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China appoints US-sanctioned general Li Shangfu as new defence minister
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Li was sanctioned by the administration of former US President Donald Trump in 2018 for purchasing Russian weapons, including 10 Su-35 combat aircraft and equipment related to the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, reported CNN.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied appearance at Oscars 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
For the second year in a row, the Academy has snubbed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was hoping for a virtual spot on Sunday's Oscar telecast on ABC following his Berlin Film Festival (remote) appearance last month.
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Chinese Communist Party laundered mafia money in Italy: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Italian Tax Police (Guardia di Finanza) has uncovered evidence proving that the Chinese Communist Party routinely cooperates with several criminal organizations-- the Italian Mafia, Colombia's drug cartels, and Russian oligarchs--to launder billions of dollars, reported Bitter Winter.
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Russia probably does not want direct military conflict with US, NATO force
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Russian leaders thus far have avoided taking actions that would broaden the Ukraine conflict beyond Ukraine's borders, but the risk for escalation remains significant," said the report.
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Indo-Russia inter-governmental review meeting held
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a virtual meeting on Monday with Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Minister of Trade and Industry, and Co-chair of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cu
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China's peace plan for Ukraine may just be "smoke and mirrors": Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China released a 12-point position paper last week on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine outlining their "peace plan" to end the crisis. The document was made public in response to warnings from high-ranking US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and
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Each country is going to make its own decision: Vedant Patel on India purc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United States has said that "each country is going to make its own decision" when asked about India's ties with Russia and purchase of oil from Russia.
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Slovenia's Deputy PM Fajon pins hope on India to stop Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The brutal Russian aggression in Ukraine has affected the whole world. I support all efforts that can bring together all sides to start negotiations for peace. India has to play the role of the country that protects the basic rules of solidarity & democracy in the world," said Fajon, Dy
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More India is strong, more calm things are going to get in the world: Form
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The human factors remain dominant even as new technology comes in. The Indian Army needs good technology because the more India is strong and speaks for itself, the more calm things are going to get in this world. We want that sort of strength, but we don't need it in the hand of a creat
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Sanctions on Russia by West is reason behind countries' sufferings: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The countries of the region are not affected by what we are doing in Ukraine. They are affected by the reaction of the West on our work in Ukraine. For decades, we we had warned them first that they should stop the expansion of NATO and pushing arms into Ukraine or prepare them for the w
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Ukraine cancelled everything including Minsk Agreement: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"And it is the regime who started the war against these people. That's why the Minsk agreements were considered the way to stop this. And it was not very difficult to implement the Minsk agreements. It was about the special status for a small part of the east of Ukraine, much smaller than th
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"Russia never engage in playing any country against..." Lavrov on Indo-Pac
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that Moscow has never engaged in playing one country against another but it is "being tried by some other outside players" in the context of so-called Indo- Pacific strategy.
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