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Bulgaria says Russia halting gas supplies would be breach of contract
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has paid for Russian gas deliveries for April and supplier Gazprom will be in breach of...
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Tensions surge after breakaway Moldovan region reports attacks; Kyiv blames Russia
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria into...
Read moreState Dept says U.S. diplomats in Ukraine mission traveled to city of Lviv
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. mission in Ukraine who had relocated to Poland traveled to the country's western...
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In response to Lavrov comments, U.S. says talk of nuclear escalation is irresponsible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments about the potential of...
Read moreRussia says it has liberated Kherson region in southern Ukraine -Interfax
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday said its forces had liberated the entire Kherson region in the south of...
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U.S. welcomes German pledge to send 50 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday welcomed Germany's decision to, for the first time, send heavy weapons to...
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Putin hopes talks with Ukraine will yield positive result
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine were continuing talks in an online format....
Read moreGermany to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry for first time
By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany announced on Tuesday its first delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine...
Read moreNetherlands to provide “limited number” of howitzers to Ukraine -ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government will provide a "limited number" of armoured howitzers to Ukraine to support its war...
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Putin ally says Ukraine heading for collapse into several states
LONDON (Reuters) -One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said on Tuesday that Ukraine was spiralling towards a collapse into...
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U.S. unsure about cause of Transdniestria violence- Pentagon chief
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - The United States is looking at the cause of recent violence in the Russia-backed...
Read moreUkraine warns against attempts to drag Moldova’s Transniestria region into war
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign ministry expressed concern on Tuesday about the situation in Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria,...
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Russia warns Britain for provoking Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russia warned Britain on Tuesday that if it continued to provoke Ukraine to strike targets in Russia then...
Read moreMoldovan breakaway region says attacks can be traced to Ukraine – TASS
(Reuters) - The head of the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria said attacks on the territory could be traced back...
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U.N. wants to coordinate efforts to save lives in Mariupol, U.N chief tells Russia
(Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday that he was ready to fully mobilise the...
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Ukraine says Russian rockets flew over Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant
(Reuters) - Ukraine's state-run atomic energy company said Russian missiles flew at low altitude over Europe's largest nuclear power plant...
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Russia’s Lavrov dismisses Kyiv’s proposal to stage peace talks in Mariupol
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed Kyiv's proposal to hold peace talks in the Ukrainian port...
Read moreThree killed in Russian kindergarten shooting
(Reuters) -An armed man opened fire at a kindergarten in Russia's central Ulyanovsk region on Tuesday, killing two children and...
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Kazakh leader hands over ruling party leadership to ally
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev quit the ruling Amanat party on Tuesday and handed over the chairmanship to...
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U.N. chief tells Russia that Ukraine ceasefire is needed as soon as possible
(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Moscow on Tuesday that conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine should be...
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