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Russian FM in Iran to intensify cooperation amid US sanctions
Jun 22, 2022 23:26Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has huddled with Iranian officials just after arriving in Tehran late Wednesday for talks on boosting trade and energy cooperation as the two countries grapple with Western economic sanctions.
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Russia's Lavrov due in Tehran to discuss JCPOA
Jun 22, 2022 10:20Russian ministry’s spokeswoman on Wednesday announced that the country's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will depart for Tehran today to discuss Tehran-Moscow ties and several international issues including the nuclear deal.
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China’s oil imports from Russia surge amid Ukraine war, US-led bans
Jun 22, 2022 03:49China has increased its crude oil imports from Russia in recent months, importing more than any other country in the month of May since December last year by taking advantage of lower prices in the face of Western sanctions.
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Ukraine on course for EU membership candidacy at summit
Jun 22, 2022 02:39Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step on the long road to joining the 27-country bloc, despite Russia's strict opposition to the move.
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Second American killed in Ukraine combat: US State Department
Jun 22, 2022 00:08The US Department of State has confirmed a second American citizen has died while fighting against Russians in Ukraine.
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Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine’s Donbass amid Kaliningrad row
Jun 21, 2022 12:24Russian forces have advanced further into Ukraine’s eastern region of the Donbass by capturing the frontline village of Toshkivka, near the flashpoint city of Severodonetsk, after fierce weeks-long clashes, a Ukrainian official says.
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Crimea official: Ukraine strikes with missiles oil drilling platforms in Black Sea
Jun 20, 2022 12:14The head of pro-Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula says Ukrainian government troops have struck oil drilling platforms in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s months-long military offensive in the former Soviet republic.
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Russia’s Medvedev: No point in nuclear disarmament talks with US until Americans beg for them
Jun 20, 2022 12:10Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says there is currently “no need to negotiate” with the United States on nuclear arms reduction, stressing that Moscow should wait until the Americans “crawl” back to talks and “beg” for them.
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Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers shift back to coal as Moscow turns down gas flows
Jun 20, 2022 11:59Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers race to find alternative fuel supplies and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threaten an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled.
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Ukraine says lost control of Severodonetsk village amid Russia's advances
Jun 20, 2022 09:13Ukraine has admitted to losing control of a village adjacent to the key industrial city of Severodonetsk, which has been the flashpoint of fierce battles between the Ukrainian and Russian forces in recent weeks.