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Italy quadruples imports of Russian oil despite EU opposition
May 22, 2022 03:46Italy has increased its imports of Russian crude in spite of efforts by the European Union to end its dependence on Russian energy over the Ukraine crisis.
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Biden, Blinken, Burns permanently banned entry to Russia
May 22, 2022 02:31US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and CIA Chief William Burns have been banned from entry to Russia as relations between the two world powers continue a constant downward spiral over the crisis in Ukraine.
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Russia says it destroyed Western arms haul in Ukraine with Kalibr missiles
May 21, 2022 11:53Russia on Saturday said it has destroyed a major haul of Western weapons in Ukraine’s restive Zhytomyr region, west of Kiev, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles, amid growing tensions with the US and European Union states.
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Biden signs $40 bn Ukraine aid package, putting COVID funds on backburner
May 21, 2022 09:25US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that provides nearly $40 billion of additional humanitarian and military aid for Ukraine, in a move that prioritizes assistance for Kiev over fight against the coronavirus in the world's worst-hit country.
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Report: US aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles
May 21, 2022 01:33The Biden administration is working to deliver anti-ship missiles to Ukrainian fighters to help defeat Russia's naval blockade, a move that could increase the chances of a confrontation between the United States and Russia.
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Ukraine orders troops holed up in Mariupol’s Azovstal to stop fighting
May 20, 2022 10:01Kiev has ordered the remaining Ukrainian soldiers still holed up in the blockaded Azovstal steel plant in the southern port city of Mariupol to stop fighting, as Russia continues to make advances in its military operation in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia taking ‘countermeasures’ against Finland, Sweden joining NATO, cuts gas flows to Helsinki
May 20, 2022 10:00Moscow is set to take “adequate countermeasures” to oppose military threats near its western borders posed by Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership, says Russia’s defense minister.
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US Senate passes whopping $40 billion in aid for Ukraine
May 20, 2022 01:45The US Senate has approved more than $40 billion in new “aid” for Ukraine, which has been the site of a Russian military operation since February.
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FM: Iran supports any diplomatic effort to settle Ukraine conflict, ready to mediate
May 19, 2022 12:42Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has described Tehran's relations with Moscow as excellent, saying the Islamic Republic supports any effort aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine war.
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Russia demands review of sanctions in order to open Black Sea ports
May 19, 2022 12:38The Kremlin says anti-Russia sanctions will must be reviewed first if Moscow is to heed an appeal by the United Nations to open Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain export.