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German President holds talks with Zelenskyy after diplomatic scandal: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the counterparts discussed "misunderstandings of the past," media reported on Thursday, citing the German president's office.
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EU pledges extra USD 55 mln in funding for Moldova's economic reforms
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission announced on Thursday a plan to spend 52 million euros (USD 55 million) on Moldova's economic reforms to raise its investment and business profile.
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Russian Foreign Ministry not ruling out retaliatory measures against UK jo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of retaliatory measures against UK journalists in response to London's sanctions targeting, among others, Russian state-owned VGTRK broadcaster.
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Moscow declares 7 employees of Danish embassy in Russia personae non grata
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has declared seven employees of the Danish Embassy in Moscow personae non-gratae, the diplomats have two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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EU to decide on Moldova's request to join bloc in late June: EU Official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is set to adopt an opinion on Moldova's request to join the bloc by the end of June, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Varhelyi said on Thursday.
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US NSA discusses efforts to diversify energy sources with Romania
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed with his Romanian counterpart Ion Oprisor Bucharest's efforts to diversify the country's energy supplies away from Russian sources, National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a pres
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Blinken reassures Sweden ahead of country's NATO application
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a telephone call with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde discussed the US support for NATO's open-door policy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press release.
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Kazakhstan's new constitution proposes to remove part about Nazarbayev's s
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The new constitution of Kazakhstan is proposing to exclude provisions on the status of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, State Secretary Erlan Karin said on Wednesday.
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UK to ban Russia from access to management consulting, accounting, PR serv
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will ban Russia from access to the island country's services in fields of management consulting, accounting and PR, the UK Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
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Moscow bans entry of Japanese Prime Minister, Foreign Minister into Russia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has prohibited the entry of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Russia due to an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign launched by Tokyo, the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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European Commission announces large-scale package of assistance to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission will provide a recovery package to Ukraine, entailing massive investment to meet the country's needs, President Ursula Von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
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Australia puts 75 Russian state Duma lawmakers, DPR, LPR ministers on sanc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has put 75 Russian State Duma lawmakers, as well as a number of key ministers of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), on the sanctions list, according to data on the website of the Australian Department of Foreign Affa
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