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Ukraine, rebels trade shelling accusations; US says Russia wants war 'pretext'
Feb 18, 2022 08:07Pro-Russia secessionists in eastern Ukraine have accused the West-backed Ukrainian government forces of launching an artillery barrage on a frontline village, with Moscow raising deep concern over the latest flare-up.
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Kremlin says West’s accusations about Russia's troop pullback from Ukraine ‘unfounded’
Feb 17, 2022 13:07Russia has lambasted “unfounded accusations” by the US and NATO that it was not withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border, saying it will take time to draw to a close the current military exercises.
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'Nothing more grotesque than a media pushing for war,' says Edward Snowden
Feb 16, 2022 13:47Exiled American whistleblower Edward Snowden recently joined global critics who are decrying news outlets for encouraging war with their coverage of rising tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine.
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Some Russian troops return from Ukraine border in a sign of de-escalation
Feb 15, 2022 10:35Some Russian troops deployed in areas bordering Ukraine are returning to their bases following the completion of drills, Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday, in a major step toward de-escalation.
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After tense meeting, Russian FM says facts 'bounce off' his British counterpart
Feb 10, 2022 14:25Russia’s foreign minister says his British counterpart appeared ignorant and not listening to his proposals over the Ukraine crisis during their meeting in Moscow.
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Russian-UK relations plunged to low not seen in years: Lavrov
Feb 10, 2022 10:47Russian-British relations have hit a serious, multi-year low, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday.
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Envoy rejects West's 'fake news' of Russian plan to invade Ukraine
Feb 10, 2022 09:52The West has started an intelligence war against Moscow, says Russia’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, adding that “not even one of Russia’s high-ranking representatives has ever said that Russia is going to attack any state.”
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Russia calls Ukraine's reported plan to acquire US missiles 'provocative'
Feb 09, 2022 09:52Russia has censured as “a provocation” a reported Ukrainian request for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile systems from the United States, stressing that considering such supplies would deal a setback to efforts to ease an ongoing crisis between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
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Russia, China discuss ditching dollar, ink 30-year-old gas deal; warn West
Feb 04, 2022 09:18Russian and Chinese presidents have discussed shifting trade away from the dollar as they unveil a new gas deal, stressing that their strategic cooperation is "unshakeable" and warning the West to stop eastward expansion.
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Russia shuts down German broadcaster's operations after Berlin bans RT DE
Feb 04, 2022 03:34Russia has closed the Moscow-based bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and stripped its staff of their accreditation, in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine's crisis.