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Explosives Thrown at Russian Consulate in Marseille on Ukraine War anniversary

This is Beirut, 24/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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  Three improvised explosive devices were thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday but no one was injured, a police source said. Only two of the three devices exploded in the attack on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the source said. The consulate was sealed off ...

Three Years after Russia Invasion, UN Faces Difficult Votes on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 24/02 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Defying Kyiv and its European allies, Washington plans on Monday to submit to the UN Security Council and General Assembly a draft text that calls for a "swift end" to the Ukraine conflict but makes no reference to its territorial integrity, in an early test of Donald Trump's muscular approach to the crisis. Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine ...

Zelensky Offers to Resign in Exchange for Ukrainian NATO Membership

This is Beirut, 23/02 18:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday -- the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance. Zelensky has faced fierce criticism from the new US administration and said he wantss to meet Donald Trump before the US president ...

$350 Billion Ukraine's 'Critical' Resources in Russian-Held Territory

This is Beirut, 23/02 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Around $350 billion of worth of Ukraine's critical resources are in areas captured by Russia, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, as Washington pushes for a deal to secure preferential access to the country's resource base. Kyiv is pushing back against President Donald Trump's calls for Ukraine's resources to be used as compensation to the United ...

Russia's Top Diplomat to Visit Turkey Monday

This is Beirut, 23/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday, which marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkish diplomatic sources said Sunday. Lavrov will hold talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, the source said, adding that the men will discuss the war in Ukraine, among other ...

Trump Wants Return on US Aid Money to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 23/02 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was trying to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine's war against Russia. His comments came as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal Trump wants as compensation for the wartime aid his predecessor Joe Biden gave Ukraine. It was the latest twist in a ...

Russia Tells US It Opposes Any NATO Member Sending Troops to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 18/02 16:36 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russia told the United States in talks on Tuesday that it opposed any NATO member sending troops to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire, Moscow's foreign minister said. "The appearance of troops of armed forces from the same NATO countries, whether under a foreign flag, under the flag of the European Union or under national flags, does not ...

Back in the fold, Saudi becomes dealmaker for US, Russia

This is Beirut, 18/02 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A pariah under the former US administration, Saudi Arabia has returned to the diplomatic fold, hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks and an Arab leaders' summit on Gaza in a complete reversal of fortunes for the monarchy. Top Russian and US officials are meeting on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for discussions aimed at restoring relations and laying the ...

Russian Delegation Lands in Saudi Arabia for Talks with US

This is Beirut, 17/02 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Russian delegation including foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-level talks with US officials, Russian state TV reported Monday. The Rossiya 24 news channel showed the officials disembarking a plane in the Saudi capital Riyadh. "The main thing is to begin a real normalisation of ...

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