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European Defense

Gilt als Putin-nah: Serbiens Präsident

Media report: Serbia grants visa-free entry to the EU for Russians close to Putin.

Serbia is said to have granted citizenship to Russians close to Putin, allowing them visa-free entry into the EU. According to the exiled Russian media outlet Vazhnye Istorii, 204 Russians have been granted Serbian passports since 2022 without having to surrender their Russian passports. The medium names these individuals and their functions.

Von Frank Stier

Ukraine: Rubio in Paris for talks.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting with European counterparts in Paris this week to discuss the war in Ukraine and a nuclear agreement with Iran. Rubio is meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.

Von Redaktion Table

Migration: Which countries the Commission wants to classify as safe.

The European Commission has presented an initial list of safe countries of origin and wants to bring forward the implementation of parts of the asylum and migration pact. Member states are to be able to apply the new accelerated procedure at the external borders before the pact comes into force next June.

Von Stephan Israel

Ukraine: How Merz's openness to Taurus is received in the EU.

Kaja Kallas has now received commitments for around two thirds of her initiative to supply Ukraine with two million artillery shells this year. Friedrich Merz's openness with regard to the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles was also welcomed at the Foreign Affairs Council.

Von Stephan Israel