This is Beirut, 30/07 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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China said Wednesday it would conduct joint military drills with Russia in August, including sea and air exercises near Vladivostok and joint naval patrols in the Pacific. Alongside economic and political ties, Moscow and Beijing have deepened military cooperation in recent years as both countries seek to counterbalance what they see as a United ...
This is Beirut, 28/07 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump issued on Monday a dramatic new ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. Saying he was not very interested in talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin anymore, the US leader also shifted his tone on Gaza, acknowledging there were signs of "real ...
This is Beirut, 28/07 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Kremlin on Monday said it was not ruling out a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in September in China. Putin is due to visit China in early September for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. "If it so happens that in the end the US president decides to ...
This is Beirut, 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their talks in Istanbul this week, Zelensky said in comments released Friday. Ukraine has been pushing for a meeting between the two leaders and has expressed hope that Donald Trump, ...
This is Beirut, 23/07 23:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday. A Russian negotiator said his country agreed to the latest in a series of prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and proposed brief ...
This is Beirut, 23/07 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia said that it expected talks with Ukraine later on Wednesday in Istanbul to be "difficult," downplaying expectations of a breakthrough at a meeting between the two sides after nearly three and a half years of war. Delegations from the two countries have left for Istanbul and are expected to begin talks in the evening. The two ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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At least 11 people were wounded in Russian overnight strikes on Ukraine, local authorities said Wednesday. The attacks came after US President Donald Trump gave Moscow 50 days to reach a peace deal with Ukraine. Eight people were wounded in strikes on Ukraine's central region of Vinnytsia, the regional military administration said on social ...
This is Beirut, 13/07 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, state media in Pyongyang said early Sunday. Lavrov's visit to North Korea was the latest in a series of high-profile trips by top Moscow officials as both countries deepen military and political ties ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally. Lavrov "was received" by Kim Jong Un, Russia's foreign ministry said on Telegram, posting a video of two men shaking hands and greeting with a hug. Lavrov told Kim that ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 20:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking "bullshit" about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself. Trump's expletive reflected his growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over the grinding war that Moscow launched nearly three and a ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The BRICS nations will convene for a summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and Monday, with members hoping to weigh in on global crises while tiptoeing around US President Donald Trump's policies. The city, with beefed-up security, will play host to leaders and diplomats from 11 emerging economies, including China, India, Russia, South Africa, and ...
This is Beirut, 03/07 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The pair spoke as US-led peace talks on ending the more than three-year-old conflict in Ukraine have stalled and after Washington paused some weapons shipments to Kyiv. The ...