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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.
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Ukraine crisis should be resolved through diplomacy without interference of third countries: Amir-Abdollahian
Feb 17, 2022 14:48Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed hope that the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia would be resolved through diplomatic channels and dialogue, without foreign interference.
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Kremlin says West’s accusations about Russia's troop pullback from Ukraine ‘unfounded’
Feb 17, 2022 13:07Russia has lambasted “unfounded accusations” by the US and NATO that it was not withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border, saying it will take time to draw to a close the current military exercises.
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Russia ends military drills in Crimea, will return some troops to bases as West remains skeptic
Feb 16, 2022 14:13Russia says it has ended its military drills in Crimea and will return an unspecified number of its troops to their bases, a move that could be regarded as an attempt to settle the growing security tensions between Moscow and the US-led NATO over Ukraine.
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'Nothing more grotesque than a media pushing for war,' says Edward Snowden
Feb 16, 2022 13:47Exiled American whistleblower Edward Snowden recently joined global critics who are decrying news outlets for encouraging war with their coverage of rising tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine.