A speech by the Ukrainian president would only disrupt work of legislators, Iliana Iotova believes Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova has voiced her opposition to plans for Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to address MPs at the opening session of the country’s recently elected parliament. Such a move would be a part of a political game … Read more
Moscow had warned the move would mark “a point of no return” in bilateral relations US President Joe Biden spoke on Monday against designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Biden said “no” when asked whether he believes Russia should be branded … Read more
Luxembourg says the bloc’s leaders should consider a diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict The EU cannot just keep introducing sanction after sanction against Russia, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said during an informal summit of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers in Prague on Wednesday. He noted that sooner or later the EU would have … Read more
The EU’s chief diplomat said he is opposed to a blanket ban on EU visas for Russians, ahead of talks between the bloc’s officials on the proposal next week prompted by demands from some countries to stop issuing the travel permits. Countries including Finland, Estonia and the Czech Republic have called for Brussels to implement … Read more
The EU’s top diplomat commented on an idea promoted by some Eastern European nations Josep Borrell, the EU’s senior-most diplomat, has said he didn’t support banning all Russian citizens from visiting the bloc, an idea that some member states have supported. Speaking during a political forum in Spain on Monday, he called the proposal “controversial” … Read more
Paris is reportedly skeptical the MidCat pipeline to Central Europe would help with the energy crisis A major gas pipeline project advocated by Madrid and Berlin has faced resistance from Paris, El Pais and several other Spanish news outlets reported this week, citing a letter by the French Ministry of Energy Transition. Spain imports natural … Read more
The US Department of Justice has opposed the release of an affidavit detailing the reasons for last week’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, arguing that doing so would jeopardise the criminal probe involving the former president and expose witnesses in the case. The opposition by federal prosecutors came in a court filing responding to … Read more
The US Justice Department on Monday said it opposes unsealing the affidavit that prosecutors used to obtain a federal judge’s approval to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, where they seized classified documents. “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and … Read more
The Justice Department noted that the search warrant and a receipt for items seized from Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home have already been made public The Justice Department noted that the search warrant and a receipt for items seized from Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home have already been made public The U.S. Justice Department on August 15 … Read more
In its filing, Justice Department attorneys wrote that the “the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps. In addition, information about witnesses is particularly sensitive given the high-profile nature of … Read more