UK court to hear final Assange appeal against extradition to US on 20/02/24
The High Court in London Tuesday (20 February) will begin hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's final UK appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military and diplomatic files. Hungary snubs EU warning against Israel’s ‘catastrophic’ Rafah offensive on 20/02/24
All European Union countries except Hungary warned Israel on Monday (19 February) against launching an offensive in Rafah that they said would deepen the catastrophe of some 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city on the southern edge of Gaza. After retreat, Ukraine digs in to repel new Russian attacks in east on 20/02/24
Ukraine's military said on Monday (19 February) its troops had taken up new defensive positions in the east after retreating from the captured town of Avdiivka and were repelling Russian attempts to develop the offensive thrust. Turkish-Russian trade hit by fresh US sanctions threat on 20/02/24
A US threat to hit financial firms doing business with Russia with sanctions has chilled Turkish-Russian trade, disrupting or slowing some payments for both imported oil and Turkish exports, according to seven sources familiar with the matter. US pushes for UN to support temporary Gaza ceasefire, oppose Rafah assault on 20/02/24
The US has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and opposing a major ground offensive by its ally Israel in Rafah. Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine shot dead in Spain on 20/02/24
A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with his helicopter last year was found dead in an underground garage in Spain last week, his body riddled with bullets, Ukrainian and Spanish media reported on Monday (19 February). Swedish NATO membership ‘not a matter of negotiation’, defence minister says on 20/02/24
Sweden is ready to talk with Hungary, which is still holding Stockholm's NATO accession, but its membership of the alliance is "not a matter of negotiation", Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson told Euractiv. EU launches Red Sea mission ‘Aspides’ to protect vessels from Houthi attacks on 19/02/24
EU foreign ministers on Monday (19 February) officially launched the EU mission in the Red Sea they hope to be a deterrent against Houthis attack against merchant vessels and avoid any escalation in the region. Clever diplomacy can solve Sweden’s NATO accession limbo on 19/02/24
In light of all the broken promises and the domestic political crisis resulting in the resignation of Hungarian president Katalin Novák, a fast ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession by Hungary is out of sight. But with clever diplomacy, partners can corner Orbán and bring him to deliver, writes Daniel Hegedüs. Beggars can’t be choosers – Europe needs to smarten up its energy security on 19/02/24
The energy transition is no longer only important to fight climate change, but it has become a geopolitical necessity and a security issue, argue Louise van Schaik and Giulia Cretti.
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