia to adopt responsible behaviour in order to achieve this, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes von der Muhll told reporters at a daily briefing. (Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Richard Lough and Gareth Jones)