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NATO to provide funding for Kabul airport security after full withdrawal
May 21, 2021 10:43NATO says it will provide funding to help secure Kabul airport, Afghanistan’s main gateway to the outside world, as foreign forces withdraw from the country after two decades of war and occupation.
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US, NATO begin Afghanistan pullout as Taliban vow forced eviction
Apr 30, 2021 06:54The US and NATO troops have started to withdraw from Afghanistan, the White House and several alliance officials say, amid a reported surge in Taliban attacks.
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US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War: Lavrov
Apr 29, 2021 07:38Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the bilateral relations between Russia and the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War due to a lack of mutual respect.
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Russia expels more diplomats from some Western-aligned countries
Apr 28, 2021 11:55Russia has given one week to seven diplomats from some Western-aligned countries to leave, in a tit-for-tat move against the backdrop of the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
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Russia to prepare list of ‘unfriendly’ states soon
Apr 28, 2021 06:26Russia says it will soon present a list of governments deemed “unfriendly” to the state, following a decree by President Vladimir Putin to clearly identify and take countermeasures against hostile countries.
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Russia summons Polish ambassador, expels five diplomats
Apr 23, 2021 11:23The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned Poland’s ambassador to protest his country’s expulsion of Russian diplomats, informing him of Moscow’s decision to respond in kind.
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Putin willing to discuss bilateral ties with Ukraine president in Moscow 'any time'
Apr 23, 2021 05:56Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to invite his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss bilateral ties amid a military escalation between the two sides near Ukraine’s southern borders and the Crimean Peninsula.
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Keep Ukraine out of NATO
Apr 19, 2021 10:43Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has started calling on the US and NATO to expedite Ukraine’s membership in the alliance in a “signal” to Moscow in response to a buildup of Russian forces along the border. Zelensky has said “NATO is the only way to end the war in Donbass.” It would be more accurate to say that talk of NATO membership is a good way to ensure that the war in the Donbass escalates and spreads.
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Russia hits back at UK over ‘malign activity’ accusation
Apr 16, 2021 12:14The UK is attempting to project itself as an “important” global actor in the wake of Brexit by accusing Russia of involvement in “malign activity,” the Russian Embassy in London says.
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Russian jet fighter intercepts another US spy plane over Pacific Ocean
Apr 16, 2021 11:08Russia says a MIG-31 jet fighter has intercepted a US RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane over the Pacific Ocean while approaching Russia’s territorial waters, forcing the spy aircraft to veer off course.