Ursula von der Leyen

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (center), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (right), and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a ...

Anger over Amini's death on September 16 has prompted thousands of Iranians to take to the streets nationwide to demand more freedoms and women's rights. The dispute between Serbia and Kosovo has been a source of tension in the Balkans since the 1998-99 war, which ended with a NATO bombing campaign. "Given the autonomy of the sports movement, we call on all international sports bodies to adopt this firm approach. [Vucic said](https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/vucic-kosovo-dijalog-predlog/32252211.html) 90 percent of what has been made public about the proposal so far is correct and said there are good things in the plan. On January 31, the Baloch Activists Campaign reported that plainclothes security officers arrested two Baluch youths in Zahedan and took them to an unknown location. Belgrade and Pristina have been in an EU-led dialogue on the normalization of relations since 2011. The ruling marked the first forfeiture order for a Russian oligarch's assets since the Justice Department in 2022 launched a task force aimed at squeezing the finances of Russian President Vladimir Putin's allies in response to the invasion of Ukraine. I haven't had any visits for 8 months and yesterday I was told that I'd be transferred to a cell-type facility for the maximum possible term of 6 months," he wrote on "We note with concern that Russia has failed to comply with legally-binding obligations, including on inspection and call on Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Treaty," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg wrote on [click here](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-backs-us-accusations-against-moscow-arms-treaty-2023-02-03/). [Live Briefing](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crisis-crosshairs-live-briefing/31668477.html) gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. In a statement released after a dinner meeting in the Elysee Palace, Macron warned that Tehran continuing with the atomic project "would inevitably have consequences." Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on February 3 the government would have to agree to International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination."

Welcome to today's Morning Brief, where we're looking at EU commissioners' visit to Ukraine, a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace, and a Russian army ...

Military Capable of Learning From the War in Ukraine?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/02/us-military-lessons-war-ukraine-russia-weapons-tactics/) by Raphael S. [hovering](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/02/chinese-spy-balloon-pentagon/) over the western U.S. In one instance, interrogations continued “for about a week” and were carried out daily and “sometimes twice a day.” Yefremov said he tried early on in the war to quit and was threatened with imprisonment. Tripadvisor told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which reported this story, that the creation of fake pages such as this one constitute “uncommon occurrences and do not share the characteristics of genuine instances of fraud.” The page was created by comedian Charles Deschamps as a joke; it featured photos of his friend’s basement. Kappan, a Muslim from the state of Kerala, was arrested in the fall of 2020 while traveling to Uttar Pradesh to report on the case of a Dalit girl who had been gang raped. This week, still more high-ranking officials were [dismissed](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-government-donetsk-moscow-4b87170d155cddb69849e3100049454e) in response to allegations of corruption. He was granted bail in September 2022, kept in prison on money laundering charges, granted bail in December 2022, and then kept in prison on technicalities. “The decision to publicize the discovery appears to put China on notice ahead of Mr. … The sudden appearance of the balloon is bound to raise already escalating tensions between the two powers,” the New York Times This was the first EU political visit of its kind to a country at war. “Russia’s war on Ukraine has changed both the EU and Ukraine,” Ivantcheva and Bulakh wrote. airspace, and a Russian army officer’s admission of torture.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to slap Russia with a new package of EU sanctions marking the one-year anniversary of the ...

"It's very difficult to shorten that period so we will do that as with other candidates who are progressing the same. The EU and Ukraine are currently bound by a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and Kyiv is now also an official candidate country for accession to the EU. “We see that the pace of sanctions in Europe has slowed down a bit, while the terrorist state is increasing the pace of adaptation to sanctions. Further financial, humanitarian and military support were also expected to be discussed. The trip to the Ukrainian capital by the European Commission chief and 15 of her commissioners will on Friday be followed by an EU-Ukraine summit where European Council President Charles Michel will join von der Leyen for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The trip to the Ukrainian capital by the European Commission chief and 15 of her commissioners is to be followed on Friday by an EU-Ukraine summit where European Council President Charles Michel will join von der Leyen for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Article by: Ursula von der Leyen. On 2 and 3 February, a key event in EU-Ukraine relations is taking place in Kyiv. The annual EU-Ukraine summit on Friday ...

Connection is secure Checking if the site connection is secure Occasionally, you may see this page while the site ensures that the connection is secure.

Eleven MEPs called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Slovak citizen – who died after being held in custody at Charleroi airport in 2018 – after ...

We again ask that they include this case in the regular monitoring of the situation of the rule of law in Belgium,” Lexmann said. We are once again appealing to the President of the European Commission and the Commissioner for Justice so that the European Commission deals with this case as promised. Slovak MEPs pointed out that the opinion of forensic experts, according to which Chovanec died of self-inflicted injuries, was questioned by another forensic expert, as well as by the victim’s relatives.

KYIV, Ukraine — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel traveled to Kyiv for an annual EU-Ukraine ...

The last two weeks in Ukrainian politics have been marked by several high-profile investigations and dismissals. "Our presence in Kyiv today gives a very clear signal. The whole of the European Union is in this with Ukraine for the long haul, and we will stand up for Ukraine as we stand up for fundamental rights and respect for international law," said Von der Leyen.

Ukrainians will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European ...

A Belarusian volunteer fighting for Ukraine inside the city said there was no sign yet Ukrainian forces were planning to pull out. The process is likely to Ukraine applied to join the EU days after Russia invaded last year. The tanks could be delivered sooner than advanced Leopard 2s that Germany and other countries pledged last week. Zelenskiy, flanked by the EU leaders at a news conference, said European sanctions should aim to ensure Russia cannot rebuild its military capability. The U.S.