Diplomacy

Estonia and Latvia take away Russian ambassadors as tensions rise – POLITICO

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Tensions between Russia and Baltic EU member international locations Estonia and Latvia escalated Monday after Moscow advised Estonia’s ambassador to go away. The Russian overseas ministry mentioned it had requested Estonia’s ambassador to depart on February 7, citing “Russophobia” and Tallinn’s discount of Russian embassy employees within the nation. “The Estonian management has been intentionally … Read more

Why France-US Relations Matter for the Pacific – The Diplomat

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Commercial The December 1 assembly and joint assertion between French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden highlighted the brand new urgency in Franco-U.S. efforts to emphasise their standing as Pacific powers. It seemingly places to relaxation the year-long fallout from the Australian submarine contractual dispute, when Australia scuttled a French contract for typical … Read more

China’s Xi pledges assist for Cuba on ‘core pursuits’

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese language President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual assist over their fellow communist states’ “core pursuits” Friday at a gathering additional hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. In feedback to Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Xi mentioned China hoped to “strengthen coordination and cooperation in worldwide and regional affairs” … Read more

North Korea test-fires ICBM with vary to strike total US

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed close to Japanese waters Friday in its second main weapons check this month that confirmed a possible means to launch nuclear strikes on the entire U.S. mainland. Whereas it’s unclear whether or not North Korea possesses functioning nuclear-armed missiles, some specialists … Read more