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Canadian Embassy in Kiev halts operations over security concerns: Foreign
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is temporarily suspending the work of its embassy in the Ukrainian capital amid concerns over the security situation in Kiev, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.
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'No fundamental change' after Biden's hour-long call with Putin: US offici
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A senior US official on Saturday (local time) said that there was "no fundamental change" after the United States President Joe Biden's hour-long call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, noting that Moscow may decide to proceed with military action an
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US, allies will respond 'decisively' if Russia undertakes further invasion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): US President Joe Biden made clear his stance over the ongoing tension between Ukraine and Russia, and said that if Moscow undertook a further invasion of Kiev, Washington along with its allies will respond "decisively" and impose swift and severe costs
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Turkey issues travel warning for Ukraine amid escalating tensions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey's foreign ministry on Saturday advised its citizens to avoid traveling to eastern Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
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Chinese, Russian diplomats discuss Korean Peninsula in Pyongyang amid US s
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea] February 12 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora and China's charge d'affaires ad interim to Pyongyang Sun Honglian have met to discuss the relations with the Korean nation and the situation on Peninsula, reported Sputnik.
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Blinken, Truss discuss situation around Ukraine: State Department
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the tensions around Ukraine with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss after her visit to Russia earlier in the week, the US State Department said Saturday.
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Joe Biden, Putin hold call as tensions intensify around Ukraine over massi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): The call between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has begun amid mounting tensions between Kyiv and Moscow over massive Russian military build-up along the Ukraine border, prompting speculation of a possible invasion by Mos
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Macron, Putin agree to continue dialogue on Minsk agreements, European sec
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): French and Russian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin, agreed in a phone call on Saturday to continue dialogue on European security and Minsk agreements for eastern Ukraine, the Elysee Palace said.
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US State Department orders non-emergency employees in Kiev embassy to leav
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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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New Zealand Foreign Minister urging citizens to leave Ukraine 'immediately
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta called on New Zealanders in Ukraine to leave the country as soon as possible due to the "heightened tensions."
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Australian PM calls on citizens to leave Ukraine over tensions with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on citizens of his country to leave Ukraine amid the escalation of tensions on the border with Russia.
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