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Russia shuts down German broadcaster's operations after Berlin bans RT DE
Feb 04, 2022 03:34Russia has closed the Moscow-based bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and stripped its staff of their accreditation, in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine's crisis.
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Putin accuses US of trying to draw Russia into war over Ukraine
Feb 02, 2022 13:43President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of deliberately designing a scenario to lure Russia into a war over Ukraine.
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French FM says no sign of Russia action in Ukraine
Feb 02, 2022 11:27French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has spoken against US insistence that Russia is set to invade neighboring Ukraine, saying there are no current indications to that effect, as more Europeans move to avert another US-led row with Moscow.
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Russia mocks US sanctions threats: ‘We learned to live with that’
Feb 02, 2022 05:33Russia's top United Nations envoy has mocked persisting US-led threats of sanctions against his country amid the raging row over the Ukraine conflict, saying, “We learned to live with that.”
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No alternative to 'diplomacy and dialogue’ in Ukraine crisis: UN official
Feb 01, 2022 06:04The UN political affairs chief has stressed that there is no alternative to “diplomacy and dialogue” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine, which has led to heightened tensions between Russia and the West.
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US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine to impact global economies, says report
Jan 31, 2022 10:40The sanctions that Americans are mulling against Russia over the Ukraine crisis could lead to high inflation and other forms of economic recession that would affect not only Russia but the entire global financial system, warns a report.
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NATO, UK say no plan for sending troops to Ukraine if Russia invades country
Jan 30, 2022 14:07NATO and Britain say they have no plans for sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, an allegation repeatedly dismissed by Moscow as propaganda.
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Johnson: UK plans ‘major’ troop deployment in Europe as ‘clear message to Kremlin’
Jan 30, 2022 05:37British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Russia of “destabilizing” the situation around Ukraine, saying London is planning to offer NATO a "major" deployment of troops and military hardware in Eastern Europe.
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Biden says to send troops after Ukraine asks West 'not to stir panic'
Jan 29, 2022 07:55US President Joe Biden says he will soon deploy American military forces to Eastern Europe as part of a plan to maintain pressure on Russia amid escalating tensions over Ukraine.
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Majority of Americans want diplomacy, not war, with Russia: Poll
Jan 29, 2022 07:10The majority of Americans support diplomacy, not war, with Russia as tensions continue to escalate over Ukraine, a new poll has found.