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- 1EU's top diplomat warns Europe against conceding to Russia▼She grew up under Soviet rule; now the EU’s top diplomat, she warns Europe against giving Russia what it wants
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's foreign policy chief who grew up in Soviet-occupied Estonia, is warning European leaders against giving Russia what it wants in negotiations over the war in Ukraine. Drawing on her personal experience of Soviet rule, she argues that yielding to Moscow's demands would only embolden further aggression. Her remarks are resonating in ongoing debates over Europe's stance toward Russia.
- 2Bill Gates says AI regulation will be harder than nuclear arms talks▼Bill Gates says getting countries to agree on AI regulations will be harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations
Bill Gates says reaching international agreement on regulating artificial intelligence will prove more difficult than the Cold War-era nuclear arms negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. His comments come as governments worldwide grapple with how to oversee rapidly advancing AI technology while balancing innovation, safety and national competitive interests.
- 3Sikorski questions Russia's permanent UN Security Council seat●FM Sikorski: "Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is questionable." Russia took the Soviet
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Russia's status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is questionable, arguing that Russia took over the Soviet Union's seat without a vote. He contrasted this with the UN's formal 1971 decision recognising the People's Republic of China as China's representative. The remarks renew a debate some diplomats have raised since 2022 about the legitimacy of Russia's council seat.
- 4Kazakhstan's nuclear diplomacy cited as model for Iran talks●Kazakhstan’s nuclear diplomacy experience offers a rare model as talks over Iran’s uranium stockpile face growing techni
Kazakhstan's record in nuclear diplomacy is being put forward as a rare model for resolving the standoff over Iran's uranium stockpile. Analysts argue Astana's experience — giving up the nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union and hosting disarmament talks — offers lessons as negotiations over Iran's enriched uranium face mounting technical and political hurdles, leaving the non-proliferation framework under strain.
- 5Tokayev urges nuclear powers to resume arms-control talks●Tokayev has called for renewed negotiations among nuclear powers as Kazakhstan marks 35 years since the closure of the S
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called on nuclear-armed states to return to negotiations, marking 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. He warned that global arms-control safeguards are weakening, framing Kazakhstan's history as the Soviet Union's main testing ground as a reason to press for renewed disarmament efforts.