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Iran summons Russian ambassador over joint statement on Persian Gulf islands
Jul 12, 2023 08:49Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the contents of a joint statement issued by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) and the Russian Federation about three islands in the Persian Gulf.
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Russia warns NATO military aid to Kiev only brings WW III closer
Jul 12, 2023 05:58Russia has warned against NATO's increasing military assistance to Ukraine, saying such assistance could bring World War III closer.
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Biden says no NATO membership amid war as more taxes go to Ukraine
Jul 11, 2023 13:52Ukraine keeps asking for NATO membership, but the West is divided over the country’s accession to the military alliance. The US is opposed to the move. Washington, however, continues to send dozens of billions in military aid to Kiev.
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Zelensky slams 'absurd' lack of timeline for Ukraine's NATO entry
Jul 11, 2023 13:47Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit out at NATO allies for their uncertainty to accept his country to the bloc, as several members, including the United States, have expressed reservations about admitting Kiev to the military alliance.
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Ukraine steps up mercenary recruitment to conceal losses, treats them like ‘cannon fodder’: Russia
Jul 11, 2023 12:12Ukraine has stepped up its recruitment of mercenaries from across the globe in efforts to conceal the catastrophic losses of its military forces in the raging war against Russia, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has declared in an official statement.
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Top Russian diplomats blast US, NATO over Ukraine aims
Jul 11, 2023 09:53Senior Russian diplomats have lashed out at the US for pushing a massive publicity campaign to win public support for any “anti-Russia decisions” at the NATO summit currently underway in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.
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Russia says US admitting 'war crime' by justifying cluster bomb delivery to Kiev
Jul 10, 2023 05:11Russia’s envoy to Washington has blasted US justification for delivering globally-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine by predicting more civilian casualties in the raging conflict by the Russian side, slamming the twisted analogy to the US confessing to “war crimes.”
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Canada, Spain join countries opposed to US sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
Jul 09, 2023 05:06Canada and Spain voiced objections against sending Kiev cluster weapons, joining the group of US allies opposed to Washington’s decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions.
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Poland deploys 1,000 troops along eastern border
Jul 09, 2023 04:51Poland has begun deploying over 1,000 troops on its eastern border, claiming concerns over the presence of Russian Wagner fighters in neighboring Belarus.
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Russia slams US nod to supply cluster bombs to Kiev as 'act of desperation'
Jul 09, 2023 03:35Moscow has lashed out at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, undermining it as an "act of desperation" that signals "weakness," amid Kiev's failure to make much progress in its hyped-up counteroffensive against Russian forces.