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'Sweden must take concrete steps to get into NATO'
Apr 07, 2023 09:15A day after Finland formally joined NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sweden needs to take further steps for Turkey to ratify its NATO membership bid. Turkey accuses Sweden of hosting members of the terrorist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an allegation that Sweden denies.
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President Xi says China's top priority on Ukraine is to encourage ceasefire, end war
Apr 07, 2023 06:23China's President Xi Jinping has said Beijing's top priority on Ukraine is to encourage a ceasefire and end the war with Russia.
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Kremlin: NATO's expansion towards Russian borders causes concerns for country's security
Apr 06, 2023 11:49The expansion of NATO towards Russia's borders causes trouble and anxiety for the country's security, Kremlin spokesman Dmirty Peskov said on Thursday.
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Situation with Ukraine is difficult now: Kremlin
Apr 06, 2023 11:02China has impressive mediation potential but the situation with Ukraine remains complicated, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
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Macron asks Xi to help end Ukraine war
Apr 06, 2023 10:50French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to urge Russia, a close ally, to end its military operation in Ukraine.
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Macron arrives in China, with Ukraine, trade on agenda
Apr 05, 2023 09:55French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in China for a three-day state visit, during which he aims to dissuade Beijing from supporting Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
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US announces billions worth of military assistance to Ukraine
Apr 05, 2023 05:26The United States has formally announced $2.6 billion worth of military assistance for Ukraine, prompting Russia to warn that Washington only seeks to prolong the conflict.
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Finland set to join NATO, doubling US-led alliance’s land border with Russia
Apr 04, 2023 11:00Finland is set to formally become a member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic shift that will end the country's years of “military non-alignment" and double the US-led alliance's land border with Russia.
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Russia says suspect in deadly bombing that killed war blogger detained
Apr 03, 2023 10:42A woman suspected of killing a prominent Russian war blogger and injuring dozens of others at a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday has been detained, the country's top counterterrorism agency said Monday.
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Ambassador: Russia will move tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus border ‘despite noise in Europe, US'
Apr 03, 2023 05:27Russia's ambassador to Belarus says his country is bent on moving its tactical nuclear weapons close to the border with Belarus, placing them nearer than ever before to the threshold of US-led military alliance of NATO.