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Iran ready to mediate in Russia-Ukraine tensions
Feb 14, 2022 05:06Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed Tehran’s readiness for mediation to resolve tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
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Iranian expats in Ukraine warned of emergency situation
Feb 13, 2022 03:57Iran’s embassy in Kiev called on the nationals residing in Ukraine to get prepared for possible emergency situations amid warnings of military tensions along the country’s eastern border.
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US, allies urge citizens to leave Ukraine even as Kyiv calls for calm
Feb 12, 2022 12:56The US and some of its allies have called on their citizens to leave Ukraine, raising the alarm about an imminent invasion by Russia despite Moscow's denials and Kiev’s warnings that the West's unnecessary scaremongering is wreaking havoc on its economy.
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Wall Street stocks decline on fears of Ukraine crisis
Feb 12, 2022 08:39Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Friday for the second straight session, as investors fretted about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Blinken: Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘could begin at any time’
Feb 12, 2022 04:03US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a Russian invasion against Ukraine “could begin at any time.” Moscow has rejected the allegation that it is preparing to invade the neighboring country.
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After tense meeting, Russian FM says facts 'bounce off' his British counterpart
Feb 10, 2022 14:25Russia’s foreign minister says his British counterpart appeared ignorant and not listening to his proposals over the Ukraine crisis during their meeting in Moscow.
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Russian-UK relations plunged to low not seen in years: Lavrov
Feb 10, 2022 10:47Russian-British relations have hit a serious, multi-year low, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday.
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Envoy rejects West's 'fake news' of Russian plan to invade Ukraine
Feb 10, 2022 09:52The West has started an intelligence war against Moscow, says Russia’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, adding that “not even one of Russia’s high-ranking representatives has ever said that Russia is going to attack any state.”
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Russia calls Ukraine's reported plan to acquire US missiles 'provocative'
Feb 09, 2022 09:52Russia has censured as “a provocation” a reported Ukrainian request for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile systems from the United States, stressing that considering such supplies would deal a setback to efforts to ease an ongoing crisis between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
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Macron meets Putin in Moscow, says he seeks to 'avoid war' amid Ukraine tensions
Feb 08, 2022 01:52French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed hope that discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could lead to easing of tensions over Ukraine, amid Western allegations that Moscow is preparing for an invasion of its neighboring country.