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Russia to respond to all imposed sanctions reciprocally - presidential spokesman
Date: 2014-03-21 16:31:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:36 - ID:622756
Russia will respond with reciprocal measures to any sanctions imposed against it, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday. "As for sanctions, we will act basing on the principle of reciprocity," the Itar-Tass cited Peskov as ....
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Turkey's Gül at odds with Erdogan over Twitter ban
Date: 2014-03-21 16:09:40 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:35 - ID:622736
Turkish President Abdullah Gül set himself publicly at odds with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, saying that it was unacceptable to impose complete bans on social media platforms such as Twitter, Turkey's Zaman newspaper reported ....
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Cameron warns of escalating sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-03-21 15:39:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:33 - ID:622693
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that more sanctions will be imposed against Russia if there were an escalation. European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss their response to the crisis over Crimea. Speaking to ....
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges respect for sovereignty of Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-21 14:46:50 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:31 - ID:622592
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the Ukrainian crisis could only be resolved through a diplomatic solution that respected the territorial integrity of the splintered ex-Soviet state, The Economic Times reported. "This ....
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EU-Ukraine association agreement geopolitical game, not Kiev interests: Lavrov
Date: 2014-03-21 14:15:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:24 - ID:622538
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the purpose of signing the political provisions for the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement is not to take care of the interests of the Ukrainian people, The Voice of Russia reported Friday. "In my ....
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Crimea, Sevastopol officially join Russia as Putin signs final decree
Date: 2014-03-21 12:41:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:622319
Russia has finalized the legal process of taking Crimea under its sovereignty, as President Putin signed a law amending the Russian constitution to reflect the transition, Russia Today reported on Friday. Earlier Russian lawmakers ratified both ....
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Israel imposes tough control on Al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2014-03-21 12:10:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:15 - ID:622240
Israeli security forces imposed more restrictions on Palestinian worshippers wanting to enter the al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, on Friday, Israel Radio reported. The radio said Israeli police allowed only Palestinians above the ....
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Russian minister tells US: No plans to enter eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-03-21 11:11:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:622118
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he has received official assurances that Russian troops massed near Ukraine have no plans to cross the border, the VOA reported. A Pentagon spokesman said Hagel spoke Wednesday for nearly an hour with ....
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EU expands ‘black list’ of Russians and cancels EU-Russia summit in June
Date: 2014-03-21 11:03:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:622090
The European Union has expanded the list of Russians banned from entering the EU countries from 21 to 33. The financial assets of the people from the ‘black list’ will be frozen if found in European banks. The decision about imposing economic ....
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Turkey blocks access to Twitter website
Date: 2014-03-21 10:41:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:622046
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter hours after the prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, threatened to shut down the social media platform after users published claims of corruption against him. Users reported on Friday that they were forwarded ....
