... will actively increase defence spending. Such growth will not necessarily be proportional to the political subjectivity of the European Union. The EU remains a junior partner of NATO. However, the military-political role of individual member countries will ... ... crisis will also include a number of countries that are currently under heavy US sanctions. First and foremost, these include Venezuela and Iran. Washington may very well pursue at least a partial reduction in sanctions pressure in order to compensate ...
... exceptions to its sanctions, many of which were in place long before the pandemic. They concern Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia [
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]. A joint US-Swiss relief supply channel for Iran has become operational [
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]. We saw the first ... ... The future of US hegemony in this area will depend on the policies of other major players, such as the EU, China and Russia.
European Union: Sanctions as an Alternative to Diplomacy and Weapons
Sanctions Against Russia: A Look Into 2020. RIAC Report
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... process. Thus, the Summit was co-chaired by President of the European Council Donald Tusk representing the 28 countries of the European Union, and Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian President and CELAC’s President pro-tempore, who represented 33 countries ... ... established in 1999 during the EU-LAC Summits. In response to the Latin American’s appeal to put an end to US pressure on Venezuela, which has been unreservedly supported by the EU, the European Parliament Vice-President Antonio Tajani emphasized that ...