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CIA chief secretly visited Ukraine prior to war: Report
Jan 17, 2023 12:24The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had made a secret trip to Ukraine prior to the country's war with Russia, according to a report.
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Iran-Russia economic cooperation in line with strategic agreements: Shamkhani
Jan 17, 2023 08:22Iran’s top security chief says Tehran and Moscow are strengthening their economic cooperation in line with strategic agreements through constant efforts and a firm determination.
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Russia says tanks UK plans to send to Ukraine ‘will burn’ there
Jan 17, 2023 05:37Russia says the tanks Britain plans to send to Ukraine "will burn" there, warning the West against sending more advanced weapons to the ex-Soviet republic since such consignments will not "change" the outcome of the war.
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Putin slams Kiev’s ‘destructive’ policies, Western arms deliveries to Ukraine
Jan 17, 2023 05:08Russian President Vladimir Putin has lambasted the Ukrainian government’s "destructive" policies and growing Western arms supplies to Kiev as the conflict in the former Soviet republic drags on for more than 300 days.
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Belarus says to hold joint 'defensive' air force drills with Russia, accusing Ukraine of 'provocation'
Jan 16, 2023 05:02Belarus and Russia's air forces are to start joint drills to prepare for possible combat missions, around two weeks after a Ukrainian missile entered the Belarusian airspace in what Minks denounced as a "provocation."
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NATO says Ukraine can expect more Western heavy weapons, despite Russia's warnings
Jan 16, 2023 04:09The US-led NATO military alliance has affirmed the continued flow of Western heavy weapons into Ukraine, despite Moscow's warning that delivery of such weapons to Kiev would only prolong the war and intensify the suffering of Ukrainian people.
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Russia warns UK’s plan to supply Ukraine with tanks will escalate war
Jan 15, 2023 10:14Russia has warned that the UK's plan to supply Ukraine with tanks and other heavy weaponry will only escalate the war and generate more casualties among civilians.
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Russia's Medvedev: Japan's new PM betraying Hiroshima victims
Jan 14, 2023 10:56Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has betrayed the rights of hundreds of thousands of victims of US nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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UK set to supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks, more artillery systems, PM says
Jan 14, 2023 10:32The UK government is set to supply Ukraine with a fresh package of lethal military equipment, including heavy battle tanks, despite Russia’s warning against fanning the flames of war by sending military supplies to Kiev.
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NATO spy planes heading to Romania to monitor Russian moves
Jan 14, 2023 03:15NATO says it is set to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions, strengthening Romania’s eastern flank and to “monitor Russian military activity.”