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Russia: More NATO involvement in Ukraine will lead to 'unpredictable escalation'
Feb 07, 2023 12:47Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has warned that further involvement by NATO member states in the Ukraine war would lead to "unpredictable escalation."
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UK must halt defense cuts in order to keep arming Ukraine, says shadow defense secretary
Feb 07, 2023 11:52UK shadow defense secretary is set to urge the conservative government to halt further cuts to the army, in a bid to keep supplying Ukraine with lethal arms and produce weapons and ammunition to restore the country’s already depleted military stockpiles.
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Iran, Russia have deep-rooted, developing ties in various fields: Top security official
Feb 07, 2023 08:40Iran and Russia have deep-rooted and expanding relations in various economic, defense, military, security and scientific fields, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict pushing world into 'wider war,' UN chief warns
Feb 07, 2023 04:47United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that further escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could mean the world is heading toward a "wider war."
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Russian FM: US playing with fire, encouraging separatism in Kurdish region in Syria
Feb 07, 2023 03:20Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States is “playing with fire” with its activities on the common border between Iraq and Syria, especially by backing separatist militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and encourage separatism.
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Norway plans to provide Ukraine with $7.3 billion in aid in course of five years
Feb 07, 2023 03:16Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says Norway plans to send Ukraine a five-year aid package worth 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion), almost a year after Russia waged an ongoing war in the ex-Soviet republic.
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IAEA should refrain from making Iran-related documents public: Russian diplomat
Feb 07, 2023 02:55Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has urged the UN nuclear agency to refrain from disclosing any Iran-related documents not meant to be made public.
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Dismissing Wall Street Journal report, Iran says not working with Russia on drone production
Feb 07, 2023 02:41Iran has denied its participation in any project for the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with Russia, rejecting Western media reports in this regard as “sheer lies.”
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Russia turns to Iranian tractors to plow its farms
Feb 06, 2023 09:08Russia has begun test imports of Iran-made tractors as Moscow expands sourcing some of its needs previously reliant on Europe from the Islamic Republic amid Western sanctions.
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Russia: Ukraine plans to blow up buildings in eastern city of Kramatorsk, accuse Moscow of war crimes
Feb 06, 2023 05:08Russia has warned that Ukraine is planning to carry out a false-flag operation in which it will blow up buildings in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, before blaming it on Moscow.