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Russia: Gas pipeline to China will replace stalled Nord Stream 2 project
Sep 16, 2022 09:42Russia’s energy minister has announced that the Nord Stream 2 will be "replaced" by an alternative gas pipeline to China as the strategic project has failed to make headway due to Western sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
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Envoy: West meddling, terror support, blockade preventing return of calm to Syria
Sep 15, 2022 03:56Syria's ambassador to the United Nations considers the West's ongoing obstructive efforts to be a major obstacle in the way of re-establishment of normality in the West Asian country.
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Kremlin: Ukraine’s ambition to join NATO poses security threat to Russia
Sep 14, 2022 12:18Ukraine’s persistent ambition to join the NATO military alliance presents a threat to Russia’s security, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, underlining the necessity to carry out what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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US supplies Ukraine with intel for strikes on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Russian official
Sep 13, 2022 09:46The head of Russia’s Security Council says Washington has been supplying Kiev with crucial intelligence on the location of critical facilities for shelling around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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‘Your energy price ceiling will become price floor:’ Top Russian lawmaker warns Europe
Sep 09, 2022 12:27Russia has denounced European attempts to cap Russian energy prices, saying such measures are doomed to fail and prices will rise far beyond the attempted artificial ceiling.
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Blinken makes surprise trip to Kiev, as Washington approves $2.7bn in military aid to Ukraine, allies
Sep 08, 2022 12:59US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit to Kiev. Washington has approved $2.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine and its allies.
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Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi expected to meet for 1st time since Ukraine crisis
Sep 08, 2022 09:08Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are expected to meet next week for the first time since Moscow began a military offensive in Ukraine.
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US, Western sanctions on Tehran, Damascus ‘most heinous kind of terrorism’: Syria FM
Sep 06, 2022 05:18Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has denounced as “immoral” the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and its Western allies on both Syria and Iran, saying the sanctions represent the “most heinous kind of terrorism.”
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Leader: Iran standing up against arrogant powers’ plots, rejected their demands
Sep 03, 2022 06:51Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the Islamic Republic as the most promising force in the face of plots pursued by colonial powers, stating that most of their outrageous demands have been resisted and rejected due to Iran’s struggle.
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Russia mulls buying $70bn in yuan, other ‘friendly’ FX to stem ruble's surge
Sep 02, 2022 06:43Russia is reportedly weighing a plan to buy up to $70 billion in the Chinese yuan and other "friendly" currencies this year to stem the ruble's sharp surge amid Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.