On Wednesday evening 20 December, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini condemned the launch the previous day of another ballistic missile against the Saudi capital Riyadh, responsibility for which was publicly claimed by the Yemeni Houthi organisation Ansar Allah (see EUROPE 11898).
The missile launch, Mogherini said in a press release, “constitutes an unacceptable violation of international law and a further dangerous escalation of the conflict...