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No orders to go [fight] outside Belarus have been given or will be given. We will fight only when someone comes to us with bad intentions. That’s it,
the Belarusian leader said on Thursday I feel bad when I read reviews of the world’s media claiming various things about me,
The report makes it clear that Switzerland is a Western country and therefore supports Western values,
said Jean-Marc Rickli, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s head of global and emerging risks Since the Russian attack on Ukraine, neutrality has once again become the subject of political debate, both at home and abroad. Pressure on Switzerland to clarify its position is growing,
reads the report, calling for a “revision” of its neutrality policy There’s a reputational element of Switzerland potentially seen as a free rider who doesn’t cooperate with European states,
You've heard us say that the Ukrainians can use U.S. security assistance to defend themselves from cross-border attacks, in other words counterfire,
So this is not a decision at the European level,
The fury of the high representative must be stopped,
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a post on Facebook, describing Borrell’s proposals on Ukraine and the Middle East as “reckless.” We do not want more weapons in Ukraine, we do not want more deaths, we do not want an escalation of the war, we do not want an expansion of the crisis in the Middle East. Today, we continue to stand for common sense and peace,
Szijjártó wants to simplify the problem [by] talking plain numbers,
an EU diplomat told POLITICO Because I decided so.”
Asked by a journalist why the meeting was held in Brussels instead of Budapest, Borrell responded I thought it was much more appropriate to do that in Brussels because some of the positions expressed by the Hungarian government go directly against the Common Foreign [and Security] Policy. It was much better to do that at home,
I think the European Union should have no taboos to use our toolbox in order to make humanitarian law [be] respected. But it is not my decision. I only have the capacity of proposing; member states will decide,
There is a group of countries that support us. Romania, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and the three Baltic states. But I need to expand this group and talk to those who are not,
This is a proposal that should help limit Russia's espionage activities in Europe,
With the aim that people freeze to death in winter,
We are, as you are, entering a school year, and we have to protect our cities. We have to protect our children. So I will urge all partners who have made their pledges to finally deliver these systems,
Kuleba said, without naming the countries responsible for the delays Some complain [about] bureaucracy … some argue that there are delicate internal moments in their politics such as elections. There is always an explanation,
Good progress has been made and announcements were made, but again, some Patriot systems were announced and not delivered yet,
Kuleba said, speaking alongside the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers I understand the concerns of Minister Kuleba about the delay: it’s very easy to promise, it’s a little bit more difficult to deliver,