There’s an “obsession” over those images in the US and EU, the Russian FM says Western countries have tried to bar Arab officials from photo opportunities with Russian counterparts, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a visit to Egypt on Sunday.

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Despite the increase, the EU’s top diplomat warned that the bloc continues “to lag behind other players” in defense spending Military spending in the European Union increased by 6% to a record €240 billion ($261.4 billion) in 2022, according to figures published on Thursday by the European Defense Agency.