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Switzerland calls on citizens to leave Donbas, urges sides to de-escalate
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is urging Swiss nationals to leave the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's southeast (Donbas) amid escalations on the contact line.
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Kiev Forces fire 120-mm caliber mines prohibited under Minsk Deal at Donet
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) says that Kiev forces have shelled the outskirts of the city of Donetsk using artillery prohibited under t
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Biden to hold National Security Council meeting on Ukraine: White House
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the National Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says.
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NATO temporarily closes office in Kiev, relocates staff to Brussels, Lviv
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Murmansk [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO has decided to temporarily close its Kiev office and transfer the staff to Brussels and Lviv, but the alliance's mission in Ukraine still functions, a NATO representative said on Saturday.
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Germany urges citizens to leave Ukraine: Foreign Ministry
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Berlin [Germany], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The German Foreign Ministry on Saturday advised German citizens to leave Ukraine and warned against traveling there.
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Putin launches exercises of strategic deterrence forces with ballistic mis
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Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the start of the drills to test the strategic deterrence with launches of ballistic missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Saturday.
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German Chancellor calls for dialogue with Russia despite difference on sec
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Berlin [Germany], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A dialogue is needed with Russia despite the difference on security issues, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday.
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NATO's Stoltenberg says alliance remains open for dialogue with Russia
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Brussels [Belgium], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance remains open to dialogue with Russia and is ready to protect and defend its allies.
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Facebook blocks official page of East Ukrainian City of Horlivka for evacu
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Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Facebook has blocked the official page of the government of the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka for 24 hours due to its posts about the beginning of the evacuation of residents to Russia amid the threat of Kiev's aggression, the city authorities
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Biden extends state of Emergency in US amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has announced his decision to extend the state of emergency, which was declared in the country almost two years ago, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has been causing significant risk to the public health.
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Russia's Rostov region opens 15 border crossings for Donbas refugees, says
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Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's Rostov Region has opened 15 border crossings for refugees from the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Russia not involved in recent Cyberattacks on Ukraine: Russian Embassy to
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Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia was not involved in the recent cyberattacks on Ukrainian banks, the Russian Embassy to the United States said, thus rejecting the US accusations.
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