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Russia announces ceasefire around steel plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol to allow civilian evacuation
Apr 26, 2022 00:54Russia’s Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire around the giant fortress-like Azovstal steelworks in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol to allow a civilian evacuation from the flashpoint industrial area, almost a week after Moscow said it had fully seized the city.
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Russia’s envoy to US says working of embassy ‘blockaded’, staff threatened
Apr 25, 2022 09:12The Russian ambassador to the United States says the work of the Russian embassy has been “blockaded,” as the mission’s bank accounts have been closed and the staff have been threatened.
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Ukraine war should not overshadow crisis in Afghanistan: President Raeisi
Apr 25, 2022 08:06Expressing Iran’s opposition to any action steering the world towards war and unilateralism, President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said the war in Ukraine should not prevent the international community from paying attention to the crisis in Afghanistan.
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Day 61: US raises ante with high-level visit to Kiev, more military aid
Apr 25, 2022 03:32Washington's top diplomat and the Pentagon chief have pledged additional military aid, including advanced weapons, and a return of US envoys to Kiev on their first wartime visit to Ukraine.
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Russia dismisses ‘fake’ reports on receiving Iranian arms to use against Ukraine
Apr 24, 2022 10:11The Russian embassy in Tehran has denied some “fake” media reports about the transfer of Iranian weapons to Russia in order to be used in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
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Day 60: US leaders on first wartime visit to Kiev with arms pledges
Apr 24, 2022 08:13The US military chief will visit Kiev to discuss ways to continue offering more weapons and other support to Ukraine’s military, as other NATO countries' support continues.
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US designates Ukraine weapons coordinator
Apr 24, 2022 04:15A retired US Army general has been designated to help coordinate the massive shipment of American weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, the White House has announced.
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Russia to deploy Sarmat missiles by autumn in ‘historic’ nuclear upgrade
Apr 23, 2022 14:16Russia plans to deploy its newly-tested nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles by fall, two months into a military operation in Ukraine that has added fuel to the fire of tension between Moscow and the West.
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German chancellor warns NATO against direct confrontation with Russia
Apr 23, 2022 08:23German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned that NATO must avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia that could lead to a third world war.
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UK woos India with new security partnership to push it away from Russia
Apr 22, 2022 08:48The UK and India have agreed on a "new and expanded" defense and security partnership during British premier Boris Johnson’s visit to New Delhi amid efforts to keep India away from Russia.