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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.
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Top Russian diplomats blast US, NATO over Ukraine aims
Jul 11, 2023 09:53Senior Russian diplomats have lashed out at the US for pushing a massive publicity campaign to win public support for any “anti-Russia decisions” at the NATO summit currently underway in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.
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Erdogan: Sweden's NATO membership linked to Turkey's EU accession
Jul 11, 2023 03:46President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says Brussels should facilitate the country's accession to the European Union (EU) before Ankara moves to approve Sweden's bid to join NATO.
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Europeans must be held accountable for shortcomings on JCPOA: Tehran
Jul 10, 2023 08:40Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has slammed the irresponsibility of the three European signatories to the JCPOA agreement with the Islamic Republic, saying they must be held accountable for failing to fulfill their own obligations.
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‘Cycle of violence has to end’: EU envoy slams Israel’s deadly Jenin raid
Jul 09, 2023 03:18The European Union's Representative to the Palestinian territories Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff has censured Israel over the “proportionality” of force it used during the two-day military onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
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Rome refuses to ratify ESM reform treaty: Distrust of EU or political games?
Jul 07, 2023 12:02The EU has been mounting pressure on Italy over the ratification of the eurozone bailout reform. Italy is the only EU member state that has not yet ratified the amending agreement, and Brussels can no longer wait.
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IAEA wants further access to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid fears of potential attack
Jul 06, 2023 09:42The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it needs more access to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine amid sabotage warnings.
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Hungary threatens to retaliate over Ukraine's sanctioning of OTP
Jul 06, 2023 04:05Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto says Budapest would block EU funding of arms transfers to Ukraine unless Kiev removes OTP Bank from its blacklist.
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Iran urges Europe to confront Islamophobia seriously, effectively
Jul 05, 2023 04:13Following the recent desecration of the holy Qur'an in Sweden, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on Europe to effectively confront Islamophobia.