Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3ylwg4eqo Later this week in Russia, Vladimir Putin has gathered multiple heads of state in what the Kremlin called one of the “largest-scale foreign policy events ever” to occur in Russia. Brics is a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, often acting as the counter to the Western-dominated world and economy. According to the… Read more »
link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-ukraine-ministers-hold-frank-talks-amid-russia-strains-2024-09-30/ The September 30th meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha and Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto included discussion of economic ties between Russia and Hungary as well as Budapest’s reluctance to contribute aid to its neighbor. Hungary, though bordering Ukraine and a member of the EU and NATO, has failed to cut economic ties with Russia, in contrast… Read more »
link to article: https://www.rt.com/news/605032-french-minister-troop-deployment-ukraine/ French president Emmanuel Macron’s stance on the potential choice to deploy troops to the Russo-Ukraine conflict has remained constant since his statement in February, as confirmed by European Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad. However, this decisive choice has received pushback from other members of NATO for fears of escalating the conflict. Minister Haddad has referenced that this… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvdy6ze761o Prime Minister of Britain Keir Starmer planned to meet with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni on the topic of migration, as Italy has recently decreased the number of migrants arriving in the country. Both Italy and the UK wish to decrease the number of irregular arrivals by sea at their borders. The decrease in the number of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-orders-russian-army-grow-by-180000-soldiers-become-15-million-strong-2024-09-16/ For the third time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, Putin has ordered for the Russian armed forces to be increased, this time by 180,000 troops to total 1.5 million active service troops. This would increase the size of their active combat force to a size greater than that of both the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240913-germany-insists-it-won-t-give-ukraine-long-range-missiles The German Prime Minister has declared that the country will not provide long range weapons to Ukraine, in response to a meeting between the United States and Britain regarding their plans of providing Kyiv with long range missiles. The German decision stems from fears of escalating the conflict, possibly entangling the nations of NATO in the… Read more »