There are different options: Biden explained why the U.S. will not block Nord Stream 2 / On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said he decided to waive sanctions against the company behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline because the project was nearly complete, and doing so could have harmed ties with Europe, Reuters reports.
Israel has announced the elimination of key Hamas intelligence figures: the biggest attack since 2014 / The Israeli military announced the elimination of key Hamas intelligence figures, the press service of the Israeli army reports.
US State Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine / U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of support after Russia massed troops near Ukraine’s eastern border in a standoff that sent alarm bells ringing in Western capitals.
We need to "hold Russia accountable": Blinken made a statement on the eve of his visit to Ukraine / The Russian Federation must adhere to its international obligations and must be held accountable for its aggressive actions, Antony Blinken said on his Twitter page.
The World Health Organization assessed the costs of vaccination against COVID-19 / The vaccination of the world's adult population in 2021 against COVID-19 will cost additional US $35-45 billion dollars, as was stated by Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization.
"We have to be prepared for every scenario ": the US has made an important clarification on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan / The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan does not mean that the U.S. is “completely leaving”, as was stated by the U.S.
"I made it very clear to President Putin": Biden mentioned Russia in his address to the Congress / U.S. President Joe Biden made his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, April 28.
Biden administration is preparing to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ukraine / U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken may come to Ukraine with a working visit in May amid Russia's provocative actions near Ukrainian borders, CNN reports with a reference to a Ukrainian government source close to the ongoing negotiations.
The largest faction of the European Parliament wants to disable Russia from SWIFT / The largest faction of the European Parliament, European People's Party (EPP), advocated expanding sanctions against Russia, including disabling the country from SWIFT and stopping the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project amid Russian aggression against Ukraine, human rights violations and destabilization of international order.
"Barriers have been removed": Russia has announced a plan to issue 500 thousand of Russian passports for Donbas residents / The Russian Federation has announced a plan to issue another 500 thousand Russian passports to the residents of Donbas by the end of 2021.
