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US Democrats unveil new Russia sanctions bill amid soaring tensions: Report
Jan 12, 2022 11:34The Democrats in the US Senate are expected to present a new sanctions bill on Wednesday targeting Russia, according to reports, which would inflict “severe costs” on the country’s economy.
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Kazakhstan says Russian-led troops will start leaving in two days
Jan 12, 2022 05:38Kazakhstan’s president says a Russia-led military alliance will start leaving after helping quell “foreign-backed” protests in the oil-rich Central Asian country.
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Kremlin says no room for optimism about US talks over Ukraine
Jan 11, 2022 13:04The Kremlin says the first round of talks with the United States over Ukraine provided no ground for optimism and that further negotiations are necessary to ease tensions between the two sides.
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Russian deputy FM: No progress made on Ukraine’s NATO membership in US talks
Jan 11, 2022 04:59Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says there has been no substantial progress with regard to the ban on Ukraine’s membership in NATO during talks with his American counterpart.
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US threatens Russia with ‘financial sanctions’ and other 'costs' over Ukraine after Geneva talks
Jan 11, 2022 04:55The US State Department has said the US and Russia have a better understanding of each other's concerns following a meeting between the two sides in the Swiss city of Geneva, but again threatened Moscow with “financial sanctions” and other “costs” if it launches any military action in neighboring Ukraine.
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US, Russia hold high-stake talks on Ukraine as NATO warns of ‘severe costs’ if Ukraine attacked
Jan 11, 2022 03:09Top US and Russian officials have held high-stake talks aimed at easing tensions over Ukraine amid warnings by NATO that Russia would face “severe costs” if it launched an attack on its former Soviet neighbor.
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Putin says Russia-led alliance will foil foreign plots to stoke unrest in Kazakhstan
Jan 10, 2022 10:51Russian President Vladimir Putin says the recent protests in Kazakhstan was stoked by virulent internal and external forces, insisting that the Russia-led military alliance would not permit them to destabilize the country.
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Under sanctions, Iran, Russia ties evolve into strategic partnership
Jan 10, 2022 09:22Iran's exports to Russia in the first nine months of the current Persian year which ends on March 20 increased by 58%, including 62% in agricultural and food products, a review of trade between the two countries shows.
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NATO 'prepared for the worst' amid tensions with Russia, says alliance chief
Jan 10, 2022 05:56NATO has warned Moscow to brace for conflict with the US-led military alliance if it does not abandon its “belligerent foreign policy” and cooperate with the West amid soaring tensions.
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Parties to Vienna talks can reach good agreement in shortest time if there is serious will: Iran
Jan 09, 2022 16:00Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says it is possible for negotiating parties in the Austrian capital to reach a good agreement in the shortest possible time if there is serious will on all sides.