BICOM
26th May 2021
What happened: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday following the latest escalation between Israel and Hamas. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also arrived in Israel last night and is expected to do the same today.
Following their meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu highlighted three points:
He thanked the US for supporting Israel’s right of self-defence, recalling it was Blinken, in a previous capacity in 2014, who had personally ensured the speedy replenishment of Iron Dome missiles, worth a quarter of a billion dollars.
On Iran, Netanyahu reiterated his hopes that the US will not return to the JCPOA nuclear deal because “that deal paves the way for Iran to have an arsenal of nuclear weapons with international legitimacy”.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
In a surprising announcement last week, the United States (US) reversed course on its position towards the COVID-10 TRIPS Agreement waiver negotiations, saying it would negotiate a waiver at the World Trade Organization (WTO). US Republican lawmakers and the pharmaceutical industry pushed back on the decision, warning it would allow the People’s Republic of China (“China”) to gain access to American innovation. Meanwhile, tension between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) flared this past week over fishery rights with an English Channel island, Jersey. The UK hosted Group of Seven (G7) meetings and focused on climate change, Viet Nam and India. And the European Commission released its long-anticipated proposed regulation related to distortive foreign subsidies, along with its update to the EU’s Industrial Strategy.
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Sputnik International
Blinken Heads to Ukraine After Russia Sends 150K Troops to Border
Voice of America
01 May 2021, 04:05 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Ukraine next week as Washington coordinates closely with Kyiv over Russia s recent military buildup along Ukraine border.
Blinken will travel to Ukraine on May 5-6, where he will meet with President Zelensky, Foreign Minister Kuleba, other officials, and representatives of Ukrainian civil society to reaffirm unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia s ongoing aggression, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Ukraine next week as Washington coordinates closely with Kyiv over Russia’s recent military buildup along Ukraine border. Blinken will travel to Ukraine on May 5-6, “where he will meet with President Zelensky, Foreign Minister Kuleba, other officials, and representatives of Ukrainian civil society to reaffirm unwavering…