Politics

Photo: PAP/EPA/Fredrik Persson

Swedish PM to seek support for application to join NATO

Ms Andersson said her party had dropped its long-standing opposition to joining NATO.  see more
Politics Sun, 22:38
Ukrainian forensic expert working on identifying a dead Russian serviceman. Photo: EBU/Zaborona News

Ukrainian headache with dead enemy soldiers

Russian soldiers pose trouble for Ukrainians even after death: there is nowhere to store their corpses.  see more
Politics Sun, 20:09
Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland. Photo: PAP/Aleksander Koźmiński

Polish PM criticises EU for leniency towards paying in rubles for Russian gas

He was referring to the European Commission’s statement on Gazprombank accounts.  see more
Politics Sun, 19:26
Destroyed Russian tank in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Photo: PAP/Mykola Kalyeniak

LIVE: 81st day of Russian invasion of Ukraine

G7 foreign ministers vowed to reinforce Russia's economic and political isolation, continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and work to ease global food shortages stemming from the war.  see more
Politics Sun, 16:29
Photo: PAP/EPA/CHRIS J. RATCLIFFE

Finnish president confirms country’s prospective NATO accession

The president expressed his confusion about Turkey’s shift in its stance on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership ambitions.  see more
Politics Sun, 14:00
Despite losses, Russian forces continue to advance in the Lyman, Sievierodonetsk, Avdiivka and Kurakhiv areas in the broader Donbas region. Photo: EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY

Situation on frontline in ‘Battle of Donbas’ changes by the hour

As the Ukrainian counteroffensive was underway near the Russian-held town of Izium, Russian forces were advancing elsewhere in the Donbas region.  see more
Politics Sun, 10:26
Photo: PAP/Alena Solomonova

LIVE: 80th day of Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Politics Sat, 22:40
Ibrahim Kalin, foreign policy adviser to President of Turkey. Photo: Tahir Selim, public domain

Turkey softens stance on NATO’s Nordic expansion, but wants concerns addressed

Foreign policy adviser to the President of Turkey clarified the country’s position on NATO expansion.  see more
Politics Sat, 19:27
Hungarian President Katalin Novak (L) delivers her speech during her official inauguration ceremony in front of the Parliament, in Budapest, Hungary, May 14, 2022. Photo: PAP/EPA/Szilard Koszticsak

Hungary's new president condemns Putin's 'aggression', plans trip to Poland

“On Tuesday, 17 May, I am travelling to Warsaw to meet the President of the Polish people,” said Hungary's President Katalin Novak at her inauguration ceremony.  see more
Politics Sat, 17:19
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly accused Russia of war crimes, which Moscow doggedly denied. Photo: EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK

Russia should cover re-building costs in Ukraine: G7 FMs

Canada said it would share its expertise in grain growing with Ukraine.  see more
Politics Sat, 14:06
MBZ has been a proponent of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Huthis in Yemen. Photo: EPA/ANDY RAIN

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected UAE’s new president

Sheikh Mohammed’s election as the UAE president may mean a win for the Kremlin.  see more
Politics Sat, 13:06