The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Vladimir Putin owns £500m superyacht moored in Italy, Alexei Navalny allies claim

The 140-metre Scheherezade is listen as the 13th largest superyacht in the world

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Biden says Putin could use chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine

Ukraine's military warned the public on Tuesday of more indiscriminate Russian shelling from bogged-down Russian troops, and U.S. President Joe Biden issued his strongest warning yet that Russia is considering using chemical weapons.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 27 of the invasion

Russian forces inside besieged Mariupol as 300,000 people in Kherson said to be running out of food

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022

EU freezes some Mali army training over mercenary concerns

The European Union’s top diplomat says he has ordered the suspension of combat training for soldiers in Mali

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Neutral Ireland sees 'good chance' of involvement in new EU force -RTE

There is a good chance that Ireland will be involved in the European Union's rapid reaction force despite its tradition of military neutrality, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was quoted as saying on Monday by state broadcaster RTE.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

A Ukraine peace plan that needs a U Thant

The elements of viable peace exist, and all that is required is for someone to step forward and pursue it with urgency

The Hindu · Mar 21, 2022

Russian billionaire's yacht docks in Gibraltar, detained by authorities

A luxurious super-yacht linked to the owner of Russia's largest steel pipe maker, who is currently under British and European Union sanctions, docked in Gibraltar on Monday and was then detained by the authorities.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

Russia summons US ambassador over Biden’s ‘war criminal’ comment

Moscow says Joe Biden’s labelling of Vladimir Putin as a ‘war criminal’ has pushed US-Russia ties to brink of collapse.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2022

Drawing parallels between Brexit and war in Ukraine

Letters: Don Castle, Mark Walford and Jim Waight react to Boris Johnson’s remark that it’s the instinct of people to choose freedom

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022

Besieged Ukrainian Port Defies Russian Order to Drop Weapons

Ukraine defied Moscow's demand for its soldiers to lay down arms before dawn on Monday in besieged Mariupol where hundreds of thousands of civilians are cowering from Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Russia's military had ordered residents of the southeastern port to surrender by 5 a.m., saying those…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022