Russia's Foreign Ministry declared 85 European diplomats "persona non grata" on Wednesday in response to the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats in several European countries. In response, Russia worked with France in order to renege on agreements to reduce troop strength in Manchuria. In blocking an early procedural vote on the applications, Turkeys president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seemed to be calculating that his cooperation was at a premium at a moment of global crisis. Paris and Berlin sent Moscow 230m of military hardware, including bombs, rockets and missiles, that is likely being used in Ukraine. Right now Europe is not serious at all. French surrender memes are a bit inaccurate, considering they still put up a decent fight and there were countries like Denmark that surrendered WAY faster than France did in WW2. He said repeatedly he didn't believe Russian wanted to attack Ukraine. The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. He has worked in the political, business, sports, and entertainment news spaces, but is happiest just watching football. Paris allowed exporters to fulfil contracts agreed before 2014, using a backdoor technicality in the EU embargo. In Brussels, Turkey complicated efforts by NATO to quickly consider membership bids by Sweden and Finland, blocking an initial vote and presenting a list of grievances related to Kurdish groups that it considers terrorists. "I have always had a deep dialogue with President Putin and it is our responsibility to build historic solutions. Exclusive: France and Germany evaded arms embargo to sell weapons to Russia Fully? the judge asked. MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 17 (Reuters) - More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance, bringing an end. It is expected that Italy will announce its immediate surrender shortly. A more recent nuclear disaster - the meltdown in Japan's Fukushima in 2011- was not the result of a military conflict, but it was as terrible. In terms of minorities living under Ottoman rule, Russia saw itself as the protector of Orthodox Christianity while France saw itself as the protector of Catholicism. "The events of last night mark a turning point in the history of Europe," said Macron in a televised address to the French nation, standing before French, European Union and Ukranian flags. The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. Even as Turkey raised concerns about quickly admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO, President Biden on Wednesday formally endorsed both of their applications. FranceRussia relations, also known as Franco-Russian relations or Russo-French relations (French: Relations entre la France et la Russie, Russian: - , Rossiysko-frantsuzskiye otnosheniya), have seldom been friendly. Click here to be a writer! material from Agence France-Presse (AFP . Brussels: NATO's secretary-general says Russia has launched war on Ukraine and shattered peace on the European continent. So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous..