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Saudi Arabia finally gets Patriot missile systems from US
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has transferred a "significant number" of Patriot missile systems to Saudi Arabia over the past month, The Wall Street Journal reports citing senior US officials.
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Over dozen NATO ships headed to Stockholm
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Thirteen warships from several NATO countries are heading to Stockholm after military drills, the Swedish Aftonbladet newspaper reports.
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France freezes USD 24bn of Russian Central Bank's assets
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): France has frozen 22 billion euros ($24 billion) worth of assets belonging to the Russian Central Bank, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
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US could expand sanctions against Russia, 'nowhere near' lifting restricti
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States could impose more sanctions on Russia and the White House is "nowhere near" lifting any of the restrictions, Daleep Singh, the deputy national security adviser for international economics, said.
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Ankara to refuse Washington's suggestion to send S-400s to Kyiv: Vatan Par
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Ankara will not accept Washington's proposal to transfer the purchased Russian S-400 systems to Kyiv, Dogu Perincek, the chairman of the left-wing Turkish Vatan Party, told Sputnik.
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Almost 90pc of Japanese concerned about possible security threats includin
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Almost 90 per cent of Japanese are concerned about potential threats to Japan's security and the possibility of "China's invasion of Taiwan," according to a poll conducted by Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun together with the Center for Social Resear
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Putin expresses hope for strengthening Russian-Uzbek partnership
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and expressed hope for further strengthening of the Russia
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Russia's Kalibr missiles hit Ukrainian armored vehicles repair plant: Defe
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Ships of the Russian navy have destroyed an armored vehicles repair plant of Ukrainian forces with Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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North Korea allegedly fires four shots from rocket launch systems into Yel
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea has allegedly fired four shots from multiple rocket launch systems into the western waters of the Yellow Sea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing South Korean military officials.
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Boris Johnson discusses prospects of offering Zelenskyy refuge in UK
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he had offered Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his family refuge in the United Kingdom amid Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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Ukraine's Defense Council stopped activity of several political parties: Z
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has stopped the activity of a number of political parties, including the Opposition Platform - For Life, for the period of martial law in the country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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Australia to give temporary visas to Ukrainians permitting work, study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will be issuing temporary visas to Ukrainian refugees, allowing them to work in the country for three years, the Australian government said on Sunday.
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