The European Union's sanctions against Syria are a "blatant violation" of human rights and humanitarian international law, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, adding that such a step represents the EU's total dependence on the US' policy

The EU's new recovery plan worth 750 billion euros ($826 billion) to support the bloc's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen means that, for the first time in European history, the bloc itself will incur debts and will also levy its own taxes

Ukraine and the breakaway republics in the Donbas region have agreed to negotiate on the lists of detainees for the next prisoner swap, the Office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday

The Pentagon has notified the US Congress that the ongoing political reforms in Ukraine have allowed for the further allocation of $125 million in military assistance to the country, CNN reported on Thursday, citing sources

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Tamim Al Thani discussed on the phone the settlement in Syria and the importance of normalizing the humanitarian situation, the press service of the Kremlin said Thursday

The ongoing controversy over the issue of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, breaking the stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic might undermine the UK government's stance on Brexit in the long run, Neil Hamilton, a member of Wales' legislature, told Sputnik on Wednesday