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EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell slams 'sham referendums' held by Russia in Ukraine

In the week when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched referendums in Russian-held parts of Ukraine and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons against the West, Talking Europe speaks to the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell.

France 24

EU talks up Russia sanctions but consensus may prove elusive

European Union officials say the world's biggest trading bloc is determined to impose more sanctions on Russia

The Independent UK

EU ministers agree to prepare new sanctions targeting Russia - Borrell

European Union ministers agreed to push ahead with new sanctions targeting Russia at an informal meeting on Wednesday, the bloc's foreign policy chief said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered the first wartime mobilisation since World War Two.

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‘We will not be intimidated’: European foreign ministers convene urgent meeting to discuss new Putin threat

Vladimir Putin faced a wave of condemnation throughout the day at the UN general assembly

The Independent UK

Biden rebukes Putin after new Ukraine escalation

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden tore into Vladimir Putin Wednesday as he addressed the United Nations just hours after the Russian leader dramatically escalated his seven-month war in Ukraine by calling up his country's military reservists.

AFP

Putin calls up reservists, US takes his threats 'seriously'

Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin called up Russian military reservists on Wednesday, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff," and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons.

AFP

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin’s address on ‘votes’ in occupied regions postponed, say Russian media – as it happened

Russian leader’s speech reportedly delayed as Kyiv says referendums would end any chance of diplomatic solution to invasion

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EU condemns Russia's plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine, Borrell says

The European Union strongly condemns Russia's plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine and will not recognise the results of the votes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

Iran’s Raisi meets European leaders at UN amid nuclear deadlock

Macron reportedly offers new proposals to Raisi, but a breakthrough still appears unlikely as US midterm elections loom.

Al Jazeera

Iran president demands US 'guarantees' on nuclear deal

New York (AFP) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi demanded US "guarantees" it will not withdraw again from a nuclear deal if it is revived ahead of his debut visit to the United Nations.

AFP

Borrell: Iran Nuclear Talks In 'Stalemate'

Negotiations to bring Iran and the US back into the nuclear deal curbing Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions are in "stalemate", EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told AFP on Wednesday. "I am afraid that with the political situation in the US, and so many directions without…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU sanctions prevent Moscow from making up military losses, top diplomat says

European Union sanctions are severely hurting Moscow's potential to sustain its weapons and military equipment in the war on Ukraine, the EU's top diplomat said on Tuesday, arguing almost half of Russia's technology depended on European imports.

Reuters

US Secretary Says Iran’s Response ‘Takes Us Backwards’

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday that Iran's response to reviving the agreement on its nuclear program is a step "backward,” asserting that Washington will not agree to a deal that doesn’t meet its bottom-line requirements. European negotiators appeared to be progressing toward reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Wants Other 'Options' to Block Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability if Deal Fails

US President Joe Biden wants to ensure that the United States has "other available options" to ensure that Iran does not achieve nuclear weapons capability, if efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal fail, a White House spokesperson said. National security spokesman John Kirby said Washington would remain active…

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Iran says UN nuclear watchdog report 'baseless'

Tehran (AFP) - Iran dismissed as "baseless" Thursday a report from the UN nuclear watchdog that it was unable to certify the Iranian nuclear programme as "exclusively peaceful".

Reuters

EU says Georgia must ramp up reforms before becoming membership candidate

Georgia needs to speed up reforms in areas such as the rule of law, the independence of justice and media freedom before it can be granted the status of a European Union membership candidate, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Families of Europeans Held in Iran Send Letter Criticizing EU Stance

Families of European nationals held in Iran have sent a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanding answers over the fate of their loved ones, which they feel are being neglected as the bloc tries to revive a nuclear deal. In recent years, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have…

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Families of Europeans held in Iran send letter criticising EU stance

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EU Policy Chief 'Less Optimistic' about Quick Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said that he was less optimistic about reaching an agreement on a revival of the Iran nuclear deal than he was only a short while ago. “I am sorry to say that I am less confident today than 28 hours before...about the prospects of…

Financial Times

Russia switches off Europe’s main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted

Gazprom had previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault

The Independent UK

Top EU diplomat warns European arms stocks are running low

The European Union's top diplomat says weapons stocks in the bloc are running low as member countries funnel arms and ammunition to Ukraine

Reuters

EU condemns jail, hard labour sentence for Myanmar's Suu Kyi

The European Union condemned on Sunday the sentencing of Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to jail with hard labour, after she was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Al Jazeera

UN head hopes China will ‘take on board’ Xinjiang recommendations

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesman says he was ‘concerned’ by what he read in the damning report.

Radio France Internationale

Beijing furious over damning UN rights report on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

China on Thursday accused the United Nations of becoming a "thug and accomplice of the US and the West" after the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a highly anticipated report warning that crimes against humanity may have taken place in the Xinjiang region.

Al Jazeera

UN team to visit Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

IAEA team is scheduled to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after months of haggling to gain access amid fighting.

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