Articles for Russian Demand

Mali protesters demand exit of UN peacekeeping mission
1 year, 7 months ago

Mali protesters demand exit of UN peacekeeping mission

Al Jazeera  

Thousands demonstrate in Bamako, demanding an end to a peacekeeping mission they say has failed to bring peace. Several thousand demonstrators gathered in the country’s capital of Bamako on Thursday, demanding an end to a United Nations peacekeeping mission that they say has failed to bring peace. But in recent months, there have been repeated instances of friction between the …

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US Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist
1 year, 9 months ago

US Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top two leaders demanded on Friday that Russia immediately release Evan Gershkovich in a rare bipartisan statement that condemned the detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter and declared that “journalism is not a crime.” The statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., comes as the United States …

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Oil falls as China coronavirus lockdowns spark demand concerns
2 years, 8 months ago

Oil falls as China coronavirus lockdowns spark demand concerns

Al Jazeera  

Global financial markets have been rattled by concerns over interest rate hikes and wider lockdowns in China. Oil prices sank 4 percent on Monday alongside equities, as continued coronavirus lockdowns in China, the top oil importer, sparked demand concerns. Global financial markets have been spooked by concerns over interest rate hikes and recession worries as tighter and wider COVID-19 lockdowns …

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Ukrainians defy Russian surrender demand in Mariupol on 'Easter of war'
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukrainians defy Russian surrender demand in Mariupol on 'Easter of war'

Hindustan Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he spoke with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva about Ukraine's financial stability and the country's post-war reconstruction. "Discussed with IMF Managing Director Georgieva the issue of ensuring Ukraine's financial stability & preparations for post-war reconstruction. "Thank you," she wrote, addressing Zelenskyy's twitter handle, "for the very good call today." She wrote support is …

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Mariupol rejects Russian demand to surrender as war shows no letup
2 years, 9 months ago

Mariupol rejects Russian demand to surrender as war shows no letup

LA Times  

A Ukrainian serviceman takes photos of a demolished church Saturday in Mariupol, Ukraine, after the residential area was hit by Russian shelling. Amid a growing consensus that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is morphing into a bloody stalemate that could last months, the embattled strategic city of Mariupol rejected a Russian demand to surrender Monday even after the bombing of a …

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Iran nuclear talks on ‘pause’ in Vienna after Russian demand
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran nuclear talks on ‘pause’ in Vienna after Russian demand

LA Times  

Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers went on what its European hosts described as “a pause” on Friday, after Russia demanded relief from sanctions targeting Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he wanted “guarantees at least at the level of the secretary of state” that the U.S. …

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Iran says won’t endanger national interests after Russian demand
2 years, 10 months ago

Iran says won’t endanger national interests after Russian demand

Al Jazeera  

An agreement on Iran’s nuclear deal appeared imminent, but a new Russian demand has cast doubt over the talks. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called the demand “irrelevant” as he said the issue is unrelated to the talks – which are aimed at restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is formally known, by lifting …

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U.N. General Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

U.N. General Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine

LA Times  

The U.N. General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops. And the United Arab Emirates, which abstained on last Friday’s similar Security Council resolution, voted “yes.” Speaking to the General Assembly on Tuesday, Cuban Ambassador Pedro Luis Cuesta blamed the crisis on what he said is the U.S. determination to keep …

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Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing
3 years ago

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing

Al Jazeera  

The trial is being held in the Netherlands because nearly 200 of those on board were Dutch citizens. Dutch prosecutors have demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Prosecutors accuse Russians Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky and Igor Pulatov, as well as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, who were separatist rebels …

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