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China plans 7.2% increase in annual defense budget
Mar 05, 2023 05:24China has announced a 7.2 percent increase in its defense budget for 2023, slightly outpacing last year's increase and faster than the government's modest economic growth forecast, as Premier Li Keqiang warned “external attempts to suppress and contain China are escalating.”
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‘Intellectually bankrupt’ US politicians make nuclear war realistic possibility: Geoff Young
Mar 05, 2023 05:02An American Democratic politician says “intellectually bankrupt” politicians of the United States have made a nuclear war with Russia a realistic possibility.
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Russian defense minister makes rare visit to front line in eastern Ukraine
Mar 04, 2023 14:13Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has met with the country’s troops in a rare visit to the front line in eastern Ukraine, as Russian forces closed in on the eastern city of Bakhmut.
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North Korean media backs Russian calls for probe into pipeline blast
Mar 04, 2023 12:15North Korea’s media has backed Russia’s call for an investigation into allegations that the West was behind the explosions that damaged Russia's undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year.
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US announces $400 million in new arms aid to Ukraine including tactical bridges, ammunition
Mar 04, 2023 03:31The United States on Friday announced $400 million in new military aid, which includes weapons, munitions and tactical bridges to move tanks and armored vehicles, for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
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Russia will no longer rely on West's partnership as Moscow shifts energy trade to China, India: Lavrov
Mar 03, 2023 12:22The Russian government has said that it will no longer rely on partners in the West for its energy trade and its new energy policy will be oriented towards the East where it has more reliable customers such as India and China.
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Blinken urges Russia to return to New START nuclear treaty
Mar 03, 2023 03:00US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Russia to reverse its decision and participate in the New START nuclear treaty.
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Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorist attack as troops close in on Bakhmut
Mar 02, 2023 14:20President Vladimir Putin says a Ukrainian sabotage group has carried out a "terrorist attack" in a southern border region amid Russian forces closing in on the city of Bakhmut.
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Russia, China censure Western ‘blackmail, threats’ against other countries
Mar 02, 2023 13:38At a G20 meeting, Russia and China have denounced the West for imposing what they called its unilateral approaches by means of “blackmail and threats” against other countries.
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Finland forges ahead to join NATO after parliament approves its accession
Mar 02, 2023 10:47Finland has edged closer to joining NATO after its parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation necessary for allowing the country to be a member of the transatlantic military alliance and Hungary’s ruling party said it would support the bid.