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Ukraine will have to establish rule of law and an independent judiciary before it meets criteria for EU membership, no easy task with a system riddled with corruption inherited from its Soviet past.

Orban was giving his opinion on plans by the EU to ban Russian oil imports.

As Russia weakens in the wake of onerous international sanctions, Washington and Brussels will have greater opportunities to protect Georgia's security and in due time to assist with peacefully restoring Georgian sovereignty in its internationally recognized borders.

Biden also said, "This battle will not be won in days or months either. We need to steel ourselves" for a long fight.

Biden will attend a series of summits in Europe this week meant to showcase Western opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The former president's eldest son claims Biden's appearance in Brussels would "embolden our enemies further."

A Brussels museum has returned a painting to the great-grandchildren of its original owners, a Jewish couple who fled Germany in 1938.

Police used fire, tear gas and water cannons to break up the crowds in Brussels and Rotterdam, and almost 100 individuals were detained.

On Saturday, Germany recorded its highest daily number of infections in a single day.

A manhunt for 46-year-old Jürgen Conings began Tuesday after the suspect made several threats against a prominent virologist and armed himself with a rocket launcher, a machine gun and an ordinary pistol.

The festival is being advertised on social media as a sequel to an April Fools' Day party that drew thousands of people to one of Brussels' largest parks, Bois de la Cambre, and ended in clashes with police earlier this month.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he understands festival-goers' pandemic fatigue, but "being in solidarity today is the key to our freedom tomorrow."

A festival titled La Boum ("The Party") drew a reported 2,000 people to a Brussels park, although police warned it was a fake event set for April Fools' Day.

The 15th-century artwork had adorned the wall of the Town Planning and Development Counselor's office for about 60 years until experts began asking questions about its authenticity.

The private party at a house in Belgium was shut down on Friday after police were called to the scene around 9:30 p.m.

The latest rallies join a string of anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests reported this month in Europe, including in the U.K. and Germany.

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is touting an international coalition against China, using his social media accounts to highlight criticisms of the Communist Chinese government from across the globe.

As Brexit finally becomes reality, I foresee four more years of the Trump administration—and the triumph of populism over globalism, everywhere.

"One sophomoric response does not deserve another," Graham said of Trump's rebuke to Pelosi.

"We have to protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia and even the United States of America," the French president told Europe 1 radio last week, calling for the formation of a "true European army."

"For over five years, the United States has pursued diplomatic and technical avenues with Russia aimed at preserving the INF Treaty," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

On Friday, Belgium's brewers will meet to honor Saint Arnould, the patron saint of brewers.

Given President Donald Trump's animosity toward both John McCain and NATO, such a move could be seen as a challenge to the White House.

The president made the claim in an unscheduled press conference Thursday and said he told allies, "I would be very unhappy if they didn't up their commitment very substantially."

Canada will spend around 1.23 percent of its GDP on defense in 2018, far below the agreed 2 percent for NATO nations.

Trump said it was "sad" that "billions of dollars" were being paid to Russia in a natural gas pipeline deal.

The letters said America's contribution to the NATO alliance is "no longer sustainable."

Three people have been charged with involvement in the planned attacks.

The Belgian Foreign Ministry had to intervene to get some of the men into the U.S.

The 71-year-old was found with his throat slashed.