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US diplomatic staff relocated from Ukraine to Poland
Date: 2022-02-22 07:09:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9430603
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (MENA) - The US State Department announced Monday night that diplomatic employees in Lviv, in western Ukraine, would spend the night in Poland, The New York Times reported. Antony J. Blinken, the secretary of state, had earlier ....
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US national security adviser: Russia planning 'extremely violent' operation to 'crush' Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-22 07:03:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9430605
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (MENA) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US believes Russia is planning an "extremely violent" invasion of Ukraine, adding that Moscow will seek to "crush" the Ukrainian people, The Hill reported. "We ....
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Biden blocks investment, trade in areas of Ukraine recognized as independent by Putin
Date: 2022-02-22 05:39:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9430519
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order blocking new US investment, trade and financing from flowing into two Russian separatist-held regions in Ukraine, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a ....
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Canada strongly condemns Russia’s move to recognize independence of two regions within Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-22 05:24:24 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:9430507
OTTAWA, Feb 22 (MENA) - Canada strongly condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent territories. This constitutes a clear violation of the Minsk agreements, the ....
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Johnson says will offer Britain's support to Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-21 22:01:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:9430383
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to offer him Britain’s support after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. "I’m ....
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Putin: Modern Ukraine was entirely created by Communist Russia
Date: 2022-02-21 22:01:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:106 - ID:9430398
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - The modern Ukraine was entirely created by Communist Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "The modern Ukraine was entirely and completely created by Russia, or rather, the Bolshevik, Communist ....
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Putin orders Russian troops into Ukraine on 'peacekeeping mission'
Date: 2022-02-21 22:01:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:105 - ID:9430418
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine on a "peacekeeping mission" after recognizing two Moscow-backed breakaway territories, the Guardian reported. Putin’s decrees, published by the ....
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UK to end legal self-isolation for people with COVID from February 24
Date: 2022-02-21 21:21:24 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:9430311
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) - Britain will remove the legal requirement to self-isolate following a positive COVID-19 test from February 24, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. “We will remove all remaining domestic restrictions in law. From ....
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If Ukraine joins NATO, Russia’s security threats will increase dramatically: Putin says
Date: 2022-02-21 21:20:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:102 - ID:9430310
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Threats to Russia’s security will increase significantly in the event of Ukraine's admission to NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "If Russia faces such a threat as Ukraine’s admission to the North ....
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Greek FM to discuss security issues of Greek minority in Ukraine at EU FAC meeting
Date: 2022-02-21 21:20:31 GMT - Greece - World - SN:101 - ID:9430309
ATHENS, Feb 21 (MENA) - Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias said he had traveled to Brussels on Monday to attend the monthly meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). "Today we will discuss about security in Europe, a topic of ....