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Lavrov: Russia’s patience with West ‘running out’, to 'make a decision'
Jan 14, 2022 11:57Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia's patience with the West has come to an end, warning that Moscow will not wait forever for the US and NATO to respond to its security demands.
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Russia may be forced to ‘eliminate unacceptable threats’: Lavrov
Dec 31, 2021 14:22The Russian foreign minister says Moscow may be forced to “eliminate unacceptable threats” to national security, as US President Joe Biden reiterated threats against Russia during a 50-minute phone conversation with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
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Russia test-launches new hypersonic cruise missiles from frigate, submarine: Report
Dec 31, 2021 14:21Russia has reportedly test-fired around 10 new Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine as tensions between Moscow and the West escalate over Ukraine.
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Putin: West must immediately give Moscow security guarantees
Dec 24, 2021 14:34President Vladimir Putin has talked about Moscow’s security proposals presented to the NATO alliance last week. Speaking during his annual press conference, he said it is the Western countries that must immediately give Russia security guarantees, not the other way round.
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Dragging Ukraine into NATO poses unacceptable threats to Russia: Lavrov
Dec 24, 2021 14:31Moscow says the United States' efforts to "drag" Ukraine into NATO, poses "unacceptable threats" to Russia, citing the prospect of the alliance's strike missile systems appearing near the Russian border.
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US approves sale of Javelin missiles to Lithuania amid Russia tensions
Dec 22, 2021 10:46The US State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Lithuania in a $125-million deal amid escalating tensions between Russia and the US over Ukraine.
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Russia tests hypersonic missile, holds naval drill amid tensions with West
Dec 17, 2021 05:18The Russian military has successfully test-fired a hypersonic cruise missile against a target in the country’s north as Moscow is engaged in naval drills in the Black Sea region amid tensions with the West and the US-led military alliance of NATO over the situation around Ukraine.
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President Raeisi: Murder, crime, bloodshed sole outcomes of US, NATO presence in Afghanistan
Dec 16, 2021 13:36President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says two decades of the military presence of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan had no other result for the Afghan people but bloodshed and backwardness.
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Russia vows ‘adequate response’ in expulsion of diplomats from Germany
Dec 16, 2021 02:25Russia says it will adequately respond to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from Berlin, amid tensions between Moscow and the West.
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Russian, Chinese presidents to discuss NATO’s belligerent rhetoric: Kremlin
Dec 14, 2021 14:13Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to discuss the tense situation in Europe and NATO's belligerent rhetoric as tensions escalate between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.