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Russia: Gas pipeline to China will replace stalled Nord Stream 2 project
Sep 16, 2022 09:42Russia’s energy minister has announced that the Nord Stream 2 will be "replaced" by an alternative gas pipeline to China as the strategic project has failed to make headway due to Western sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
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US announces new $600m Ukraine arms package, EU reaffirms support for Kiev
Sep 16, 2022 07:21The Biden administration has approved a new $600 million weapons package for Ukraine despite warnings that its military support to Kiev only fuels the flames of war in the former Soviet republic.
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Xi, Putin vow to 'inject stability into a turbulent world' as 'great powers'
Sep 16, 2022 05:10China is willing to cooperate with Russia, President Xi Jinping has said, hailing strategic ties with Moscow in defiance of the Western hegemony.
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US will cross ‘red line’ if it gives Ukraine longer-range missiles: Russia
Sep 16, 2022 00:26Russia has warned if the United States supplies Ukraine with longer-range missiles, Washington will cross a “red line” and become “a party to the conflict,” more than six months into Moscow’s military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Putin: Russian delegation of 80 large companies to visit Iran next week
Sep 15, 2022 11:05President Vladimir Putin says a Russian delegation of 80 large companies are set to visit Iran next week, as the Islamic Republic signed documents pertaining to its full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which is due to take place in the near future.
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Russia, China conducting joint naval patrols in Pacific Ocean
Sep 15, 2022 07:28Russia and China are holding joint naval patrols in the Pacific Ocean as they deepen their military and diplomatic ties in the face of a more hostile West.
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Chances for peace in Ukraine minimal: UN chief
Sep 15, 2022 04:05UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed pessimism about the situation in Ukraine, saying the prospects for peace in country are "minimal" at present.
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Iran: Trade with Russia was in surplus in July-August
Sep 15, 2022 02:26Iran’s ministry of trade (MIMT) says trade with Russia was in surplus for a first time in July-August amid a surge in sales of manufacturing products to Russian customers.
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Kremlin: Ukraine’s ambition to join NATO poses security threat to Russia
Sep 14, 2022 12:18Ukraine’s persistent ambition to join the NATO military alliance presents a threat to Russia’s security, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, underlining the necessity to carry out what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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Russia slams 'bias' of UN human rights body
Sep 14, 2022 07:17Russia has denounced the growing "bias" of the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), after the UN body harshly criticized the human rights situation in the country.