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Bulgaria Holds Back on Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
Bulgaria has once again slammed the door on any plan to hand over the frozen Russian sovereign wealth that the EU hopes to turn into cash for Kyiv. Even as Brussels…
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Estonia’s Diplomatic Setback: A ‘Big Loss’ for a Small Nation
Estonia’s diplomatic embarrassment hit the headlines this week when President Alar Karis’s speech in Astana was quietly rewritten and Ambassador Jaak Ora handed in his resignation on the spot – a move the…
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Belarus Frees 123 Prisoners – A Gesture or a New Front in the EU Standoff?
The Kremlin‑backed regime in Minsk has just turned a diplomatic trick into a headline: on 13 December it signed a presidential decree freeing 123 detainees, among them Nobel‑Peace‑Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and…
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EU Calls on Iran to Release Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadíová – A Test of European Human‑Rights Diplomacy
The EU has openly demanded that Tehran free imprisoned journalist Narges Mohammadíová, turning a single case into a litmus test for European human‑rights diplomacy. The call, delivered in the dead of…