After the end of the Munich Security Conference, EU Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels today. They are examining the situation in Syria following the US government’s announcement that it will soon withdraw its troops. According to diplomats, the idea of a „buffer zone“ in the northeast of the country should also be discussed.
Another topic likely to be addressed by US President Donald Trump is that European states should take back hundreds of captured IS fighters with EU citizenship. Otherwise, the US would be forced to release them, Trump tweeted yesterday at night.
After the Russian Coast Guard’s violent crackdown on Ukrainian naval vessels in November, EU ministers are also discussing sanctions against those responsible. At lunch, ministers deal with the domestic conflict in Venezuela. A number of EU countries have already recognized the self-proclaimed Transitional President Juan Guaido. Other topics include the situation after the controversial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the countries of the Horn of Africa.
