GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi emphasized the unprecedented link between Gulf and European security, stating Gulf stability is a global interest impacting Europe's economy and world energy. He highlighted upcoming Gulf-EU summit to boost cooperation.
Russia's presidential foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, stated that the Russia-China partnership is crucial for global stability in the current international climate. He highlighted increased coordination within organizations like the UN, BRICS, G20, and the SCO, noting the upcoming 25th anniversary of the SCO.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met in Beijing, emphasizing cooperation over confrontation despite trade, technology, and security tensions, aiming to reset ties between the world's two largest economies.
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed by explosions and their debris, the millions of additional tons of CO2 spewed into the atmosphere. But as bad as it is, the Iran war hides another conflict: the ecological war that Donald Trump’s US is waging against the rest of the world.When the EU and UK imposed individual sanctions, travel bans and asset seizures on Russian oligarchs, it wasn’t because most of them were individually responsible for Vladimir Putin’s colonial war of aggression against Ukraine. They were targeted because, as a class, they were viewed by many as inextricable from the apparatus of corruption and levers of power of the Russian state threatening global stability.Alexander Hurst writes for Guardian Europe from Paris. His memoir Generation Desperation is out now Continue reading...
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed by explosions and their debris, the millions of additional tons of CO2 spewed into the atmosphere. But as bad as it is, the Iran war hides another conflict: the ecological war that Donald Trump’s US is waging against the rest of the world.When the EU and UK imposed individual sanctions, travel bans and asset seizures on Russian oligarchs, it wasn’t because most of them were individually responsible for Vladimir Putin’s colonial war of aggression against Ukraine. They were targeted because, as a class, they were viewed by many as inextricable from the apparatus of corruption and levers of power of the Russian state threatening global stability.Alexander Hurst writes for Guardian Europe from Paris. His memoir Generation Desperation is out now Continue reading...
China's Ambassador to France Deng Li stated that Russia and China must work together to give the world more stability and confidence. Speaking at a Russian-Chinese friendship evening marking anniversaries of bilateral ties, he highlighted the 30th anniversary of the Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration as the foundation of their strategic partnership and noted the 2001 Treaty of Good-Neighborliness as a key milestone for peace and stability.
