Ukraine war
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At Victory Day Parade;
Moscow to tackle war unleashed against Russia, Putin vows
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Addressing Victory Day Parade on Tuesday, the Russian president pledged that a war has been unleashed against Russia, but that Moscow will resolve it.
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FM to Borrell:
Iran as always welcomes constructive initiatives
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told the EU foreign policy chief by phone that Islamic Republic of Iran as always welcomes constructive initiatives.
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Turkey not to toe Western line on Russia sanctions: Cavusoglu
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Ankara has no plans to support the Western economic restrictions against Russia, foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu insisted in an interview on Monday.
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Kyiv not just sponsor, but organizer of terrorism: Kremlin
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Kremlin spokesman said that statements by the Ukrainian authorities about their readiness to "kill Russians around the world" indicate that Kyiv has become not just a sponsor, but an immediate organizer of terrorist acts.
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Malaysian ex-PM:
US’ anti-Russian actions push humanity towards world war
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The US authorities push humanity towards a world war by contributing to emergence of two hostile blocs, says Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad.
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Turkey rejects S-400 deliveries to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara has refused to send S-400 air defense systems manufactured in Russia to Ukraine.
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Russia’s FSB thwarts Ukrainian drone attack on airfield
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior Ministry have thwarted a drone attack on an airfield in the Ivanovo Region, the FSB said in a statement.
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Russian MFA:
US, Ukraine to blame for terror attack against Prilepin
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Kyiv and its Western patrons, in the first place, the US are primarily responsible for the terrorist attack against writer Zakhar Prilepin, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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US to give 8 Apache combat helicopters to Poland
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday following a meeting with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Washington will be providing the country with eight AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
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Ukraine claims to have downed Russian hypersonic missile
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Ukraine’s air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems.
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Blast hits car of Russia activist Prilepin in Nizhny Novgorod
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Unknown people blew up the car of writer Zakhar Prilepin in Nizhny Novgorod, he survived, but was injured, Russia sources reported.
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China’s peace plan for Ukraine ‘wishful thinking’: EU
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – China’s proposal to end the conflict in Ukraine is “not a peace plan,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has claimed.
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Ukrainian drone attacks Russian oil refinery: report
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – An oil refinery caught fire in Krasnodar Region in southern Russia on Friday morning, emergency officials have said.
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West fueled ‘sense of impunity’ in Kyiv: Moscow
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – The US and its allies are ultimately responsible for the actions of the “Kyiv regime,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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Kremlin spox.:
Ukraine could not resolve to attack Kremlin without US say-so
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Moscow is well aware that Kyiv selects both the means and targets of attacks only at the direct orders of Washington, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
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VIDEO: Black Sea oil refinery hit by drones in Russia
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – A drone attack set ablaze parts of an oil products reservoir at a refinery in southern Russia, but emergency services said they extinguished the fire just over two hours later.
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Venezuelan President condemns attack against Kremlin
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned on Wednesday "the assassination attempt" against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Diplomat:
Russia to respond to Ukraine’s attack on Kremlin if necessary
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Russia will respond to Ukraine’s act of terrorism in the form of an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin when it deems it necessary, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Wednesday.
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Zelensky denies making assassination attempt on Putin
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, has denied his country was behind Tuesday night's apparent drone attack on the Kremlin.
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Blinken casts doubt on Ukraine attempt to assassinate Putin
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The top US diplomat on Wednesday cast doubt on Ukraine's attempts to assassinate Russian leader Vladimir Putin with a drone strike.
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Russian security official:
US does not need Ukraine as a country, only its resources
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The United States is set to use Ukraine only as a territory providing certain resources, and has no interest in preserving its statehood, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev says.
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US sending $300 million in new arms aid to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The United States is sending a $300 military aid package to Ukraine, including, for the first time, short-range air-launched rockets.
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FSB foils Ukraine intel agents plot for high-profile attacks
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had stopped the activities of a network of Ukraine's military intelligence that planned a series of high-profile terrorist attacks in Crimea.
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Eurozone inflation up to 7 pct in April: Eurostat
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Eurozone annual inflation was 7 percent in April, up from 6.9 percent in March, according to a flash estimate published on Tuesday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), according to media reports.
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Bomb blast injures top police official in Russian city
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – A bomb attack has injured a senior police official in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, the country’s law enforcement authorities reported on Tuesday.
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Ukraine confirms obtaining American-made F-16 fighters soon
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed his conviction that "sooner or later, Western allies will decide to supply Ukraine with American-made F-16 fighters, as was the case previously with all other weapons."
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Crowds in Poland protest against NATO warmongering in Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Hundreds of demonstrators from Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic gathered for a peace rally on Labour Day in the village of Porajow on the border with three countries on Monday, calling for a de-escalation in Ukraine.
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Another UAV attack reported in Crimea
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The governor of Sevastopol city in Russian-controlled Crimea Mikhail Razvozhaev has reported another drone attack in the city.
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Senior HFAC Republicans call for further sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN, May. 01 (MNA) – Making repeated baseless claims against Iran-Russua defense cooperation, senior US lawmakers called for triggering additional mandatory sanctions on Iran.
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Explosive device derails train in Russia's Bryansk (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – A Russian freight train derailed Monday in the western region of Bryansk bordering Ukraine after an "explosive device" detonated on the rail tracks, the local governor said.