Former US ambassador intends to help Riga Fertilizer Terminal break free of sanctions bnn-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnn-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This week I'm drilling down on two big issues: how the EU could transfer profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine perhaps as soon as July and the challenges NATO faces as it turns 75.
EU Approves 'One Of Broadest' Sanctions Packages Against Russia So Far globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"This package is one of the broadest approved by the EU. It will undergo a written procedure and be formally approved for February 24," the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council said on social media.
The permanent representatives of the EU have approved the extension of current sanctions against Russia and Belarus for another six months, rejecting Hungary's attempt to exclude the names of three Russian oligarchs, namely Alisher Usmanov, Viatcheslav Kantor, and Dmitry Mazepin, from the lists.