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We had no other choice, says Putin after launching Ukraine operation
Feb 25, 2022 04:51Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he had no other choice than launching a military operation in Ukraine to stop the Ukrainian military’s interference in two eastern republics that have broken away from Ukraine.
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Biden imposes harsh new sanctions on Russia
Feb 25, 2022 04:17US President Joe Biden has unveiled harsh new sanctions on Russia after it launched “a special military operation” in Ukraine’s breakaway Donbass region.
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Oil tops $105, European wheat prices hit record amid Ukraine crisis
Feb 25, 2022 02:07Russia’s military operation in Ukraine’s Donbass region has raised the world oil prices to over $100 per barrel for the first time in more than seven years, also causing the price of wheat to break its previous record high across Europe.
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Russia’s Putin announces ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine’s Donbass to ‘defend people’
Feb 24, 2022 01:43Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbass region to “defend people” there against government forces, stressing that Moscow has “no plans to occupy Ukrainian territory.”
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Defense Min. spox: Ukraine uses staged videos to accuse Russia, there's no threat to civilian population
Feb 24, 2022 14:14Russia’s defense ministry says the Ukrainian government uses staged videos to accuses Russian forces of conducting indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets, stressing that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine poses no threat to civilian population.
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Ukraine crisis rooted in NATO provocations; war not solution: FM
Feb 24, 2022 10:46Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the crisis unfolding in Ukraine stems from the provocative acts by the US-led NATO military alliance, but added that there is no military solution to the crisis.
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Ukrainian airspace shuts down to civilian aircraft
Feb 24, 2022 05:35Airspace all over Ukraine has been restricted for civil flights, according to a notice to airmen (NOTAM) distributed by government agencies and airport operators, as Russia has launched a "full scale invasion of Ukraine," Kiev’s foreign minister said.
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EU imposes sanctions on high-ranking Russian officials over Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 04:51The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions against key members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, as well as a number of other figures involved in Russian politics and media, over the recent developments in Ukraine.
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US senators call for harsher sanctions on Russia
Feb 24, 2022 04:43US senators on both sides of the aisle are calling on the Biden administration to turn up the pressure on Russia after it launched a military operation in Ukraine’s Donbass region.
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Iran to UK: West must take ‘courageous’ decision to facilitate deal in Vienna
Feb 24, 2022 03:21Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says good progress has been made in the talks in Vienna with the P4+1 states, but in order to achieve a final agreement, the Western side is required to take a “courageous and realistic” political decision that guarantees Tehran’s interests.