Belarus should face same sanctions as Russia in event of invasion, says EU Foreign affairs chief says Lukashenko is allowing his country to become a Russian satellite state at tense meeting of bloc The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022
EU warns of sanctions if Russia recognises Ukraine breakaway regions The European Union joined calls on Monday for Russia not to annex or recognise breakaway Ukrainian regions, threatening to impose sanctions should Moscow do so. Reuters · Feb 21, 2022
Saudi, European, American Officials Discuss Iran's Nuclear File Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abullah held talks on Sunday with several ministers and political leaders on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. He met with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for talks on Saudi-European relations and ways to bolster them in all fields.… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022
Luhansk and Donetsk regions recognised as as independent states by Russia – as it happened Russian president has recognised Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states: Zelenskiy says ‘we are not afraid’. Follow the latest updates The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2022
EU praises ‘restraint’ of Kyiv government; Blinken denounces Kremlin claims – as it happened European Council urges Moscow to ‘de-escalate’ its military buildup; Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says global security architecture is failing The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022
Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022
Biden says Russian attack in Ukraine 'still very much a possibility' US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a Russian attack on Ukraine remained a possibility and that reports that some Russian forces have moved away from the Ukraine border have not yet been verified by the United States. Read below about Tuesday's events as they unfolded. France 24 · Feb 15, 2022
Iran says it’s in rush to get good nuclear deal in Vienna talks The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said Monday that he strongly believed a nuclear accord with Iran was “in sight” and urged world powers to reach a compromise in order to revive the beleaguered deal. Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022
Iran's FM says in call with EU's Borrell: Iran won't back down from its red lines - ministry tweet Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell the latest status of the talks in Vienna, Iran's foreign ministry said in a tweet on Monday. Reuters · Feb 14, 2022
Brussels Accuses Moscow of Trying to Divide Europeans The European Union on Thursday accused Russia, as the Ukraine crisis churned, of trying to divide EU members by sending letters to individual countries seeking clarification of their stance on a principle of international security. The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he had responded to the letters sent… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022
As it happened: France, Germany, Poland 'united' in goal of keeping European peace, says Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Germany, France and Poland were all "united" in the goal of keeping European peace ahead of talks on the Ukraine crisis with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda. Read our live updates below to see how all the day's… France 24 · Feb 8, 2022
Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’ The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2022
Ukraine latest updates: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’, says Biden Ukraine news from February 7: US president says allies will work together to deter Russian aggression in Europe. Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2022
EU, G5 countries meet amid turmoil in Mali, Burkina Faso Officials from the European Union and five countries of the north African Sahel region are meeting as the bloc readies to impose sanctions on Mali and as political turmoil roils Burkina Faso The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022 US puts 8,500 troops on alert as Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ Comes as the United States places 8,500 military personnel on heightened alert to deploy
Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2022 Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US puts 8,500 troops on alert Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 24: US, Europe and NATO present united front after call between leaders.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2022 EU Denounces Violence against Anti-coup Protesters in Sudan The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Tuesday said Sudan’s military rulers have shown an unwillingness to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the country's ongoing crisis, a day after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the capital. At least seven people were killed. EU foreign affairs chief Josep…