China and Brazil issue joint statement on Ukraine at Munich conference
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and Brazilian Presidential Chief Foreign Policy Advisor Celso Amorim (left). Photo: fmprc.gov.cn On 15 February, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Brazilian Presidential Chief Foreign Policy Advisor Celso Amorim met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Following the meeting, the parties issued a joint statement on ways […]
Israel missed two key opportunities to return hostages – former negotiator
Portraits of hostages. Photo: Abaca Press Israel had two real opportunities to free the hostages, but did not take them, former head of the negotiating team, Brigadier General (Ret.) Dr Oren Setter, said in an interview with N12, The Jerusalem Post reports. According to him, the Israeli side agreed on the main content of the […]
Russian Finance Minister Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of talks with the US on Ukraine
Anton Siluanov Photo: Mikhail Grebenshchikov / RBC Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of talks between Russia and the US scheduled for next week, Reuters reports. Siluanov spoke at a conference on emerging market economies organised by the Saudi Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund. Russia and the […]
Ben-Gwire: “I would have returned the hostages a year ago”
Itamar Ben-Gvir, photo: Reuters Former National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir harshly criticised the hostage deal, saying it “strengthens Hamas’ power” and could lead to more terrorist attacks like the one on 7 October. In an interview with 103FM on Sunday morning, Ben-Gvir stressed that he had conveyed his reservations about the deal to Prime Minister […]
