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Ukraine latest updates: 600 Ukrainians held captive in Kherson

Ukraine news from June 7: Presidential aide says prisoners held in ‘inhumane conditions’ and are victims of torture.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2022

Russia's U.N. envoy storms out of Ukraine meeting over European statement

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member body and accused Moscow of fueling a global food crisis with its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2022

EU Leaders Ban Most Russian Oil, as Moscow Advances in Donbas

European Union leaders have agreed to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports, tightening economic screws on the country even as Moscow's forces press their offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. The compromise deal reached late Monday, meant to punish Russia for its invasion three months ago, cuts "a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Debate: What ‘European political community’ do we need now?

The war that is taking place in Ukraine is redrawing the geopolitical map across the continent and shaking up Europeans’ presuppositions. It is reshaping their relationship to security, to their neighbours and challenges the European Union to redefine the foundations of the European construction.

The Conversation · May 24, 2022

Orban says EU summit should not discuss Russian oil embargo

Hungary unable to agree to the proposed EU sanctions until all outstanding issues resolved, PM says in a letter.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2022

Hungary's Orban says EU summit should not discuss oil sanctions next week

The EU's proposed new sanctions including an oil embargo against Russia should not be discussed at next week's summit of EU leaders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote to the President of the European Council in a letter.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Discuss 'Peace Treaty' over Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed in a Brussels meeting Sunday to "advance discussions" on a peace treaty over a troubled region that saw a war break out in 2020, the European Council's president said. The Nagorno-Karabakh region, situated in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan with mostly Christian Armenian residents, is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022

Azeri and Armenian leaders meet on Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia met on Sunday in Brussels to discuss a peace plan for Nagorno-Karabakh that has stoked a wave of protests in Yerevan over opposition claims that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is being too soft.

Reuters · May 22, 2022

Serb leader tells EU Bosnia cannot join sanctions against Russia

Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik told European Council President Charles Michel on Friday that Bosnia needs to maintain neutrality and not join EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · May 20, 2022

EU's Michel says will support Serbia's speedier accession to EU

European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday the European Union would support a speedier accession of Serbia into the wealthy bloc and help the Balkan country dependent on Russian gas and oil to diversify its energy supplies.

Reuters · May 19, 2022