Tag: Russia
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO unity to be tested at annual summit in Lithuania
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in sight, NATO’s much-celebrated unity faces fresh strains when leaders gather for their annual summit this week in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to wagner mercenary chief
Russia’s media watchdog blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and blocked their websites in Russia. The move came after Wagner fighters took control of a Russian military headquarters and advanced on Moscow in what appears to have been an attempted insurrection. As of Saturday, websites of the RIA…
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Moscow has taken 700,000 children out of Ukraine conflict zones- Russian lawmaker
Russia has brought some 700,000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, Grigory Karasin, head of the international committee in the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, said late on Sunday. “In recent years, 700,000 children have found refuge with us, fleeing the bombing and shelling from the conflict areas in…
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3 Children among 8 dead after Russia missile strike hits Ukraine restaurant
Death count from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to eight on Wednesday, as Kyiv played down the effect of a brief mutiny by the head of the Wagner mercenary group on the conflict. The blast at the Ria Pizza restaurant also killed three children and wounded at least 56…
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Any plan to destabilise Russia will fail – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again reiterated that any attempt to blackmail Russia or foment unrest would fail after an armed rebellion shook his more than two decades of rule. There has been a case of anticipated Mutiny from the Wagner group in the country. “Civilian solidarity showed that any blackmail, any attempts to…
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Putin accuses Wagner mercenaries of treason, vows to punish takeover of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the armed rebellion, led by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, is a `stab in the back` Putin, in a televised address to the Russians on Saturday, said that necessary orders have been given to the troops to neutralise those who have orchestrated the armed rebellion. The president addressed the…
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Threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is ‘real’ – Biden
President Joe Biden said the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real”, days after denouncing Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus. On Saturday, Biden called Putin’s announcement that Russia had deployed its first
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Russia accuses G7 leaders of turning summit into Propaganda Show
Russian Foreign Ministry have accused the Group of Seven top economies, (G7) leaders of turning their summit in Hiroshima, Japan into a “propaganda show”. Nations at the G7 summit held over the weekend, agreed to place more bans on Russian energy and Russian diamonds. Also the G7 countries agreed to give Ukraine the much needed…
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Russia places entry ban on 500 Americans including Obama
Moscow has placed an entry ban on 500 Americans including former president Barack Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by Washington. “In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the Biden administration… entry into the Russian Federation is closed for 500 Americans,” the foreign ministry said, adding that Obama was among those on the list.
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European court orders Russia to pay compensation
Russia has been ordered to pay around 142.7 million dollars in compensation to Georgia, almost 15 years after the war in the South Caucasus. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced this in Strasbourg on Friday.