By Seda Sevencan
ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments from around the world.
Weapons assistance to Ukraine must be stepped up as the current war will decide the very future of freedom in Europe, the country's president said Thursday.
Stressing Ukraine's desire to join the European Union, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that one of the motivations for "unifying" the Ukrainian people during the war is the hope of EU membership.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday it is a moral duty to make possible Ukraine’s EU membership.
Speaking at the GLOBSEC 2022 Bratislava Forum, von der Leyen said “it's not only our strategic interest, but it is our moral duty to make it possible” that Ukrainians join the EU, knowing their brave fight for their future.
EU envoys on Thursday approved the bloc’s sixth sanctions package against Russia, with measures including a partial oil embargo and the exclusion of Sberbank from the SWIFT payment system.
The US announced sweeping new sanctions against Russia on Thursday, targeting a broad array of individuals and entities.
NATO will address Türkiye's concerns about Sweden and Finland's membership bids, the alliance's secretary general said Thursday.
"When an ally, Türkiye, raises concerns, then we have to do what we always do in NATO, and that is to sit down, address those concerns and then find a united way forward," Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at the White House after meeting with President Joe Biden.