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For the first time in two decades, Russian leaders were not invited to the Munich Security Conference, a yearly gathering of world leaders, politicians and security experts
NATO and defense leaders from roughly 50 countries are meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday to discuss pledging further arms to aid Ukraine in its efforts to fight off the Russian invasion, with pressure growing on Germany to provide the country with its Leopard 2 heavy tanks.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the foreign ministers’ first joint meeting outside EU borders sent a signal that EU support is “unwavering” and underscored the EU’s commitment to Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged world leaders to 'resume' their sanctions offensive against Moscow as Russian strikes killed a policeman in the Ukrainian president's hometown.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Putin's remarks dashed hopes that his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could revive the agreement, seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. As Africa continues to suffer the brunt of the collapse of the UN-backed grain export accord, "Putin is doing fine with or without the grain deal," former US diplomat Matthew Bryza tells FRANCE 24's François Picard. "Last year, Russia set a record for the most grain exports in its history. Russia is getting its grain out." Ambassador Bryza is all but certain that Putin is using the grain deal "as a political tool to weaken Ukraine & create a wedge" among Ukraine's Western allies actively enforcing sanctions against Russia. The former US diplomat is currently Board Member of the Jamestown Foundation think tank and Managing Partner at Ballard Partners.
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