The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concluded that Moscow orchestrated the near fatal poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. In his first major action against Russia since
MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. Moscow will react to new personal EU sanctions over the situation around Alexey Navalny, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told reporters on Monday. “There will be a reaction from us,” he said, answering a corresponding
WASHINGTON – Iran rejected on Sunday an invitation from global powers who signed the 2015 nuclear deal to discuss the regime’s potential return to the negotiating table, a significant setback in the Biden administration’s efforts to revive the agreement. “Considering
BRUSSELS, February 26. /TASS/. New EU sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Alexey Navalny will be officially approved next week, President of the European Council Charles Michel said at a press conference following the first day of the
European Union leaders sought to inject new energy and a fresh sense of unity into the bloc’s lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts Thursday as concern mounts that new variants might spread faster than authorities can adapt. The leaders opened talks via
UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi arrived late Saturday in Iran for talks on the eve of Tehran’s deadline for US sanctions to be lifted, as President Joe Biden called for “careful diplomacy”. The deadline, set by Iranian lawmakers, carries the threat
LONDON — Russia has said it is ready to cut ties with the European Union, according to a fragment of an interviewpublished on Russia’s foreign ministry website Friday morning. The comments mark yet another escalation in tensions between the two
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform amid the iPhone maker’s privacy changes that have drawn charges of anti-competitive practices from rival Facebook. Apple will in the spring ask iPhone users for
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell jets to Moscow on Thursday under pressure to confront the Kremlin over the jailing of Alexei Navalny and a crackdown on protesters. The visit – the first to Russia by a top EU envoy since 2017
Iran’s foreign minister on Monday asked the European Union to coordinate a synchronised return of both Washington and Tehran into a nuclear deal, after a diplomatic standoff on who will act first. US President Joe Biden has voiced support for returning to