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Putin: Western ‘economic blitzkrieg’ doomed to failure

Mar 16, 2022 15:37

President Vladimir Putin says the sanctions imposed against Russia over its offensive in Ukraine are doomed to failure.
Ukraine rejects Russia’s proposal for neutral status

Mar 16, 2022 12:06

Kiev has rejected Russia’s proposal for a neutral status as part of a peace agreement to end three weeks of conflict in Ukraine.
Vienna talks: Iran says strong agreement possible if Americans are ‘realistic’

Mar 16, 2022 03:44

Iran’s foreign minister says that a good strong agreement can be reached on restoring the US-abandoned Iran deal through the Vienna talks if the American side is realistic.
Iran calls on the US to drop ‘excessive demands’ to facilitate deal in Vienna

Mar 15, 2022 14:01

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran hopes that the United States will drop its “excessive demands” in the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna so that the negotiating parties can clinch a “good agreement” on reviving the landmark 2015 deal.
China calls on US not to harm Beijing’s interests while dealing with Russia

Mar 15, 2022 13:49

China has called on the United States not to harm Beijing’s legitimate rights and interests while dealing with Russia over its ongoing military offensive against Ukraine.
2,000 cars leave besieged Mariupol in first successful evacuation

Mar 15, 2022 12:41

Ukrainian authorities say some 2,000 cars have left the port city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, while a further 2,000 are waiting to leave.
UN chief warns of 'hurricane of hunger' amid Ukraine crisis

Mar 15, 2022 08:48

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine.
'Iran to remain in Vienna talks until ‘strong deal’ reached to meet its logical demands'

Mar 14, 2022 10:24

Iran's top security official says Tehran will remain in the talks with the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital of Vienna on the revival of the landmark 2015 deal until a "strong agreement" is reached that will guarantee the Islamic Republic's logical demands.
Russia: Humanitarian situation in some Ukraine cities 'catastrophic', Kiev to blame

Mar 13, 2022 05:45

A senior Russian Defense Ministry official says the humanitarian situation in some Ukrainian cities continues to decline rapidly, blaming Ukraine's nationalist forces for the worsening situation.
US brought Vienna talks to halt by seizure of Iran oil cargo: Report

Mar 13, 2022 04:48

A report holds the US to blame for the pause in the talks in Vienna on a potential revival of the 2015 Iran deal, saying the halt was announced in the wake of Washington's seizure of Iranian oil cargo at sea.