German foreign minister heads to Washington on Wednesday; Russia on agenda
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Washington on Wednesday, where she will discuss topics including the Russia-Ukraine conflict with her U.S. counterpart, Antony Blinken, and other politicians, a ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Biden tells Ukraine that U.S. will 'respond decisively' if Russia further invades
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy the United States and its allies will "respond decisively" if Russia further invades Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
EU may involve WTO to resolve China-Lithuania trade row, Commission says
Dec 17 (Reuters) - The European Union may take the trade row between China and Lithuania to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) if it finds evidence that Beijing is violating international trade rules, the bloc's executive Commission said on Friday.
Russia tells NATO to leave East Europe, stay out of ex-Soviet Union
Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that the NATO military alliance would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of ambitious security guarantees it wants to negotiate with the West.
Oil prices on track for weekly loss on Omicron uncertainty
Oil prices dipped on Friday, putting the market on track for a weekly loss, as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant raised fears that new restrictions may hit fuel demand.
Erdogan says Turkey ready to mediate between Ukraine and Russia -NTV
Turkey is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying by broadcaster NTV on Monday, despite having angered Moscow by selling armed drones to Kyiv earlier this year amid tensions in eastern Ukraine.
Israel's Lapid urges world to keep up pressure on Iran
Israel urged world leaders to keep up pressure on Iran and not lift sanctions as part of nuclear negotiations that were set to resume in Vienna on Monday, saying that tighter supervision of Tehran was needed.
China so far non-committal to Washington's oil release, OPEC+ unmoved
China, the world's largest crude importer, was non-committal about its intentions to release oil from its reserves as requestedby the United States, while OPEC producers were not considering changing tactics in light of the U.S. action, according to three sources in the group.
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