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Greek Prime Minister wishes Erdogan swift recovery from coronavirus infect
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Athens [Greece], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has wished Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a speedy recovery from COVID-19.
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US stoking anti-Russia fear with claims of 'false flag' attack plot: Activ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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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Russia expects US to expel 28 diplomats by July as rift deepens: Ambassado
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia expects the United States to order 28 Russian diplomats to leave by July, the Russian ambassador to the US said, although he promised that Russia would keep trying to avoid a diplomatic breakdown.
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US concerned over Moscow, China's deepening ties: Russian envoy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday that fears are growing in Washington that Moscow is moving closer to Beijing, reported Sputnik.
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US urges Japan to consider introducing sanctions against Russia over Ukrai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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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Germany warns Ukraine against lashing out over arms export ban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the German parliament's defense committee warned Ukraine on Saturday that it should stop throwing around criticism about what it sees as Berlin's unfair refusal to supply it with weapons.
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First group of US troops lands in Poland in response to Ukraine crisis: Re
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The first group of American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Poland on Saturday following Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby's announcement about 1,700 additional troops from the United States to be sent to the country, Polish me
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Over 50 protesters arrested during convoy Finland rally in Helsinki: Polic
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Finnish police detained 55 protesters outside the country's parliament building in Helsinki demonstrating against COVID-19 restrictions and high fuel prices, the capital's police department said on Saturday.
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Russia confirms 177,282 new COVID-19 cases, 714 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 177,282 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 168,201 the day before, and 714 deaths, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Chief of Canada's Ontario calls protests against COVID-19 restrictions 'oc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The premier of Canada's most populated province of Ontario, Doug Ford, called protests against COVID-19 restrictions in the Canadian capital the "occupation."
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US grants sanctions relief to Iran as Nuclear Talks hit final weeks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration restored a sanctions waiver for Iran that is meant to ensure compliance to nuclear commitments as stakeholders enter the final weeks of negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a senior State De
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Russia Embassy calls US criticism of Deutsche Welle ban example of double
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy to the United States has described the US Department of State's criticism of the Russian ban on Germany's Deutsche Welle (DW) broadcaster as an example of the policy of double standards.
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