Author: Anadolu Agency
Türkiye is ready to assist Ukraine with its reconstruction and expand economic and trade cooperation, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said Thursday. Bolat visited the capital Kyiv along with a delegation that included Turkish contractors. “During our visit to Ukraine, we were received by the President of Ukraine, Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with the Turkish Contractors accompanying us,” he said on X. During the meeting, the course of economic and trade relations between Türkiye and Ukraine was discussed as well as a roadmap for the future. “We reiterated our determination to achieve the $10 billion trade volume target set by Mr.…
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been hospitalized after three days on a hunger strike protesting his rebellion trial. Castillo was taken by ambulance from the prison on Thursday where he has been held since December 2022 to a hospital in the Vitarte neighborhood in the Ate district, according to local media. Authorities said Castillo was transferred to the hospital on suspicion of fluid-electrolyte imbalance and mild dehydration. Judge Norma Carbajal said the 55-year-old was not in a life-threatening condition, adding that the former president was hospitalized for precautionary purposes and that his condition is stable. Meanwhile, Castillo’s visitor rights…
Ukraine is strengthening its defense cooperation with Spain, with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announcing a new agreement following a meeting Friday with Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles. Umerov said the talks focused on key security issues and further strengthening Ukraine’s armed forces. “We have identified priority areas of cooperation that require special attention, particularly in deepening industrial interaction, enhancing air defense systems, and supplying ammunition and armored vehicles,” he said, according to a Ukrainian Defense Ministry statement. Robles presented Spain’s detailed assistance plans for Ukraine in 2025. The meeting concluded with the signing of the agreement on training Ukrainian military…
France called on Russia on Thursday to demonstrate its commitment to peace in Ukraine following recent talks in Saudi Arabia between American and Ukrainian officials aimed at charting a course toward ending the war. “Russia must now demonstrate that it too wishes to move toward peace,” French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said at a weekly press briefing, stressing that Moscow must now show it is willing to take steps toward ending the conflict. “As indicated by the President of the Republic, France welcomes the progress made through the discussions that took place on Tuesday in Jeddah between the United…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday discussed the developments of the Ukraine crisis with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as part of the kingdom’s ongoing efforts to resolve the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv conflict, according to local media. The conversation was held over the phone, which came after a meeting in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah earlier this week between Ukrainian and US officials aimed at ending the Moscow-Kyiv war, according to Saudi Press Agency SPA. SPA reported that bin Salman reviewed with Putin “the existing areas of cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop them, as well…
France called on Russia on Thursday to demonstrate its commitment to peace in Ukraine following recent talks in Saudi Arabia between American and Ukrainian officials aimed at charting a course toward ending the war. “Russia must now demonstrate that it too wishes to move toward peace,” French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said at a weekly press briefing, stressing that Moscow must now show it is willing to take steps toward ending the conflict. “As indicated by the President of the Republic, France welcomes the progress made through the discussions that took place on Tuesday in Jeddah between the United…
Russia on Thursday accused European countries of obstructing peace efforts in Ukraine, claiming that their goal is to escalate tensions and prolong the war. In response to a question from Anadolu, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Germany and France openly admitted to violating the 2014-2015 Minsk agreements over eastern Ukraine, while Britain discouraged Ukraine from negotiating with Russia in March 2022. At a Moscow press briefing, she stressed that these countries have made no efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, which makes their positions on Ukraine irrelevant. “If they were to change their fundamental approach, which is currently based…
Hungary on Thursday announced a special referendum on Ukraine’s potential EU membership, citing serious economic, political, and security concerns. “Ukraine’s EU membership is on the table. A post-war accession of Ukraine would bring huge risks. This cannot happen against the will of the Hungarian people, so the Hungarian government is launching a special referendum on the issue,” Balazs Orban, political director for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said on X. He emphasized that Hungary’s decision cannot be dictated by Brussels. Orban said the economic modeling conducted by the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs Senior Fellow Philipp Pilkington suggests that the…
In a major policy shift, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced plans to abolish NHS England, placing the health service management directly under the control of the central government. Starmer criticized the former Conservative government’s decision to make National Health Service England more independent, saying it had led to unnecessary bureaucracy and inefficiency. In a speech in East Yorkshire, Starmer said: “It was a mistake for the last Conservative government to make NHS England more independent of central government. Decisions about £200 billion ($259 billion) of taxpayer money-money that is spent on something as fundamental to our security…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said Thursday that Canada has submitted a complaint over US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures. “Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States regarding the imposition by the United States of import duties on certain steel and aluminum products from Canada,” said a WTO press release. The organization said Canada claimed that the measures, which terminate Canada’s exemption from additional duties on certain steel and aluminum products and increase duties on aluminum articles, and which took effect on 12 March, are inconsistent with US obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade…