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Use of nuclear arms only if faced with ‘existential threat’, Kremlin reiterates
Mar 29, 2022 07:56Russia has reiterated its stated position on the use of nuclear weapons, saying such a move will be taken only if Moscow is faced with an existential threat.
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Day 34: Ukraine, Russia to hold face-to-face peace talks in Turkey
Mar 29, 2022 03:33The Ukrainian foreign minister has expressed optimism that the first face-to-face peace talks with Moscow this week could lead to a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending Russia’s protracted military campaign in the former Soviet state.
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UAE defies US, Europe to reaffirm oil alliance with Russia
Mar 29, 2022 02:39The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has underscored its commitment to an oil alliance with Russia, defying a Western push for the global sanctioning of Russia over the country’s long-running military operation in Ukraine.
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Kremlin says Russia will not supply gas to Europe for free as tensions rise over method of payment
Mar 29, 2022 01:33The Kremlin says Russia will not supply gas to Europe for free as Moscow is at odds with the West over the method of payment, more than a month after Russia began a military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
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Kremlin condemns Biden’s remark that Putin cannot remain in power as cause of alarm
Mar 29, 2022 00:16The Kremlin has blasted as “alarming” recent remarks by US President Joe Biden that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” amid Moscow’s ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine.
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Canary Islands
Mar 28, 2022 07:38Spanish coast guard rescued on Sunday 64 migrants intercepted off Canary Islands and brought them to Arguineguin port, in the Gran Canaria Island.
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Russia, Ukraine to resume peace talks in Turkey as fighting rages on
Mar 28, 2022 07:23Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to resume tension-easing negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, Reuters cited a senior Turkish official as saying, as the conflict between the neighbors rages on.
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PA pres. slams West’s ‘double standards’ on Russia-Ukraine war as Israel walks free
Mar 28, 2022 07:13Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has rebuked Western countries for adopting “double standards” after they imposed tough measures against Russia over its military operation against Ukraine while they ignored Israel’s “crimes” against the Palestinians.
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'The US does not have a policy of regime change in Russia’: US ambassador to NATO
Mar 28, 2022 02:47US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith on Sunday appeared to contradict President Joe Biden’s comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power.
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‘False hope’: Refugee charity blasts UK’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
Mar 28, 2022 02:42A UK-based humanitarian group has castigated the British government for being unsupportive of Ukrainian refugees, almost a fortnight after a government scheme was launched to help them.