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Russia: Syria air defenses shot down 16 of 22 Israeli missiles fired at Hama
May 15, 2022 03:38The Russian military says Syrian air defense units intercepted most of the missiles fired during a recent Israeli raid on the Arab country’s western-central province of Hama, and shot down more than a dozen projectiles during the attack that had been fired over the Mediterranean.
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Lavrov: All will suffer from West’s ‘hybrid war’ on Russia
May 14, 2022 12:13Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the West has launched a “hybrid war” against his country, the consequences of which would be felt around the world.
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Pentagon: Congress must pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill by Thursday
May 14, 2022 11:01The Pentagon said that Congress must pass a pending $40 billion Ukraine aid package by Thursday to avoid interrupting US weapons shipments to the Kiev government in its war with Russia.
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G7 threatens to reinforce Russia sanctions, continue military aide to Ukraine
May 14, 2022 09:37Diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) countries threaten to reinforce economic and political pressure on Russia and continue supplying weapons to Kiev as the conflict in Ukraine grinds into its third month with no solution on the horizon.
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Russia to respond if NATO moves nuclear forces near border
May 14, 2022 04:12Russia says it would take precautionary measures if NATO deployed nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to the country's border.
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Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia to hold referendum on joining Russia
May 14, 2022 02:42The leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia has set July 17 as a date for a referendum on joining Russia.
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Russia to cut electricity to Finland as Helsinki moves toward NATO bid
May 14, 2022 00:58Russia is likely to suspend electricity supplies to Finland this weekend as Helsinki seems adamant about pursuing its ambitious bid of joining the US-led NATO military alliance amid the raging war in Ukraine.
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Russia-West confrontation inevitable with Finland poised to join NATO
May 13, 2022 06:37Security experts have warned that further confrontation between the West and Russia seems inevitable as Finland looks set to become the 31st member of the NATO military alliance.
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EU pledges 500mn in extra military aid to Ukraine, UK urges more
May 13, 2022 06:29Throwing their full weight behind Kiev, France has announced that the G7 (Group of Seven) industrialized nations are “strongly united” in backing Ukraine until its “victory” against Russia.
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Sen. Paul blocks effort to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
May 13, 2022 03:20US Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has blocked bipartisan efforts to pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine military aid, demanding changes to the bill.