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EU offers Ukraine €50bn more in aid while facing poverty crisis affecting 96.5mn people
Jul 15, 2023 06:02EU finance ministers agree on a new 50 billion-euro financial package for Ukraine while a new report by the European Economic and Social Committee warns of rising poverty in the EU. Jerome Hughes reports from Brussels.
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India buys French fighter jets, submarines as Modi visits Paris
Jul 14, 2023 10:01India has signed a new multibillion-dollar deal with France, buying French fighter jets as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Paris on a two-day trip.
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Biden warns Ukraine's NATO membership during war could trigger WWIII
Jul 14, 2023 03:39President Joe Biden of the United States has warned that Ukraine’s potential accession to NATO while it is at war with Russia is likely to culminate in a third World War.
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EU legislator claims Ukraine is being led by war criminals
Jul 13, 2023 11:53The war in Ukraine has sparked a fiery debate in the European parliament. Some EU lawmakers insist the 27-nation bloc should stop sending lethal weapons and billions of dollars in cash to Kiev.
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Lavrov: Russia sees as 'nuclear threat' US-made F-16 jets in Ukraine
Jul 13, 2023 10:31Russia has warned that it will regard as a 'nuclear threat' the US-made F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine since the warplanes are capable of carrying atomic weapons.
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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ NATO allegations of supplying drones to Russia
Jul 13, 2023 07:51Iran has categorically rejected allegations it is providing drones to Russia, raised this time by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), urging member states of the military alliance to refrain from leveling such accusations.
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US senator slams 'ungrateful' Ukrainian president over NATO demands
Jul 12, 2023 11:27US Senator Rand Paul has rebuked the “ungrateful” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for his harsh criticism of Washington and other Western backers and demanding Kiev's speedy NATO accession.
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Biden says no NATO membership amid war as more taxes go to Ukraine
Jul 11, 2023 13:52Ukraine keeps asking for NATO membership, but the West is divided over the country’s accession to the military alliance. The US is opposed to the move. Washington, however, continues to send dozens of billions in military aid to Kiev.
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Zelensky slams 'absurd' lack of timeline for Ukraine's NATO entry
Jul 11, 2023 13:47Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at NATO allies for their uncertainty to accept his country to the bloc, as several members, including the United States, have expressed reservations about admitting Kiev to the military alliance.
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Ukraine steps up mercenary recruitment to conceal losses, treats them like ‘cannon fodder’: Russia
Jul 11, 2023 12:12Ukraine has stepped up its recruitment of mercenaries from across the globe in efforts to conceal the catastrophic losses of its military forces in the raging war against Russia, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has declared in an official statement.