In July 2021, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin described the US theft of oil from the areas it occupies in eastern Syria as “bandit behavior.” The same term was previously used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other officials in statements denouncing Washington’s violation of Syria’s sovereignty. The official …
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Xi of Arabia and the petroyuan drive
Xi Jinping has made an offer difficult for the Arabian Peninsula to ignore: China will be guaranteed buyers of your oil and gas, but we will pay in yuan. It would be so tempting to qualify Chinese President Xi Jinping landing in Riyadh a week ago, welcomed with royal pomp …
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Kārtējo reizi saasinoties spriedzei etnisko serbu apdzīvotajos Kosovas ziemeļos, Kosovas vadība oficiāli paziņoja par pieteikuma dalībai Eiropas Savienībā (ES) nosūtīšanu uz Briseli. Paralēli Eiropas Parlaments (EP) un ES šobrīd prezidējošā valsts Čehija vienojās par atbalstu bezvīzu režīma ar Kosovu ieviešanai, kas gan iespējams tikai ar visu ES dalībvalstu piekrišanu. Svarīgi …
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