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Moscow should retaliate for Latvia’s branding of Russia as terror sponsor: Top lawmaker
Aug 12, 2022 01:48A ranking Russian lawmaker says the country has to retaliate for a move by Latvia’s parliament to designate Moscow as a “state sponsor of terrorism” over its February-present military operation in Ukraine.
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Russia rejects Swiss offer as Europe wades deeper into Ukraine war
Aug 11, 2022 13:21Moscow has rejected Switzerland’s offer to represent Ukraine diplomatically in Russia as it no longer considers Switzerland a neutral state.
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Fierce fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk as Russians press ahead to seize Donbass
Aug 11, 2022 07:25Nearly six months into the war between Russia and Ukraine, fierce fighting is reported in Ukraine's Donetsk as Russian forces further press on with plans to seize the entire eastern region of the Donbass.
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Chinese diplomat blames US for being ‘main instigator’ of crisis in Ukraine
Aug 11, 2022 03:16China has accused the United States of being the main instigator of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began on February 24.
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Lauding ‘Khayyam’ satellite launch, Iran president vows acceleration of aerospace feats
Aug 10, 2022 09:15President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi hails earlier launch of Khayyam satellite on board a Russian rocket, pledging that the Islamic Republic would witness new achievements in the field of aerospace technology in the future.
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Russia requests Security Council meeting over attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
Aug 10, 2022 06:39Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning what it called Ukraine’s continuous attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, as both sides blame each other for repeated shelling of the site.
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US confirms supplying Ukraine with previously-undisclosed missiles
Aug 10, 2022 03:35The US military has confirmed the delivery of American anti-radar missiles to Ukraine in a bid to facilitate the targeting of Russian radar system by Ukrainian warplanes.
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Biden signs ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden's NATO membership
Aug 10, 2022 02:32US President Joe Biden has signed documents backing the membership of Sweden and Finland in the NATO military alliance.
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Ukraine evacuates thousands from Donetsk ahead of winter
Aug 09, 2022 11:34Ukraine says it has evacuated at least 3,000 people from the eastern region of Donetsk in the last six days, as part of compulsory evacuations ahead of winter.
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Russia ‘temporarily’ suspends US arms inspections under New START treaty
Aug 09, 2022 08:11Russia has "temporarily" suspended on-site inspections of its strategic nuclear weapons by the US under a 2010 arms control treaty known as New START, citing travel curbs, sanctions and coronavirus infections.