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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/10/2022 6:07:37 PM
Ukraine has asked Switzerland to represent it diplomatically in Russia, Bern confirmed Wednesday, stressing though that Moscow would need to accept the arrangement for it to go ahead.
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Diplomacy
8/10/2022 12:40:17 PM
The Philippines has scrapped an order for 16 Russian military helicopters, an official confirmed Wednesday, following reports former president Rodrigo Duterte decided to cancel it due to US sanctions on Moscow.
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Economy
8/9/2022 8:09:43 PM
The supply of Russian oil to three European countries through Ukraine has been halted as the transit payment cannot be processed due to sanctions, Russian firm Transneft said Tuesday.
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Economy
8/3/2022 6:27:52 PM
Switzerland, a key refiner and manufacturer of gold bars, is banning imports of the precious metal from Russia, the government said Wednesday.
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Economy
8/2/2022 10:53:24 PM
Washington on Tuesday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Kremlin-connected elites for their role in supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.
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Economy
7/30/2022 11:06:06 AM
Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia.
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Economy
7/26/2022 10:07:08 PM
Despite damaging Western sanctions imposed on Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's economy appears to be weathering the storm better than expected as it benefits from high energy prices, the IMF said Tuesday.
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Diplomacy
7/22/2022 6:31:23 PM
The European Union imposed more sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine on Thursday after the bloc's 27 members backed measures that include a ban on gold imports, further restrictions on the country's biggest bank and tighter export controls on some high-technology goods.
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Economy
7/21/2022 9:57:18 AM
Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, the operator said. But the gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity on Thursday and the outlook was uncertain.
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Military
7/20/2022 11:45:43 AM
Russian shelling pounded eastern and southern Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only ease the path for Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain if the West lifts sanctions on Russia's shipments.
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World
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Region
7/19/2022 8:28:51 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for strengthening "long-term cooperation" with Russia in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a statement said.
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World
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Region
7/18/2022 5:46:01 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leader of the United Arab Emirates on Monday to ensure energy supplies from the oil-rich Gulf country as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
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Diplomacy
7/18/2022 3:20:43 PM
European foreign ministers insisted Monday that sanctions imposed on Russia to punish it for invading Ukraine are working -- despite the threat to the EU's own energy supplies.
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Economy
7/18/2022 3:20:12 PM
Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as Russia's war in Ukraine drags on. Food banks in Italy are feeding more people. German officials are turning down the air conditioning as they prepare plans to ration natural gas and restart coal plants.
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Military
7/18/2022 2:35:15 PM
Russian shelling in battle-scarred east Ukraine on Monday left six dead, Kyiv said, as the country was reeling from President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to sack two senior law enforcement officials.
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Humanitarian
7/18/2022 2:34:30 PM
Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports threatens grain supplies to tens of thousands of people vulnerable to starvation and must end, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Monday.
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World
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International
7/17/2022 10:01:00 AM
The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.
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Economy
7/13/2022 12:13:48 PM
With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine while also stopping the price of oil and gasoline from soaring to levels that could crush the global economy.
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Economy
7/8/2022 6:04:10 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned of possible "catastrophic consequences" of Western sanctions on the global energy market.
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Diplomacy
7/5/2022 1:32:25 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with leaders in Mongolia on Tuesday during a trip to Asia to seek support amid his country's diplomatic isolation by the West and punishing sanctions leveled over its invasion of Ukraine.
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