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NATO worried Russia may support North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs

June 18, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits an exhibition of IT and creative industry at the Labour Quarter creative cluster in Yakutsk, republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East, Russia, on June 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP NATO is concerned about support Russia could provide for North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, the…

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Russia President Vladimir Putin makes a rare visit to North Korea, an old ally

June 18, 2024 admin

President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on June 18, Russian news agencies reported, after he said the two countries want to cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington. Mr. Putin was met at Pyongyang’s airport by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to the news…

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Global Leaders Unite To Back Ukraine, Urge Peace Talks With Russia

June 17, 2024 admin

Officials from over 90 states spent the weekend at a 2-day summit trying to resolve the conflict. Burgenstock, Switzerland: World leaders on Sunday backed Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity, and the need for eventual talks with Russia on ending the war — but left the key questions of how and when unresolved. More than two…

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Russian Prison Siege By ISIS Inmates Ends, Hostages Safe

June 16, 2024 admin

Moscow: Two prison guards at a jail in southern Russia have been freed without harm after they were taken hostage by Islamic State inmates, with the assailants “liquidated”, the country’s prison service said Sunday. “During a special operation… the criminals were liquidated and the employees taken hostage were freed and were not wounded,” the service…

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Ukraine conference draft communique calls out Russia’s war on Ukraine

June 16, 2024 admin

United States security advisor Jake Sullivan,second from left, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, third from left, security advisor to the vice president Phil Gordon, fourth from left, and the U.S. delegation talk during a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second from right, of Ukraine, and his delegation during the Summit on Peace Summit on…

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Putin Appoints His Ex Bodyguard As Head Of Russia’s State Council

May 29, 2024 admin

Tula Governor Alexei Dyumin has long been the subject of speculation among Moscow’s political elite Moscow: The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had appointed Alexei Dyumin, an aide and former bodyguard, as secretary of the State Council, an advisory body to the Russian head of state. After being re-elected for another six-year…

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Russia to remove Taliban from ‘terror’ list: state media

May 27, 2024 admin

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov, center right, and other members of delegations pose for a photo prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan involving the representatives of the Taliban, other political forces in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries. | Photo Credit: AP Russia will remove…

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Russia says ‘liberated’ village in eastern Ukraine

May 26, 2024 admin

A view shows a destroyed building following what local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike in the settlement of Yubileiny in the Luhansk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image from video released May 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Russia’s defence ministry said Sunday its forces had captured a village in the…

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NATO Members Bordering Russia To Build “Drone Wall” For Defence: Lithuania

May 24, 2024 admin

Wall is to defend their borders from “provocations”, says Lithuania. (Represenational) Vilnius: Lithuania said Friday that the Baltic state and five other NATO members neighbouring Russia had agreed to build a “drone wall” to defend their borders from “provocations”. The plan to use unmanned aerial vehicles for protection was agreed because of security concerns in…

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UK Says China Sending “Lethal Aid” To Russia For Ukraine War

May 22, 2024 admin

China and Russia’s strategic partnership has only grown closer since the invasion of Ukraine. London: China is sending “lethal aid” to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, Britain’s defence minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. “Today I can reveal that we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for…

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