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EU Agrees to Prolong Sanctions on Russian Officials over Ukraine

This is Beirut, 12/09 12:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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EU countries on Friday agreed to prolong Ukraine-related sanctions for another six months on over 2,500 Russian individuals and entities, including President Vladimir Putin, diplomats said. Ambassadors from the bloc's 27-member states signed off on the move ahead of a deadline on Monday, after Hungary and Slovakia dropped demands to take a number ...

Poland Calls Emergency UN Meeting Over Drone Raid Blamed on Russia

This is Beirut, 11/09 15:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Poland said Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its airspace, a day after it accused Russia of carrying out a drone raid on its territory. Poland said the incident was not accidental and branded it an "unprecedented" attack on Poland, NATO and the European Union, but Moscow denied ...

Germany to Back Ukraine with 'Deep-Strike' Drones

This is Beirut, 09/09 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany will launch a new "deep-strike initiative" to provide Ukraine with "several thousand long-range drones" to help it repel Russia's invasion, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday. At a meeting of Ukraine's allies in London, Pistorius said Germany was "expanding Ukraine's capabilities to weaken Russia's war machinery in the ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa to Visit Moscow in October

This is Beirut, 09/09 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is to visit Moscow next month, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced in Damascus Tuesday, hailing a new page in ties after the overthrow of longtime ally Bashar al-Assad. "We place great importance on the coming visit to Moscow of the Syrian president in October to participate in the Russian-Arab ...

Trump Threatens Russia with Sanctions after Biggest Aerial Attack on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 08/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to impose more sanctions on Russia, after the Kremlin unleashed its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine. Russian missiles and drones rained down across Ukraine early Sunday, killing four people and setting government offices in the capital Kyiv ablaze. Trump told reporters after the assault he was ...

Russia Hits Seat of Ukraine Government in War's Biggest Air Attack

This is Beirut, 07/09 15:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky warned would prolong the war. The Sunday attack was the first to hit Ukraine's cabinet of ministers, a sprawling government complex at the heart of ...

Macron Says 26 Countries Pledge Ukraine Post-War Security

This is Beirut, 04/09 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Twenty-six countries have offered to contribute to Ukraine's security after any ceasefire deal with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a summit on Thursday, adding that US support would be finalized in coming days. A summit of Kyiv "coalition of the willing" allies to firm up security guarantees if or when there is a peace deal ...

Putin Unaware of Jude Law Film ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Premiering at Venice

This is Beirut, 03/09 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had not heard about The Wizard of the Kremlin, a film starring Jude Law as the Russian leader that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film by French director Olivier Assayas is a look at Putin's career through the eyes of a fictional political advisor, Vadim Baranov, and is based on a ...

Trump Says 'You'll See Things Happen' If Unhappy with Putin Response

This is Beirut, 03/09 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday at fresh Russia sanctions if it fails to end its Ukraine war, saying "you'll see things happen" if he's dissatisfied with President Vladimir Putin's response. Trump will also speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, a White House official told AFP, after Zelensky and European ...

Trump Says Could Deploy More US Troops to Poland

This is Beirut, 03/09 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Donald Trump said the United States could deploy more troops to Poland, which borders both Ukraine and Russia, he told reporters at the White House Wednesday during a visit with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. "We'll put more there if they want," Trump said when a reporter asked if he was considering reducing the US troop presence in ...

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