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Poland Says It Will Help Sweden, Finland if They’re Attacked Before NATO Accession
Date: May 19, 2022
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. “I consider the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO as an important signal of strengthening security in Europe,” he said during a conference. “I want to make it clear that...
Russia Expels 85 Diplomats From France, Spain and Italy
Date: May 18, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it was expelling a total of 85 embassy staff from France, Spain and Italy in response to similar moves by those countries, highlighting the damage to relations with leading EU members since it launched its war on Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said it was ordering out 34 diplomatic...
Turkey’s Erdogan Links Sweden NATO Bid to Return of ‘terrorists’
Date: May 18, 2022
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning “terrorists”, and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to Turkey to convince it to back their membership in the alliance. Earlier, Finland and Sweden formally applied to join...
Russia to Service Foreign Debt in Roubles if Other Options Blocked -Finance Minister
Date: May 18, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia will service its external debt obligations in roubles if the United States blocks other options and will not call itself in default, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. Washington is considering blocking Russia’s ability to pay its U.S. bondholders by allowing a key waiver to expire on May 25, which could take Moscow...
Austria’s Neutral Status Here to Stay, Foreign Minister Says
Date: May 18, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – The foreign minister of Austria said his country would retain its neutral status even as EU allies Sweden and Finland overhauled decades-long foreign policy stances to apply for NATO membership in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The situation for us looks a little different,” Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg told German...
Ukraine Will Get Worse for Isolated Russia, Analyst Says on State Tv
Date: May 17, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – One military analyst had a brutally frank message for viewers of Russian state television: The war in Ukraine will get much worse for Russia, which is facing a mass mobilisation supported by the United States while Russia is almost totally isolated. Since President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb. 24...