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G-7 Balks at Putin's Demand for Gas Payments in Rubles
Group of Seven energy ministers unanimously rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that natural-gas contracts be paid in rubles. Putin's demand represents a "one-sided and clear breach of contracts," German Economy...
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CLEAN : UN slams Russia's 'intimidation' of Ukraine war opponents
The United Nations condemns Moscow's "intimidation" of people in Russia opposed to its war in Ukraine, warning it is undermining fundamental freedoms (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Russia detaining hundreds in Ukraine: UN
UN investigators claim they had documented more than 400 arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances by Russian forces in Ukraine, and dozens by Kyiv's troops (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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UN: IRAQ BACKS DOWN OVER UNSCOM INSPECTIONS
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Iraq has agreed at the eleventh hour to resume unconditional cooperation with United Nations weapons inspectors and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The move may have averted imminent military strikes by the...
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Georgian president backs Ukraine cease fire accord; Polish leader comments
Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili welcomed the cease-fire agreement in Ukraine on Friday but warned similar crises could erupt unless Russia accepted that its neighbours were free to choose its allies.
Addressing a news...
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US and Ukrainian officials comment on bar on inspectors entering Crimea
Military observers from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have been again turned back from a checkpoint in the Crimean peninsula, an OSCE spokesperson said on Friday.
The organisation met again in Vienna to...
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International Red Cross spokesperson on Russian aid convoy bound for eastern Ukraine
Russia let Ukrainian officials inspect an aid convoy on Friday and agreed to let the Red Cross distribute the aid around the rebel-held city of Luhansk, easing tensions and dispelling Ukrainian fears that the aid operation is a ruse to...
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ROVING REPORT: RR0029/A GEORGIA: CHECHENS
Duisi and Pankisi Gorge; Shatili and Argun Gorge; Tbilisi; Georgia (recent/file):
Near Duisi (recent): Caucasus Mountains seen beyond plain; Argun Gorge (recent): scenery and river; Argun Gorge (file-December 1999): Chechen refugees who...
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CLEAN: Suu Kyi's surprise media spotlight at trial
CLEAN: Suu Kyi's surprise media spotlight at trial
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CLEAN : EU foreign affairs chief says keep Balkans out of EU Russia spat
CLEAN : EU foreign affairs chief says keep Balkans out of EU Russia spat
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UN envoys warn of grim winter for Aleppo civilians
The UN special envoy for Syria said the United Nations and its humanitarian aid partners are strengthening their presence in government-controlled western Aleppo, hoping to "make a difference" in the city's besieged, rebel-held...
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Russia - Russian Duma Debates Chechnya
In the Russian parliament. Yeltsin's spokesman VyacheslavKostikov said the separatist government in Chechnya was fosteringan "anti-Russian mood." Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdinsaid Moscow favoured a negotiated settlement, but...
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U.S. And Russia In Discussions Over Tensions
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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Dunford: US, Russia in dialogue over tension
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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U.S. And Russia In Discussions Over Tensions
The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian...
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UN on humanitarian preparations amidst looming Idblib offensive
A top U.N. humanitarian aid official for Syria said the United States, Russia and other powers have expressed a "common agreement" on the need to find a peaceful way forward for the rebel-held province of Idlib.
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Biden Says Navalny Should Be Released Immediately
Feb.04 -- U.S. President Joe Biden calls on Russia to free democracy activist Alexey Navalny "without condition" on Thursday.
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Putin Calls Off 'Pointless' Storming of Mariupol
President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military not to storm the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol after claiming victory in the battle for the port city. Speaking in a televised meeting Thursday with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu,...
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CLEAN : Russian FM slams West during visit to Ethiopia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemns Western threats "vis a vis Russia and anybody who dares to support Russia" during a visit to Addis Ababa as part of a tour of African countries (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Poland Hit by Stray Russian Rockets, AP Says
Poland, a NATO member, was hit by stray Russian rockets, killing two people, the Associated Press reported. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports.
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CLEAN : Russia insists will not use biological weapons
Russia would never use biological weapons, a senior Russian diplomat says during a press conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, amid concerns that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is increasing the risk of proliferation of weapons of mass...
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UN: MUHAMED SACIRBEY INTERVIEW
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Bosnia's ambassador to the United Nations has again slated the international community for failing to act over the besieged enclave of Bihac.
In an exclusive interview with APTV, Muhamed Sacirbey said the time had come for...
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Deputy PM on Georgia's view on conflict a year after
1. Wide of hotel where news conference took place
2. Wide of Temur Yakobashvili, Georgian Minister for Integration, speaking at podium
3. Cutaway of media
4. Screen showing images from Russo-Georgian war
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Temur...
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ROVING REPORT: RR9937/A RUSSIA: CHUKOTKA TRIBE
In the extreme north-east of Siberia, the Chukchi, the indigenous people of Chukotka are being forced to return to traditional ways of life to survive as years of state support for the region ebbs away in the crisis-hit Russia of the...