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Putin: War on ethnic Russians in Ukraine’s east ‘certainly looks like genocide’
Dec 10, 2021 12:26Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced the oppression against ethnic Russians in Ukraine’s east as “certainly looking like genocide.”
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Biden reaffirms ‘unwavering’ commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty
Dec 10, 2021 04:35US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed the United States’ "unwavering" commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday.
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US House passes defense bill, offering Ukraine $300mn in military aid
Dec 08, 2021 10:02The US House of Representatives has proposed $300 million in military aid for Ukraine as part of a massive $770-billion annual defense budget that also includes bids to counter Russia and China.
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US House passes defense bill, offering Ukraine $300mn in military aid
Dec 08, 2021 06:07The US House of Representatives has proposed $300 million in military aid for Ukraine as part of a massive $770-billion annual defense budget that also includes bids to counter Russia and China.
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In virtual summit: Biden warns Russia of sanctions; Putin demands guarantees against NATO expansion
Dec 08, 2021 05:54US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that the West would impose "strong economic and other measures" on Russia if it invaded Ukraine, while the Russian leader has demanded guarantees that NATO would not expand farther eastward.
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Russia to respond to US 'geopolitical games' in Ukraine, Lavrov warns
Dec 03, 2021 04:32Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Moscow will respond to any provocative moves by the United States to drag Ukraine into "geopolitical games” as tensions between the two sides escalate over Russia’s neighbor.
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NATO chief says military bloc intends to prevent conflict with Russia over Ukraine
Dec 02, 2021 05:19US-led NATO says it intends to prevent a conflict with Russia, as Moscow has already warned that it will act if the military alliance crosses its red lines in Ukraine while refuting claims by Washington and Kiev that Russia could be preparing to invade its crisis-hit neighbor.
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Blinken to meet with Russian, Ukrainian counterparts amid tensions
Dec 02, 2021 04:09US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planned to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as tensions between Moscow and Kiev continue to rise.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of deploying half its army to Donbass
Dec 01, 2021 14:18Russia says Ukraine has deployed half of its army, or 125,000 troops, to the ethnic Russian region of Donbass, amid an escalation between Kiev and separatists in the volatile zone.
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Iran says all aspects of 2020 Ukrainian plane crash ‘adequately’ investigated
Dec 01, 2021 03:40Over a week into the launch of a hearing process over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, Iran has defended its investigations into the case and said it has provided “adequate” attention to all aspects of the deadly tragedy that happened early last year.