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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Russia-EU relations

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference in Brussels on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 29, 2022, 6:55 am
EU ministers to study call for ban on Russian tourists
Notion has divided EU nations, with some wholeheartedly agreeing with it while others resist
By Francoise Michel
Illustrative: A train driver looks out of his locomotive at the arriving of a freight train in Vienna, Austria, May 6, 2022. In accordance with EU sanctions on Russia, Lithuania has begun to restrict transport of goods to and from Russian exclave Kaliningrad. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)
June 20, 2022, 10:31 pm
Lithuania restricts goods to Russian enclave; Kremlin blasts ‘provocative’ move
Russia has ‘right to take actions to protect its national interests,’ its foreign ministry says; Baltic nation cites EU sanctions on goods moving to and from Kaliningrad
By AFP
The logo of 'Gazprom Germania' is pictured at the company's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 6, 2022. (Michael Sohn/AP)
May 31, 2022, 7:50 am
EU leaders ban most Russian oil imports in ‘maximum pressure’ to end Ukraine war
Foreign policy chief says 90% of supplies to bloc will be cut by end of year; Europeans also agree to send $9.7 billion to help Ukrainians defend their country
By David Stout and Julien Girault
People take part in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the German embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
April 5, 2022, 5:51 pm
Europe expels some 150 Russian diplomats as outrage over civilian killings grows
Kremlin spokesman calls moves ‘shortsighted’ and warns of retaliatory steps
By Ella Ide
Car of Russia's ambassador to Prague, Aleksandr Zmeyevsky is parked in front of the Foreign Ministry in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
March 29, 2022, 10:09 pm
Europeans expel dozens of Russian ‘masquerading as diplomats’ amid espionage fears
Expulsions from Netherlands, Czech Republic, Ireland, Belgium, North Macedonia come as relations between Russia and West have plunged into deep freeze following Ukraine invasion
By Mike Corder
Ukrainian military vehicles move past Independence square in central Kyiv, on February 24, 2022. (Daniel Leal/AFP)
February 26, 2022, 8:28 pm
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts fear of new ‘Iron Curtain’ in Europe
Politicians, experts say Moscow’s assault on former Soviet republic could revive post-WWII’s hostile division
By Valerie LEROUX and Jurgen HECKER
A woman walks by an exchange office screen showing the currency exchange rates of US Dollar and Euro to Russian Rublesin Moscow, on February 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)
February 25, 2022, 10:50 am
US and Europe hold off imposing key financial sanction against Moscow
Some officials and experts say kicking Russia from SWIFT banking system could make international trade more difficult and encourage alternatives with less oversight
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Josh Boak and Ken Sweet
EU leaders talk prior to a round table during an emergency European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels, on February 24, 2022, on the situation in Ukraine after Russia launched an invasion. (Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AFP)
February 24, 2022, 11:51 pm
EU leaders agree on ‘massive’ sanctions against Russia after invasion of Ukraine
Measures target financial, energy and transportation sectors; individuals to be added to travel ban and asset freeze list; divisions over booting Moscow from SWIFT banking network
By AFP
In this May 10, 2002, file photo former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is photographed at his home in London. (AP Photo/Alistair Fuller)
September 21, 2021, 6:05 pm
European court rules Russia responsible for killing of defector Litvinenko
Former KGB agent died in London in 2006 after drinking tea laced with radioactive material; UK charging 3rd suspect in 2018 nerve agent attack on ex-Russian agent Sergei Skripal
By AP
A police car is parked in front of the British embassy in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
August 11, 2021, 5:16 pm
British embassy worker arrested in Germany for allegedly spying for Russia
David S. suspected of sending documents to Russian intelligence; security specialist: ‘A reminder of how much effort Russians put into trying to find out what West is up to’
By Deborah Cole
This combination of pictures created on June 07, 2021 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaking with US NBC news network anchor Megyn Kelly at the Kremlin on March 1, 2018 in Moscow and US President Joe Biden delivering remarks on his plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 15, 2021 (Angela WEISS and Alexey DRUZHININ / AFP)
June 8, 2021, 6:15 pm
Biden to depart for jam-packed first foreign trip, including Putin meeting
US president will meet with G7, Queen Elizabeth II, NATO, and European Union before summit with Russia’s president; says tour part of a ‘defining’ battle for democracy
By Sebastian Smith
The penal colony where a hospital for convicts is located in Vladimir, a city 180 kilometers (110 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Sergei Fedotov)
April 19, 2021, 8:17 pm
Russia moves Navalny to prison hospital after US, EU threaten ‘consequences’
Prison service insists Kremlin critic’s condition is ‘satisfactory,’ despite outcry over his deteriorating health
By Jonathan Brown and Max Delany
A Ukrainian serviceman walks along a trench at a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near Gorlivka, Donetsk region, on April 14, 2021. (STR/AFP)
April 15, 2021, 11:50 pm
Ukraine condemns Russia’s ‘open’ threats ahead of meeting with France, Germany
Kyiv’s allies vow support as fears grow over massive Russian military buildup on border and an uptick in clashes with separatists
By Olga SHYLENKO
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens for a question as he visits the 'Sirius' Educational Centre in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, January 22, 2020 (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
February 18, 2021, 7:03 pm
Russia hopes to use COVID-19 to weaken Western unity, Intel report claims
Estonian intelligence agency says Kremlin thinks pandemic will facilitate emergence of populist and extremist groups, is ‘prepared to add fuel to the flames’ with smear campaigns
By JARI TANNER
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
February 12, 2021, 3:12 pm
Russia warns it may cut ties with EU if new sanctions imposed
As fight over Navalny imprisonment intensifies, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow doesn’t want to be isolated, but is ready to retaliate if EU action hurts its economy
By Vladmir Isachenkov
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