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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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Turkey's President Erdogan gives green light to Sweden's NATO accession bid
Jul 11, 2023 05:35Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given the green light to Sweden's bid to become a member of the NATO military alliance, ending months of tug of war over the issue.
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Ukraine one key step closer to NATO membership amid Lithuania summit
Jul 11, 2023 05:14Ukraine has taken a key step toward becoming a member of NATO after a high hurdle in its way to accession was lifted during the current two-day summit of the US-led military alliance in Lithuania.
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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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Biden: Ukraine cannot join NATO due to war, lagging in democratization
Jul 10, 2023 09:48US President Joe Biden has ruled out Ukraine’s membership in the US-led NATO military alliance, citing its raging war with Russia as well as the country’s failure to meet other qualifications, including “democratization.”
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Russia warns of Ukraine bid to draw NATO into 'World War III'
Jul 08, 2023 10:30Russia’s United Nations envoy has fiercely rejected Western media reports implying that Moscow was plotting a false-flag operation at a major Ukrainian nuclear power plant, insisting that Kiev was using the false narrative to draw the US-led NATO military alliance into its war.
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Stoltenberg: For Turkey to accept Sweden's NATO accession issues need to be resolved
Jul 08, 2023 05:38NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said there are "gaps" between Turkey and Sweden that need to be bridged in order to gain Ankara's approval for Stockholm's' accession to the military alliance.
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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.