After what appears to be a shady palace coup in the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, senior diplomat Wang Yi again takes charge and is likely to use his positive relationships with EU leaders to improve tense relations between Europe and Beijing.
Time is no friend to whoever is eventually appointed. With virtually no preparation, Germany’s new defense minister will soon be attending several critical events.
Stopping short of a complete visa ban on Russian citizens, the EU decided to suspend the existing agreement that eases visa issuance for Russians. Some Eastern European nations are now considering putting regional bans in place.
Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjárto told Tucker Carlson that the “patriotic, Christian-based policies” presently being pursued by Hungary’s national-conservative government pose a serious threat to the hegemony of the international liberal mainstream.
