Month: January 2024

Події

Після заяви РФ про військовополонених на борту Іл-76 Лубінець закликав не робити «передчасних висновків»

У Росії з’явилися повідомлення про падіння літака ІЛ-76. Згодом Міноборони підтвердило це і заявило, що на борту літака нібито перебували 65 українських військовополонених …

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Євросоюз

More Middle East Strikes as First Ukraine Defense Contact Group of New Year Begins

The U.S. military says it struck three facilities Tuesday in western Iraq used by the Iranian-backed militant group Kataib Hezbollah. It’s the latest retaliatory strikes after militant groups have hit U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria more than 150 times since mid-October. There are growing concerns that the U.S. may soon be entangled in another war in the Middle East as it supports Israel in its fight against Hamas and its European partner, Ukraine, as it fights off Russian invaders. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has details. …

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Євросоюз

Why European Farmers Are Up in Arms

Paris — The European Commission is due on Thursday to begin “strategic” talks with farmers’ federations, agri-business firms, NGOs and experts on ways to assuage the ire on farms in several countries. On the agenda are key issues including farming incomes, sustainable agricultural practices, technological innovations and competitiveness, which will be discussed in advance by the European Union’s agriculture ministers at their meeting Tuesday in Brussels. The initiative was not confirmed until late last week, even though Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had promised in September to start discussions, insisting that farming and environmental protection were not mutually exclusive. Here …

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Євросоюз

Ukraine Aid-Border Security Deal in Congress Likely a Week Away

Capitol Hill  — U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday a deal on border security in return for Republican votes to send nearly $60 billion in aid to Ukraine is nearing completion but likely will not be announced this week.   “The whole world is watching and asking a simple question: Does the United States stand up for its friends?” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, one of the lead negotiators on the deal, told reporters Tuesday. “Does the United States stand up for democracy? Does the United States stand up for the preservation of the post-World War II order? Or do we turn our back on …

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Євросоюз

Swedish Police Say 5 People Illegally Entered Iran Embassy Site in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM — Five people on Tuesday illegally entered the premises of Iran’s embassy on the outskirts of Stockholm during a protest, Swedish police said in a statement.  The people were later removed from the area. It was not immediately clear whether any of the five had entered the embassy building itself, a police spokesperson told news agency TT.  Stockholm and Tehran are involved in a growing diplomatic row over several Swedish citizens held in custody in Iran.  Iran has meanwhile accused a Swedish court of unjustly sentencing a former Iranian official to life in prison over a mass execution of political …

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