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Russian deputy FM: No progress made on Ukraine’s NATO membership in US talks
Jan 11, 2022 04:59Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says there has been no substantial progress with regard to the ban on Ukraine’s membership in NATO during talks with his American counterpart.
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NATO 'prepared for the worst' amid tensions with Russia, says alliance chief
Jan 10, 2022 05:56NATO has warned Moscow to brace for conflict with the US-led military alliance if it does not abandon its “belligerent foreign policy” and cooperate with the West amid soaring tensions.
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‘Disappointed’ by US signals, Russia rules out concession in talks over Ukraine
Jan 09, 2022 09:21Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow is "disappointed" by signals from Washington and Brussels demanding unilateral concessions from the Russian side ahead of talks intended to ease tensions over Ukraine.
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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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US flies 2nd spy plane over Ukraine ‘to gather intel’ amid tensions
Dec 31, 2021 08:20Amid heightened tensions, the US Air Force flew a second spy aircraft over eastern Ukraine hours before the telephonic conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday.
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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.