Russia will not tolerate violations of the ceasefire in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said on Wednesday. He warned Ukraine against attempting any “adventures” in the Donbass, after Moscow recognized the two republics as independent states and ordered the Russian military to …
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Germany will put an immediate halt to the certification of the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced, after Moscow recognized the two breakaway Donbass regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Scholz said the green light cannot be given for the pipeline …
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Moscow has drawn up a list of Ukrainians to either assassinate or send to camps following a Russian invasion and military occupation, a senior US diplomat has told the United Nations. In a letter to the international body, US Ambassador to the UN Bathsheba Crocker alleged that Russia has created …
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If the West really wants to help Kiev in its standoff with Moscow, it should refrain from guessing when or if Russia’s armed forces could begin pouring over the border to wage war against the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, …
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Russia is preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine in the “coming days” and is planning a real or false flag attack, maybe even using chemical weapons, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed at the UN Security Council on Thursday. Speaking in the Security Council, Blinken claimed Russia had …
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Reports of heavy shelling and explosions in war-torn regions of eastern Ukraine are merely Russian attempts to create a pretext for ordering an offensive against its neighbor, Britain’s top diplomat has claimed, as Kiev and separatists blame each other for the attack. On Thursday, leaders from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s …
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The EU could impose economic measures on Russia if Moscow opts to recognize the self-proclaimed Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics as sovereign states, senior European officials have warned. Threats of sanctions, announced on Tuesday, following a resolution passed earlier that day by Russia’s State Duma (parliament). MPs voted …
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US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone for just under an hour on Sunday, with Biden promising that the US would respond “swiftly and decisively” to any potential Russian military action. However, Biden didn’t stray from his promise not to put US troops in Ukraine. …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Moscow will withdraw its troops from Belarus at the end of joint exercises, due to finish later this month, the Financial Times has reported. Citing unnamed officials in France, the British newspaper announced that, during the course of …
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has drawn flak online after walking back support for Joe Rogan over his prior use of the N-word – with social media users digging up statements previously put out by the Hollywood star that would not go over well today. Johnson quietly deleted at least one …
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