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Factbox – WikiLeaks’ Founder Julian Assange
Date: June 17, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States where he is wanted on 18 criminal charges, including breaking a spying law. Following are key events in the life of Assange and his long legal case: July 1971 – Born in Townsville,...
Russia Says Ukraine’s EU Candidacy “requires Our Attention”
Date: June 17, 2022
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that it was closely following Ukraine’s efforts to become a member of the European Union, especially in the light of increased defence cooperation within the EU. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the issue “requires our heightened attention, because we are all aware of the intensification of discussions in...
France’s Macron Sceptical on Russia Odesa Grain Deal, Sees Romania Option
Date: June 17, 2022
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France’s president said on Friday he saw little chance of an agreement with Russia for now to get grain out the Ukrainian port of Odesa, but said there were talks to regenerate rail routes linking Odesa to the Danube in Romania as an alternative. Ukraine’s inability to use its...
Kremlin Hopes EU Leaders Will Not Only Discuss Weapons in Kyiv Visit
Date: June 16, 2022
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said it hoped the leaders of France, Germany and Italy would not only discuss weapons supplies in their visit to Kyiv on Thursday, but rather to “push President [Volodymyr] Zelenskiy to take a realistic look at the state of affairs”. “I would hope that the leaders … will not focus only on...
Ukraine Needs Strong Signal From Eu, Macron Says Ahead of Possible Visit
Date: June 15, 2022
By Luiza Ilie and Manuel Ausloos CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron voiced a tougher line on Russia on Wednesday and said Europe needed to send a strong signal to Ukraine as he sought to assuage concerns in Kyiv and among some European allies over his previous stance towards Moscow. Macron arrived in Romania...
Must Stay Focused on Ukraine During ‘pivotal’ Moment- Pentagon Chief
Date: June 15, 2022
By Idrees Ali and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was at a “pivotal” moment and the United States and its allies could not lose focus on the three-month long conflict, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday during a meeting of dozens of defense ministers in Brussels. The meeting on the...