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USA Issues Threat to Hungary over Continuous Support for Putin
In a scathing rebuke delivered on Thursday, US Ambassador David Pressman accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of isolating his country from the Western “community of democracies.” Pressman’s wide-reaching critique highlighted several grievances against Budapest and underscored the importance of maintaining ties beyond “temporary” leadership.
“The Orban...
US Ambassador To NATO Touts Future Membership For Ukraine, But No Timeline
While London is pushing to ‘fast-track’ Ukraine’s membership in NATO, Washington and many European countries have urged caution and resisted these calls, given especially Kiev is in an active hot war with Russia (which would automatically trigger Article 5), and could be for years to come.
But most of Ukraine’s Western backers are at least on board with offering Kiev security guarantees, but...
Former US Ambassador to Israel calls on Biden to rein in illegal Israeli settlements
Former US ambassador to the nation Daniel Kurtzer said on Thursday that the Joe Biden administration should warn Israel that its continuous colonization of the West Bank breaches a commitment it made with Washington in 2004.
Nine colonies in the occupied West Bank received retroactive approval from the Israeli prime minister earlier this month. Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, later announced...
NATO Threatens Russia with Nukes soon to be placed in Poland
As the US ambassador to Germany – and acting spy chief – tried persuading Berlin to keep hosting US nuclear weapons, his colleague in Warsaw suggested Poland would be willing to take them instead, an act sure to provoke Moscow.
“If Germany wants to diminish nuclear capability and weaken NATO, perhaps Poland – which pays its fair share, understands the risks, and is on NATO’s eastern...
Hungary doing everything it can to help persecuted Christians – Foreign Minister
Hungary is ready to provide all the support it can to persecuted Christian communities around the world, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at a meeting with Sam Brownback, the US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, in Budapest on Wednesday.
According to the foreign ministry’s statement, Szijjarto told Brownback that the Hungarian government devotes special attention to Middle Eastern...
German MPs want US ambassador expelled over his desire to 'empower Europe's conservatives'
German MPs are rallying for the US ambassador to be expelled after he said that he wanted to “empower” conservatives throughout Europe. One lawmaker dubbed the diplomat a “Trump vassal” while slamming his remarks. Wow such a wonderful democracy! In democracy you are supposed to have OPTIONS but when you ban opposing views, where are the options? Where is the democracy? This...
Trump Appoints Gay Ambassador to Germany
President Trump recently appointed Richard Grenell as Ambassador to Germany.
Richard Grenell was the longest serving US spokesman at the United Nations. He is a FOX News Foreign Policy contributor. Richard is pro-life and pro-Second Amendment.
If you have ever heard Richard on FOX you know he is a total conservative and very much pro-Trump.
Richard is also openly gay. If Richard Grenell was appointed...
New US ambassador: NZ needs to give Trump a chance
The new United States Ambassador has asked that New Zealanders give him, and US President Donald Trump, a fair go.
Mr Brown received a powhiri and a military guard of honour at Government House, before showing his credentials to the Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.
Mr Brown is a former US Senator and served in the National Guard for 35 years, reaching the rank of Colonel. He replaces Mark Gilbert.
He...
Christopher Stevens murder in Benghazi: Killed by Hillary Clinton
US authorities took no adequate measures in connection with the attack on the CIA base, a US diplomatic mission, in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a report from a special committee of the US Congress House of Representatives said.
Chairman of the committee that prepared the report, Trey Gowdy, said that the US government had taken no measures even eight hours after the Islamic radicals attacked US premises...
London Mayor Boris Johnson to give up US citizenship
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is set to renounce his American citizenship in a bid to become a candidate for UK prime minister.
“The reason I’m thinking I probably will want to make a change is that my commitment is, and always has been, to Britain,” Johnson told the Sunday Times during a trip to the US.
Boris Johnson has dual nationality because he was born in New York.
“It’s an accident...
Obama Targets Hungary, US Ambassador After “Dirty Bomb” Plot Uncovered
A stunning new Federal Security Services (FSB) report circulating today in the Kremlin warns that the Obama regime may be planning to unleash a “false flag” operation involving a radioactive “dirty bomb” device after its discovery was unsuspectingly uncovered by the highly respected retired US Ambassador Robin Raphel [photo] who traced its origins to the European Union, and NATO member, nation...
US justifies strikes without ‘direct request’ from Syria
A still image captured from U.S. Navy video footage shows a Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is launched against ISIL targets from the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea in the Arabian Gulf, September 23, 2014.
The UN chief is “aware” that the Syrian government did not directly “request” airstrikes on terrorist targets on their soil and urged all parties involved in the US-led anti-ISIS...
Argentina accuses Washington of meddling in internal affairs
Argentina’s Foreign Ministry has accused the acting US ambassador of meddling in its internal affairs after inappropriate comments made on the South American country’s economy, Press TV reports.
On Tuesday, the Argentinean Foreign Ministry summoned Kevin Sullivan, the US ambassador to Buenos Aires, over inappropriate comments on the Latin American country’s failure to repay its debts to...
Berlin outraged by US's NSA spying
The arrest of a German intelligence employee for allegedly spying for the US has caused an uproar among German politicians. The country’s foreign minister has demanded an immediate clarification of the situation from Washington.
“If the reports are true, then we’re not talking about trifles,” Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on a visit to Mongolia, DPA reports. He added that prompt...
Germany summons US envoy over spying
Germany has summoned the US ambassador to Berlin over reports that the United States spied on cell phone conversations of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is scheduled to personally meet with US Ambassador John B. Emerson on Thursday.
Germany, France and several other countries have expressed concerns about US spying after American surveillance whistleblower...