Sputnik

Ahead of today's extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Hungary opposed the membership of the so-called Kosovo in that organization, Sputnik learns.
Official Budapest does not look favorably on Pristina's initiative for membership in the CE, ever since the initiative was submitted, reports Sputnik.

The European Union has taken the unprecedented step of allowing arms shipments to Ukraine following Russia's invasion.

At a press conference, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the move marked a "turning point" in EU history.

On a visit to China, President Tomislav Nikolic said rich countries in the West should accept responsibility for the refugees seeking asylum in Europe as they were heading for countries that had robbed them long ago.

"Why should we suffer the consequences when 90 per cent of them seek [asylum in] only four countries in Europe?" he asked.