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Ukraine Had "No Involvement" In Moscow Concert Hall Attack: White House
Ukraine had "no involvement whatsoever" in the massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the White House said Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a Kyiv connection.
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"West Has Declared War On Us": Russia Foreign Minister On Sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Western countries of waging a "total war" on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military operation in Ukraine.
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UN Vote Wednesday on MH17 Tribunal, Russia Likely to Block: Diplomats
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia is likely to block the move, diplomats said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Says West Wants to Weaken Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own country.
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Russian PM Medvedev Vows to Keep Economy Open, Hails Pivot to China
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia would not isolate its sanctions-hit economy from the West but said improving relations with Asian countries has become a key strategy.
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East and west, Ukraine rival camps dig in
If armies march on their stomachs, then Ukraine's rival protest camps could be in for a long campaign, judging by the cooks hard at work behind the barricades in Kiev and Donetsk on Friday.
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G7 backs more sanctions if Russia escalates Ukraine crisis: US
A group of the world's leading rich nations will support increasing sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Friday.
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UN General Assembly declares Crimea secession vote invalid
The UN General Assembly on Thursday passed a non-binding resolution declaring invalid Crimea's Moscow-backed referendum earlier this month on seceding from Ukraine, in a vote that Western nations said highlighted Russia's isolation.
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Russia has promised not to attack east Ukraine: US
Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu promised his US counterpart Chuck Hagel in a telephone call on Thursday that Moscow would not assault eastern Ukraine.
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West prepares sanctions as Russia presses on with Crimea takeover
Dozens of Russians involved in Russia's gradual takeover of Crimea face US and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday, after six hours of crisis talks between Washington and Moscow ended with both sides still far apart.
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Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops in military exercise back to base
President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops that took part in military exercises in central and western Russia to return to base after completing their training, Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying on Tuesday.
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Ukraine Had "No Involvement" In Moscow Concert Hall Attack: White House
Ukraine had "no involvement whatsoever" in the massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the White House said Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a Kyiv connection.
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"West Has Declared War On Us": Russia Foreign Minister On Sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Western countries of waging a "total war" on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military operation in Ukraine.
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UN Vote Wednesday on MH17 Tribunal, Russia Likely to Block: Diplomats
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia is likely to block the move, diplomats said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Says West Wants to Weaken Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own country.
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Russian PM Medvedev Vows to Keep Economy Open, Hails Pivot to China
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia would not isolate its sanctions-hit economy from the West but said improving relations with Asian countries has become a key strategy.
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East and west, Ukraine rival camps dig in
If armies march on their stomachs, then Ukraine's rival protest camps could be in for a long campaign, judging by the cooks hard at work behind the barricades in Kiev and Donetsk on Friday.
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G7 backs more sanctions if Russia escalates Ukraine crisis: US
A group of the world's leading rich nations will support increasing sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Friday.
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UN General Assembly declares Crimea secession vote invalid
The UN General Assembly on Thursday passed a non-binding resolution declaring invalid Crimea's Moscow-backed referendum earlier this month on seceding from Ukraine, in a vote that Western nations said highlighted Russia's isolation.
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Russia has promised not to attack east Ukraine: US
Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu promised his US counterpart Chuck Hagel in a telephone call on Thursday that Moscow would not assault eastern Ukraine.
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West prepares sanctions as Russia presses on with Crimea takeover
Dozens of Russians involved in Russia's gradual takeover of Crimea face US and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday, after six hours of crisis talks between Washington and Moscow ended with both sides still far apart.
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Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops in military exercise back to base
President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops that took part in military exercises in central and western Russia to return to base after completing their training, Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying on Tuesday.
