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Live updates | Brink confirmed as US ambassador to Ukraine.
2 years, 7 months ago

Live updates | Brink confirmed as US ambassador to Ukraine.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink late Wednesday as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, filling the post as officials plan to return American diplomats to Kyiv during the nation’s continuing battle against the Russian invasion. He said the team “emphatically supported the entry of Finland and Sweden.” Sullivan said Finland and Sweden won’t be covered by NATO’s mutual defense agreement …

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany to expel Russian envoys
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Germany to expel Russian envoys

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from April 4: Moscow promises to respond to decisions made by France and Germany to expel diplomats. The fate of eastern Europe and the Black Sea region is being decided in Ukraine right now.” 4 Apr 2022 - 16:43 GMT Ukraine foreign minister says Bucha killings are just ‘tip of the iceberg’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has …

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Russia mocks western media outlets over speculations of Ukraine invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia mocks western media outlets over speculations of Ukraine invasion

Op India  

Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry diplomat has lashed out at certain Western media publications for their dubious claims of Russia’s supposed invasion of Ukraine. Zakharova, who is the Director of the Information and Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, asked the western media to announce the schedule of Russian ‘invasions’ for the coming year so …

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Russia orders US diplomats to leave as Ukraine tensions escalate
3 years ago

Russia orders US diplomats to leave as Ukraine tensions escalate

Al Jazeera  

Diplomatic row between Moscow and Washington deepens as US-headed NATO alliance holds talks on Ukraine. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that US embassy staff who have been in Moscow for more than three years were being ordered to fly home by January 31, an apparently retaliatory move. Russia’s RIA news agency cited Zakharova as saying that …

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Outreach to the Taliban pays dividends to Putin
3 years, 4 months ago

Outreach to the Taliban pays dividends to Putin

CNN  

CNN — With the collapse of the Afghan government, a campaign of quiet outreach to the Taliban appears to be paying dividends for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But on Monday, Russia’s foreign ministry announced it had established working contacts with the Taliban, which it said had “started to restore public order” in Kabul and across Afghanistan. “The evacuation of the …

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Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to election interference and cyber hacks
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to election interference and cyber hacks

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration targeted Russia with sweeping sanctions and diplomatic expulsions Thursday, punishing Moscow for its interference in the 2020 US election, its SolarWinds cyberattack and its ongoing occupation and “severe human rights abuses” in Crimea. Thursday’s sanctions come a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking for the US and its NATO allies, expressed deep …

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