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China, Russia veto US push for more UN sanctions on North Korea
May 27, 2022 03:17China and Russia have vetoed a US-led push at the United Nations to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches.
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Ukraine: War in east reached ‘maximum intensity’
May 27, 2022 01:41Ukraine says fighting in the country’s eastern region of Donbas has reached its “maximum intensity,” urging the European Union to impose more sanctions on Russia.
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Iran may barter car parts, gas turbines for Russia’s steel: Minister
May 27, 2022 01:12Iran and Russia may introduce major barter arrangements to facilitate trade between the two countries, including a plan that could allow Iran to import steel from Russia in return for exports of car parts and gas turbines to the country.
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Putin: Foreign companies leaving Russia blessing for home-grown businesses
May 26, 2022 14:53Russian President Vladimir Putin has depicted foreign companies’ withdrawal from the country as a blessing and an opportunity for home-grown businesses.
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Kremlin: West to blame for stopping grain deliveries via Ukraine ports, global food crisis
May 26, 2022 13:25Russia has denounced Western countries for what it called preventing vessels carrying grain from leaving Ukraine’s Black Sea ports amid fears of a global food crisis.
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Turkey threatens to block Nordic NATO bids over ‘security concerns’
May 26, 2022 06:29Turkey has threatened to obstruct the process of Sweden and Finland joining the NATO military alliance if the two Nordic states fail to address Ankara’s “security concerns” related to the pair’s support for Kurdish militants outlawed in Turkey.
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Russia blasts 'havoc' in areas under US occupation in Syria
May 26, 2022 05:40Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya says US and European sanctions on Syria are to blame for Syria’s widespread humanitarian crisis.
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US Treasury official sets off for India to push it away from buying Russian oil
May 26, 2022 00:56A US administration official has set off for India to convince New Delhi not to purchase Russian oil amid ramped-up Western pressure on Moscow over the military operation in Ukraine.
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Iran, Russia sign major MoUs on energy, banking ties
May 26, 2022 00:25Iran and Russia have signed three major memoranda of understanding (MoU) to expand energy and banking ties, says Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji.
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Pres. Raeisi reaffirms pledge to neutralize sanctions, says enemy’s threats ‘no hindrance’
May 25, 2022 10:09President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says his administration will not tie the country’s progress to the removal of sanctions, reiterating that neutralization of the impact of sanctions is being resolutely pursued, separate from efforts to remove them through talks in Vienna.