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Ukraine war: all eyes on Lithuania as sanctions close Russian land access to Kaliningrad

Tensions between Russia and Nato, already stretched considerably by the invasion of Ukraine, have ratcheted up even further over Kaliningrad, a small piece of Russian territory sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and cut off from mainland Russia.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson accused of using ‘Putinesque’ tactics by staging protocol row with EU

PM wants to keep dispute going until next general election, says former Northern Ireland secretary

The Independent UK

I negotiated a Northern Ireland deal that worked. Johnson’s Putinesque strategy will wreck it

The 2007 settlement I worked on aimed to deepen the peace process – the vandals now in charge of Britain don’t care about it, says former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain

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Ex-Northern Ireland secretary accuses Boris Johnson of ‘Putinesque tactics’

Labour peer Peter Hain says PM is using Northern Ireland protocol bill to provoke populist row with EU

The Guardian - UK

Is the EU deal with Israel and Egypt a way out from Russian gas?

Critics argue that the EU will face problems dealing with Israel and Egypt despite Brussels’s enthusiasm.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson's Brexit plan compared to 'failing to pay mortgage' as EU issues legal threat

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said there was 'absolutely no reason' for the EU to retaliate over Boris Johnson's plan to tear up his own Brexit deal

Daily Mirror

Brexit blunder: Boris Johnson ‘dug a hole and jumped in’ over Northern Ireland trade pact, says Lord Hague

The senior Tory peer also warned the PM faces a ‘huge battle’ getting the deeply controversial Northern Ireland Bill through Parliament

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Northern Ireland protocol: how might EU respond to UK plans?

What options are open to EU as Britain publishes bill detailing plans to override parts of protocol?

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says plan to amend Northern Ireland Protocol is ‘not a big deal’

Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the plan would “ratchet up” tension and breach the UK’s international commitments.

The Independent UK

Massive Brexit change for Northern Ireland officially published - what it all means

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol, why is Boris Johnson overriding it, when will the Northern Ireland Bill pass and will we have an EU trade war? We answer your questions

Daily Mirror

EU executive tries to reassure angry parliament: no funds for Poland without reforms

The EU's chief executive sought to reassure angry European lawmakers on Tuesday that Poland would receive no COVID economic recovery funds before it has acted to reinstate independent courts, after having formally unlocked the money last week.

Reuters

Poland not at end of road on rule of law, says EU's von der Leyen

There is still more work to be done on the rule of law in Poland, the European Commission President said on Thursday during a visit to Warsaw after Brussels approved billions of euros in COVID-19 economic recovery funds for the country.

Reuters

Denmark votes on joining EU defence policy

After staying out of the European Union's common defence policy for 30 years, Denmark votes Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

UK plan to rewrite Northern Ireland Protocol puts Johnson on ropes with EU, US

Britain has unveiled a unilateral plan to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, sparking deep concern from both the European Union and United States on how the move could impact the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that ended 30 years of sectarian violence.

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The Independent UK

UK threat of unilateral action over Northern Ireland could ‘nix’ Brexit agreement, EU ambassador warns

EU member states firm in refusal to renegotiate Boris Johnson’s protocol

Radio France Internationale

EU unveils €210billion energy security plan to break with Russia, fast-track renewable sources

The European Commission has unveiled a €210 billion plan for Europe to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and to use the pivot away from Moscow to quicken its transition to green energy.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss promises ‘legal statement’ soon on plan to override protocol, as she insists UK not breaking law

Foreign secretary insists radical move is legal and will make things ‘better for everyone’

The Conversation

Sinn Féin could become the biggest party in Northern Ireland on May 5 – here's what it means for power-sharing

Party leaders on both sides of the political divide in Northern Ireland agree that the Stormont assembly election on May 5 could be the most important in a generation. Polls continue to suggest that Sinn Féin will become the largest party for the first time in Northern Ireland’s 101-year history…

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on EU-UK relations: war requires a reset

Editorial: The Eurosceptic view of Britain decoupled from Brussels foreign and security policy has been proved misguided by Russian action in Ukraine

Wales Online

New Brexit Freedoms Bill to allow Government to tear up all EU rules

Brussels-made regulations were preserved in the UK statute book after the Brexit transition period ended in 2020

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