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Russia adds 152,337 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 152,337 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest since February 2, taking the national tally to 15,522,756, the official monitoring and response centre said Monday.
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Air France cancels Ukraine flights on Tuesday over insecurity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): French flag carrier Air France told Sputnik on Monday that it has cancelled flights to and from Ukraine on February 22 owing to security risks as a "precaution."
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China is interested in Ukraine's defence-industrial complex, says report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Ever since Ukraine rejected the Chinese bid to buy a major stake in the Ukrainian aviation company Motor Sich and imposed sanctions on Chinese individuals and entities involved in the deal, Beijing has reportedly employed covert tactics to acquire Ukrainia
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Projectile fired from Ukraine destroys Russian FSB border office - FSB
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A projectile that was fired from the Ukrainian side destroyed a border office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday but did not lead to any casualties, the FSB said.
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Putin to hold extraordinary meeting of security council of Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an extraordinary meeting of the security council on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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Lavrov to take part in Antalya-hosted meeting on Syria: Russian Foreign Mi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the so-called Astana Format talks on Syria hosted by Turkey's Antalya, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday.
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Ukraine seeks NATO membership despite signals from some European countries
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): As tensions continue to simmer at the Russian-Ukraine border area, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Kiev is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon the idea.
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Biden to talk about Ukraine with G7 leaders this week: White House
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden plans to discuss the Ukraine crisis with G7 leaders during a virtual meeting on Thursday, the White House informs.
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US preparing sanctions that would target Russian banks: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The administration of US President Joe Biden could block US financial institutions from processing transactions for Russian banks as part of a sanctions package that will be implemented if Moscow decides to "invade" Ukraine, Reuters reports citing
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US confirms meeting between Blinken, Lavrov, provided 'Russia doesn't choo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The US has affirmed its commitment to pursue diplomacy in the Ukraine situation as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to meet later this week in Europe.
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As the Ukraine crisis escalates Middle East countries will be forced to pi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 21 (ANI): As the specter of all-out war in Ukraine looms large, a confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine will undoubtedly have ripple effects on the countries of the Middle East, which must take hard decisions and choose sides.
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Biden, Putin accepted 'the principle' of summit proposed by Macron amid Uk
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed on the principle of a summit proposed by France President Emmanuel Macron to discuss security and strategic stability in Europe, Elysee Palace said.
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