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Russia claims right to deploy nukes in Crimea
A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has emphasized that Moscow reserves the right to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory, including stationing them in Crimea. According to RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Mikhail Ulyanov on Monday said: “Russia obviously...
Russia warns against Ukrainian NATO membership
Speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament has warned against Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO, saying that Russia will not leave such a move unanswered. Sergei Naryshkin, the speaker of the State Duma, said Ukraine’s membership in NATO is “imaginable,” saying such a development would bring the Western military alliance...
Russia will give adequate response if Ukraine joins NATO: Official
Russia will provide an adequate response if a decision is taken on Ukraine’s joining NATO, the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview for TASS special project Top Officials. …read more Source: Iran...
East Ukraine death toll surpasses 6,400: UN
The UN says over 6,400 people are killed during the conflict in Ukraine’s restive east over the past 13 months. …read more Source:...
Russian FM dimisses ‘absurdity’ of EU anger over entry bans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday dismissed the “absurdity” of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia defends right to send nuclear weapons to Crimea
Arms control head says Russia can deploy warheads anywhere on territory …read more Source: Anadolu...
Georgia threatens to strip ex-leader Saakashvili’s citizenship
Georgia has threatened to revoke pro-Western former president Mikheil Saakashvili’s citizenship after he was granted a Ukrainian passport and appointed as governor of the strategic Odessa region. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia dismisses EU criticism of travel blacklist
Russia criticised the European Union on Monday for allowing the publication of a list of European officials barred from entering the country in the diplomatic fallout over the Ukraine crisis. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow, which drew up the list in response to a similar ban on Russian officials by the EU, had handed over the list to...
Russia claims “right” to send nukes to Crimea
A senior Russian officer has said that Russia can deploy warheads anywhere on its own territory. …read more Source: World...
More than 6,400 killed amid 'tremendous hardship' in Ukraine says U.N
NNA – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship. …read more Source: National News...
