Bilateral relations between Athens and Ankara have recently come to a standstill at almost all levels. After giving the green light to Sweden's accession to NATO, Erdoğan met with the Greek prime minister to boost relations with his neighbor.
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The West has double standards: Last year, Emmanuel Macron criticized Tehran for temporarily restricting access to social networks. After the recent protests in France, the president proposed to block social networks during the violent riots in France's major cities. Paris is now even bringing a ban on TikTok into play.
The Cuban Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the arrival of a U.S. nuclear submarine in Guantánamo Bay. Cuba accused the U.S. of provocative escalation and warned of the danger posed by the presence of U.S. submarines in the Caribbean.
The NATO summit in Vilnius has described the People's Republic of China as an alleged source of numerous threats. For its part, China's EU mission said that the alliance should not interfere in the affairs of other states. In addition, NATO is urgently warned by China against expansion into Asia and the Pacific.
A newspaper report has caused a political earthquake in Finland. According to the report, Deputy Prime Minister Riikka Purra is said to have published racist comments in 2008. Now the past is catching up with the politician – without consequences for the government.
The BRICS countries are trying to hedge their trade against possible US sanctions by creating a common currency backed by gold. This is expected to be the main topic of the summit, which is scheduled to take place in South Africa from 22 to 24 August.
The US described the use of cluster munitions as a war crime in February 2022 and has now decided to hand them over to Ukraine, Maria Zakharova recalls. Russian Ambassador Antonov says the U.S. decision is a gesture of desperation.
As reported by Bloomberg, the French president has reconsidered his position on NATO expansion and is ready to support Ukraine's membership in NATO. Other sources expressed skepticism about the change in the French position on NATO expansion.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has stated that he wanted to launch the Ukrainian counteroffensive much earlier. But his army needed more weapons for this. Now the counteroffensive is slowing down due to difficulties on the battlefield.
Ukraine has been demanding the supply of cluster munitions for months. According to Kyiv, this type of ammunition could accelerate the counteroffensive. Now U.S. media are reporting that the U.S. could finally agree.