HR/VP Blog – Russian authorities regularly claim that the Russian economy would not really suffer from Western sanctions and that time would be on Russia's side in its war of aggression against Ukraine. However, these ideas do not stand up to scrutiny. Our sanctions have already significantly weakened the Russian economy, and the future of the country becomes bleaker each day as Russia continues...

HR/VP Blog – Last Tuesday, the College of Commissioners approved a Joint Communication from the Commission and myself as High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy on a new European Defence Industrial Strategy. We need to boost our defence industry to replenish our stocks and face new potential threats while continuing to provide adequate military support to Ukraine.

HR/VP Blog - Guatemala – Last Sunday, I attended the inauguration of Guatemala’s new President, Bernardo Arévalo. The whole electoral process and the transfer of power had been marked by persistent attempts first to prevent Arévalo from standing in the second round and then to overturn the election results. The EU stood firm in support of democracy and the rule of law, and strongly pushed back...