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Ukraine rues being 'left alone' by West, offers neutrality; Russia calls for surrender
Feb 25, 2022 07:09The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued for the second day, with explosions reported in Kiev as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rued being "left alone" by the West and announced readiness to declare neutrality.
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We had no other choice, says Putin after launching Ukraine operation
Feb 25, 2022 04:51Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he had no other choice than launching a military operation in Ukraine to stop the Ukrainian military’s interference in two eastern republics that have broken away from Ukraine.
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Defense Min. spox: Ukraine uses staged videos to accuse Russia, there's no threat to civilian population
Feb 24, 2022 14:14Russia’s defense ministry says the Ukrainian government uses staged videos to accuses Russian forces of conducting indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets, stressing that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine poses no threat to civilian population.
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Ukraine crisis rooted in NATO provocations; war not solution: FM
Feb 24, 2022 10:46Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the crisis unfolding in Ukraine stems from the provocative acts by the US-led NATO military alliance, but added that there is no military solution to the crisis.
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Iran: NATO’s US-led provocations have complicated Ukraine crisis
Feb 22, 2022 14:17Tehran has denounced the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s interference in the volatile eastern part of Ukraine, stating that the military alliance’s provocative measures have complicated the situation and led to the sharp escalation of tensions there.
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Russia says 'open to diplomacy' over Ukraine, defends recognition of breakaway regions
Feb 22, 2022 09:16Russian envoy to the United Nations has reaffirmed Moscow’s “openness to diplomacy”, noting that President Vladimir Putin’s move to declare two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine independent was aimed at foiling the new "Ukrainian military adventure".
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Putin declares Lugansk and Donetsk independent republics
Feb 22, 2022 01:05Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognizing breakaway Lugansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine as independent republics.
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Ukraine, Germany push back against US claims of imminent Russian invasion
Feb 20, 2022 08:29Ukraine and Germany have pushed back against assumptions by Washington about Russian intentions to invade the former Soviet state as tensions further escalated after US President Joe Biden warned that Russia could launch an attack “within days.”
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Russia warns of 'alarming' situation in eastern Ukraine as Kiev continues to shell Donbass
Feb 18, 2022 12:37Russia has voiced serious concern about the unfolding situation in eastern Ukraine, as Kiev continues to shell the Donbass region for the second day running.
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Ukraine, rebels trade shelling accusations; US says Russia wants war 'pretext'
Feb 18, 2022 08:07Pro-Russia secessionists in eastern Ukraine have accused the West-backed Ukrainian government forces of launching an artillery barrage on a frontline village, with Moscow raising deep concern over the latest flare-up.