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EU nations push for new Russia sanctions, more military aid to Ukraine

Several European Union countries are pushing to start work on a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus for the invasion of Ukraine and also want to grant more military support to Kyiv, according to diplomats and a draft document.

Reuters · Jun 20, 2022

Keir Starmer slated as he moves to rule out freedom of movement

LABOUR have been branded “just as bad as the Tories on Brexit” after it was reported Keir Starmer is set to rule out a return to freedom of…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2022

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 · Jun 20, 2022

'Wet lease' Brexit-loophole used by UK airlines to ease holiday flight disruption

TUI, British Airways, Jet2 and easyJet are all using the system - known as wet-leasing - to comply with busy summer travel schedules

Wales Online · Jun 20, 2022

Russia's Blockade of Ukrainian Grain Exports is a War Crime, Says Borrell

Russia's blockade of the export of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain is a war crime, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. "We call on Russia to deblockade the (Ukrainian) ports...It is inconceivable, one cannot imagine that millions of tons of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

‘You complain, you get fired’: migrant crews on UK fishing boats speak out

Trapped by the terms of their ‘transit visas’, seafarers from outside the EEA are facing exploitation, danger and violence

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Russia to 'Intensify' Fighting, Zelensky Warns as EU Decision Looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was likely to intensify its "hostile activity" this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on its membership application. Nearly three months after Russia launched a bloody invasion of his country, Zelensky said there had been "few such fateful…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022

Boris Johnson – live: PM ‘well’ after operation as No 10 admits ‘Carriegate’ demand

Dominic Raab responsible for ‘significant decisions’ for 24 hours

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Russian journalist sells his Nobel prize at auction for Ukraine aid

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Earlier Monday, the EU’s top diplomat called Russia’s blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian…

France 24 · Jun 20, 2022