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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.
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US, NATO 'complicit' in aiding Ukrainian 'terror attacks' on Moscow, Russia hints
Jul 05, 2023 06:05Russia's Foreign Ministry has suggested that the US and its NATO allies have aided Ukraine in launching recent drone attacks on Moscow, insisting that the UAV raids would not have been possible without such help.
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Russia foils Ukraine drone attacks on Moscow
Jul 04, 2023 13:42Russia says its Air Force units have foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital Moscow, though one of the attacks prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city’s international airports.
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Poland hopes to host NATO nuclear weapons to counter Russia, says PM
Jul 02, 2023 09:47Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said authorities seek to host NATO nuclear weapons in Poland within the framework of the Nuclear Sharing program to counter the “threat” they claim Russia poses.
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CIA chief made secret trip to Ukraine prior to Wagner mutiny: US official
Jul 01, 2023 09:03CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to Ukraine, prior to the Wagner Group's armed mutiny against Moscow, US newspapers have reported.
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Russia urges UN Security Council expansion to counter Western dominance
Jun 30, 2023 14:12Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia has called for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council to include more non-Western countries.