Photo by Liza Pooor on Unsplash Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the case of Alexei Navalny and other political prisoners. “Today marks three years since Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny returned to Russia. He was arbitrarily arrested, prosecuted and sentenced following his return from Germany, where he was receiving medical treatment…
The European Parliament has been awarded the Freedom Prize of the Republic of Lithuania. The parliament’s President, Roberta Metsola,has also been given the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas. Last Friday, President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda made the award to Metsola “for her leadership and personal will…
Photo by ulziibayar badamdorj on Unsplash A senior MEP has warmly greeted the outcome of presidential elections in Taiwan. In the poll Taiwan voted for Lai Ching-te to be its next president, paving the way for a historic third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive party (DPP). The result is likely to anger Beijing and heighten…
The Russian Air Force has used North Korean ballistic missiles at least three times in massive strikes on Ukraine’s rear infrastructure. But against the backdrop of a full-scale war with Ukraine, Russia is intensifying its range of ties with North Korea, and this Moscow-Pyongyang dialogue is a direct threat to the West. Ukraine is only…
The transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine is key to the security of Eastern Europe. From the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has systematically terrorised the civilian population of Ukraine with missile and drone attacks, in breach of international law and conventions governing the conduct of war. Neither sanctions nor any other…
Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash On a continent hit by a spate of coups and hindered by leaders resistant to stepping down at the end of their constitutional terms, Senegal stands out as a democratic beacon. Among other democratic credentials, they have in President Macky Sall a leader who believes in transition and the country’s life after…
The Republic of Bulgaria has commended the far-reaching reforms undertaken by the Kingdom of Morocco under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the renewed efforts for political, economic and social development. Specifically Bulgaria has said that they consider the Moroccan autonomy initiative to be a serious and credible basis for resolving the…
Demining the Black Sea will add to Putin’s list of defeats and strengthen the security of Ukrainian grain exports In the coming days, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey plan to sign a trilateral agreement on the demining of the Black Sea, Bulgarian Defence Minister Todor Tagarev has said. The process itself, according to different estimates, may…
While Western countries are calling for dialogue with Putin, North Korea and Iran are supplying ballistics to Russia to strike Ukraine For over a year now, Russia has been receiving deadly weapons from third countries to destroy Ukraine and subdue its people. According to the US, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) recently handed…
Photo by Benjamin Huggett on Unsplash Ukrainian air defence forces have demonstrated over the past 6 days that they can repel combined massive missile attacks by Russia. The Ukrainian military assessed the arsenal, types of ammunition and volume of Russian strikes on 1-2 January and compared it to the strikes on 29 December 2023. During the 1-2 January…
