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NATO has commanders who can reach out to Russia to avoid accidents: Stolte
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO has commanders who can reach out to their Russian counterparts via deconfliction channels to avoid any accidents amid the Ukraine conflict, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
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Finland, Sweden to enhance security cooperation: Finnish Interior Ministry
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Helsinki [Finland], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland and Sweden seek to boost bilateral security collaboration amid changing security environment in the region, the Finnish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Japan revokes Russia's 'Most-Favored Nation' trade status
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has decided to deprive Russia of the status of a Most-Favored Nation in connection with the events in Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
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France received 17,000 Ukrainian refugees since start of conflict: Interio
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Paris [France], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): France has accepted 17,000 refugees from Ukraine since the Russian military operation in the country began, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday.
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Oil prices end below USD 100 per barrel on Russia-Ukraine diplomacy effort
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York, March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices tumbled more than 6 per cent, adding to Monday's drop of more than 5 per cent, as both the New York- and London-traded benchmarks settled below the key USD 100 per barrel mark for the first time since the start of Russia's "special military operat
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US Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, end time swi
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, consequently ending time switches in the springtime and autumn should the House pass their own version.
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IMF says unprecedented sanctions against Russia to impair financial interm
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Extraordinary sanctions imposed against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis will weaken financial intermediation and trade and will surely lead to the recession, International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials said in a blog published on Tuesday.
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Oil prices continue to tumble on Russia-Ukraine diplomacy efforts, surge i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil prices extended their tumble on Tuesday, falling more than 5 per cent for the second day in a row based on international efforts to mediate over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and on renewed COVID-19 measures implemented by China after an unexpected su
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UN welcomes any progress toward ceasefire, humanitarian access in Ukraine:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will welcome any progress toward reaching a ceasefire and humanitarian access in Ukraine, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday in comments about Russia's initiative to propose its own draft resolution on Ukraine.
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Sherman, French counterpart agree to continue imposing sanctions on Russia
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her French counterpart Francois Delattre discussed the situation in Ukraine and agreed to continue imposing sanctions on Russia in response to its special military operation in the neighboring country, US
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Stoltenberg convenes extraordinary NATO summit on March 24
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Brussels [Belgium], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that he is convening an extraordinary summit of the alliance on March 24 over the situation in Ukraine.
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EU expecting challenges to agri-food system due to Ukraine crisis: Commiss
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Brussels [Belgium], March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is concerned about the forthcoming challenges to its agri-food system and possible trade disruptions expected due to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, EU Commission spokeswoman for Trade and Agriculture Miriam Garci
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