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EBRD moves forward with action against Russia, Belarus
Date: 2022-03-01 17:03:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:93 - ID:9445407
LONDON, March 1 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed with a management proposal to take steps in responding to the Russian-led invasion in Ukraine. They voted in large numbers ....
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UN seeks $1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighboring countries
Date: 2022-03-01 15:47:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:85 - ID:9445320
GENEVA, March 1 (MENA) - The United Nations and humanitarian partners on Tuesday launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighboring ....
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NATO urges Russia to stop war, engage in diplomatic efforts
Date: 2022-03-01 13:15:52 GMT - Poland - World - SN:66 - ID:9444737
WARSAW, March 1 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to immediately stop the war, pull out all its forces from Ukraine and engage in good faith in diplomatic efforts. In a press conference held on Tuesday at Łask ....
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Hungary's Orban faces pressure to cut close ties with Putin
Date: 2022-03-01 13:09:07 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:65 - ID:9444910
BUDAPEST, March 1 (MENA) - Hungary's right-wing nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has for more than a decade nurtured close political and economic ties with Russia, giving him the reputation as the Kremlin's closest European Union ally, ....
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IOM: Over 470,000 people from various nationalities stranded in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-01 12:53:58 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:9444616
GENEVA, March 1 (MENA) - Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said over 470,000 third country nationals are stranded from various nationalities within Ukraine including a large number of overseas ....
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Belarus president puts country's air defense on alert
Date: 2022-03-01 12:27:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:9444677
MOSCOW, March 1 (MENA) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called a meeting of his extended Security Council and declared that the country's air defense systems had been placed on alert. According to the media reports, the Belarusian ....
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Mastercard blocks access to payment system for many Russian financial institutions
Date: 2022-03-01 11:59:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9444679
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - The US-based Mastercard has blocked access to many financial institutions because of anti-Russian sanctions introduced in connection with the situation around Ukraine, Tass news agency reported, quoting CEO of Mastercard ....
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Japan, US agree to work closely over Russia
Date: 2022-03-01 11:48:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:55 - ID:9444657
TOKYO, March 1 (MENA) - Japan and the United States agreed Tuesday to work in close coordination in placing sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, quoted by Kyodo, said after phone talks ....
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Pentagon: Putin did not use all his army powers in war on Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-01 11:38:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:53 - ID:9444330
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not used all of his powers so far in Russia's war on Ukraine. Russia did not expect a "stiff and determined resistance" from ....
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French TotalEnergies says no capital for new Russian projects
Date: 2022-03-01 11:35:34 GMT - France - World - SN:52 - ID:9444468
PARIS, March 1 (MENA) - TotalEnergies condemned what it called Moscow's military aggression in Ukraine but stopped short on Tuesday of planning to exit positions in resource-rich Russia. The French oil major said it "will no longer provide ....
