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Ukraine created by Russia, radicals take credit for country's independence
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday delivered an address where he said that Ukraine was entirely created by Russia under Communist rule but radicals take credit for its independence.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Putin signs decree to recognize independence of Don
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree recognizing the independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Zelenskyy held consultations with Macron, Scholz, convened Security Counci
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Kyiv [Ukraine], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that in connection with the statements made at the meeting of the Russian Security Council, he had held urgent consultations with the German and French leaders, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron, and also c
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Air France cancels Ukraine flights on Tuesday over insecurity
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Paris [France], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): French flag carrier Air France told Sputnik on Monday that it has cancelled flights to and from Ukraine on February 22 owing to security risks as a "precaution."
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Jaishankar meets French Defence Minister, discuss contemporary development
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Paris [France], February 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with French Defence Minister Florence Parly and discussed contemporary developments and affirmed the commitment to cooperate on new and emerging security challenges.
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China is interested in Ukraine's defence-industrial complex, says report
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Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Ever since Ukraine rejected the Chinese bid to buy a major stake in the Ukrainian aviation company Motor Sich and imposed sanctions on Chinese individuals and entities involved in the deal, Beijing has reportedly employed covert tactics to acquire Ukrainia
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Sweden withdraws most of diplomatic staff from Embassy in Kiev: Foreign Mi
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Stockholm [Sweden], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden has decided to withdraw most of diplomatic staff from its embassy in Kiev amid a high risk of full-scale conflict, considers closing the embassy, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Monday.
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Projectile fired from Ukraine destroys Russian FSB border office - FSB
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Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A projectile that was fired from the Ukrainian side destroyed a border office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday but did not lead to any casualties, the FSB said.
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Putin to hold extraordinary meeting of security council of Russia
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Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an extraordinary meeting of the security council on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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Ukraine seeks NATO membership despite signals from some European countries
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Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): As tensions continue to simmer at the Russian-Ukraine border area, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Kiev is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon the idea.
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Japanese PM to join online G7 summit over Ukraine tensions
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Tokyo [Japan], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in an online meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries this week, the Japanese government said Monday.
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Biden to talk about Ukraine with G7 leaders this week: White House
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Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden plans to discuss the Ukraine crisis with G7 leaders during a virtual meeting on Thursday, the White House informs.
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