Tag: concessions

Netherlands: Wilders Won’t Ban Mosques as Concession in Coalition Talks

To advance the formation of a new government, Geert Wilders’ PVV party is scrapping proposed legislation calling for a ban on “expressions of Islam,” justified under the notion that Islam, more than just a religion, is a “hostile political ideology bent on conquest.”

Turkish Nationalists Threaten Sweden’s NATO Bid

Erdoğan’s AKP relies on the support of the nationalist MHP for parliamentary majority, but the party is not happy with the president’s agreement with Stockholm, looking to vote against the ratification.

NZZ: Washington Offered Moscow 20% of Ukraine for Peace

The White House denies allegations from the Swiss-German newspaper claiming that Biden would rather concede Ukrainian territory than maintain a long war of attrition. The CIA calls the report “completely false.”