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Putin: Putin to meet China's foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin
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Putin: Putin to meet China’s foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday host China’s foreign minister Wang Yi for talks in Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said. The top Chinese…

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Kosovo: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?
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Kosovo: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

BELGRADE: Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings….

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Russia: Russia's Lavrov says G7 is bent on 'double containment' of Russia and China
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Russia: Russia’s Lavrov says G7 is bent on ‘double containment’ of Russia and China

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that decisions taken by the Group of Seven countries at their summit in Japan were aimed at…

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Russian Fertilizer: Latvia releases Russian fertilizer as UN looks to save Ukraine grains deal
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Russian Fertilizer: Latvia releases Russian fertilizer as UN looks to save Ukraine grains deal

VILNIUS: A first batch of Russian fertilizer which Latvia seized last year is being shipped to Kenya by the United Nations’ World Food Programme, Latvia’s…

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Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions
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Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions

MANAGUA: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday played down the impact of US sanctions on officials of their two…

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Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions
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Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions

MANAGUA: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday played down the impact of US sanctions on officials of their two…

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'Join forces' against sanctions 'blackmail', urges Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
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‘Join forces’ against sanctions ‘blackmail’, urges Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

CARCAS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for like-minded countries to “join forces” against the “blackmail” of Western sanctions, as the longtime diplomat continued…

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Any Ukraine peace talks should be about 'new world order': Lavrov
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Any Ukraine peace talks should be about ‘new world order’: Lavrov

ANKARA: Moscow wants any Ukraine peace talks to focus on creating a ‘new world order’, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on a visit to…

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Russia: Ukraine says Russia UN presidency a 'slap in the face'
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Russia: Ukraine says Russia UN presidency a ‘slap in the face’

KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday branded Russia‘s presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April “a slap in the face”, joining a chorus…

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Ukraine: Russia's war on Ukraine latest: IMF approves $15.6 billion Ukraine loan
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Ukraine: Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: IMF approves $15.6 billion Ukraine loan

The International Monetary Fund said its executive board had approved a four-year $15.6 billion loan programme for Ukraine, part of a global $115 billion package…

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