Russia & Former Soviet Union
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02.08.20230 221Russia reminds West of conditions to resume grain deal
Moscow has pressed Kiev’s Western backers to drop restrictions on Russian exports FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand in front of…
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02.08.20230 205Azerbaijan has no territorial claims against Armenia – Baku
The same approach is needed from Yerevan to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President Ilham Aliyev says Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliev.…
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02.08.20230 260Zelensky calls for ‘cool down’ in tensions with Poland
A senior official in Warsaw previously criticized Ukraine for lacking gratitude, prompting a rebuke from Kiev FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President…
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02.08.20230 225Russia sinks Ukrainian drone attacking sea escort – MOD
The reported attempt to disrupt civilian traffic in the Black Sea was the second in as many days FILE PHOTO:…
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Dear colleagues, I am happy to welcome you all at MGIMO today. In addition to faculty staff and students, we’re…
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What lies behind concerns in Moldova, and the breakaway region of Transnistria? © Press service of the Ministry of Defense…
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06.03.20230 240Ex-presidential candidate sentenced to jail
Western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, former presidential candidate…
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06.03.20230 307Russia bans Transparency International
The Germany-based NGO was designated as a threat to the constitutional order © Rafael Henrique/LightRocket via Getty Images The Prosecutor…
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Truly sovereign states are no longer afraid of ‘Western diktat,’ Dmitry Medvedev says Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council…
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06.03.20230 360Ukraine to keep troops besieged in key city – Zelensky’s office
Media reports claim that the Ukrainian president had overruled advice to withdraw from the “de facto surrounded” Artyomovsk FILE PHOTO:…


