Saudi Arabia has yet to officially join the BRICS group of economies, the kingdom’s minister of commerce, Majid Al-Kasabi, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. Saudi state broadcaster reported earlier this month that the kingdom had officially become a member of BRICS. The reports, however, were later removed from social media.
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The pledge comes amid a halt in US contributions and Kiev’s increasing clamor for arms following its failed counteroffensive Germany will shell out more than €7 billion ($7.6 billion) on military aid for Ukraine this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. Late last year, Bild reported that Berlin was going to double its initial figure…
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Brussels has announced launching a “screening process and putting together the negotiating framework” as part of negotiations with Ukraine on its ambition to join the EU. Some member states previously said Kiev was years away from achieving its goal. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned the new phase during a Wednesday speech before…
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