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Russia drops criminal case against Wagner chief after group ends mutiny, goes back to bases
Jun 25, 2023 02:01Russia says a criminal case previously filed against the head of Wagner paramilitary group has been dropped, after Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his forces to stop fighting and retreat to their bases.
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EU sanctions four Iranian entities over allegations of drone supplies to Russia
Jun 24, 2023 03:03The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Iranian entities over what it claims to be the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia in the war against Ukraine.
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Russia bans more EU officials over new anti-Moscow sanctions
Jun 23, 2023 12:04Russia says it is denying entry to more European officials in response to a decision by the European Union to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine.
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Ukraine hit Crimea-linked bridge with UK-supplied missiles: Russia
Jun 23, 2023 10:27Russian officials have said Kiev forces have used long-range missiles supplied by the UK to attack a bridge connecting Kherson province to the Crimean peninsula.
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Pentagon believes banned cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine
Jun 23, 2023 03:57Despite a global ban on the use of cluster munitions, the US military believes they would help Ukraine push back against Russian forces.
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Ukraine strikes ‘gate to Crimea’ linking mainland to peninsula: Kherson governor
Jun 22, 2023 11:29Ukrainian forces have struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region, with long-range British missiles, the Russia-appointed Kherson governor says.
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Russian diplomat says Macron would be BRICS inappropriate guest, citing France’s hostile policy
Jun 22, 2023 09:11A Russian Foreign Ministry diplomat says French President Emmanuel Macron would be an inappropriate guest at a summit of the BRICS group of countries, which is due in Johannesburg in August, citing France's "hostile and unacceptable policy" towards his country.
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EU approves new sanctions against Russia
Jun 22, 2023 09:08European Union governments have agreed to the 11th package of sanctions on Russia, which enables the bloc to punish third countries and companies for circumventing existing measures.
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UK backs Ukraine 's fast-track accession to NATO but US and Germany concerned over early membership
Jun 22, 2023 08:47British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says London is in favor of offering Ukraine a shorter route to join the NATO military alliance, as the issue has caused divisions among the member states ahead of a summit next month.
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Russia warns of Ukraine bid to strike Crimea with US, British missiles, vowing backlash
Jun 21, 2023 08:53Russia has warned of Ukraine’s plans to attack Russia-controlled Crimea with long-range American and British missiles, vowing fierce retaliation in case of such strikes.