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US State Department orders non-emergency employees in Kiev embassy to leav
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Moscow [Russia], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has told non-emergency personnel at its embassy in Ukraine to leave due to reports of Russian troop build-up near the border with Ukraine and "potential for significant military action," the US embassy in Kiev said Saturday.
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Russian diplomats start leaving Ukraine amid rising tensions between Mosco
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Moscow [Russia] February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian diplomats and employees of the Russian consulates started leaving Ukraine, which made it more difficult to make an appointment at the diplomatic agencies, an informed source told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis bolsters Chinese plans of invading Taiwan: Report
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): As the entire world is watching the situation developing on the Russia-Ukraine border closely, there is another such disaster in waiting i.e, China's plans of invading Taiwan, said a media report.
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Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine: Permanent Representative to UN Offi
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia does not have any plan to invade Ukraine, as there is no sense in this, Russia's permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, said in an interview with Sputnik.
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US, Germany working in 'lockstep' to counter Russian aggression: Biden
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Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): President Biden on Monday (local time) met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and declared that the US and Germany are working in "lockstep" to counter Russian aggression towards Ukraine.
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US, UK officials discuss diplomacy with Russia over Ukraine, China: State
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Washington [US], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly to discuss a wide range of issues, including possible diplomatic engagement with Russia over Ukraine and the opti
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US stoking anti-Russia fear with claims of 'false flag' attack plot: Activ
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Moscow [Russia], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has been stoking fear of Russia with claims that it is plotting a "false flag" attack to justify an invasion in Ukraine, much like it did in the lead up to the 2003 war in Iraq, activists told Sputnik.
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Any escalation in Ukraine crisis would increase challenges for India, says
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Amid the build-up of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine, an expert in international relations has said that escalation in tensions between Russia and the Western countries will put pressure on Indian foreign policy priorities and New Delhi wi
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US urges Japan to consider introducing sanctions against Russia over Ukrai
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Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US authorities are encouraging Japan to consider implementing economic sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation in Ukraine, yet the Japanese government speaks against rushing into such measures, media reported on Saturday.
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China had chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate Ukraine crisis, says U
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US on Friday said China had a chance to encourage Russia to de-escalate tensions regarding the situation with Ukraine and that is what the world community expects from responsible world powers, reported Sputnik.
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Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine, Russian proposals on security guarantees: K
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Moscow [Russia], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed the situation in Ukraine and Moscow's proposals on security guarantees during a phone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin said.
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Pentagon claims Russia will stage attack by Ukrainian military to use as e
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Washington [US] February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is planning to stage an attack by the Ukrainian military against the Russian population in eastern Ukraine to use it as a pretext for an incursion into the country, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.
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