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Briton appeals against death sentence in separatist-held east Ukraine -Interfax

British citizen Aiden Aslin, sentenced to death by a court in the Russian-backed breakaway Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, submitted an appeal on Monday, the Russian Interfax agency reported on Monday.

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Russia begins round-the-clock nuclear explosion detection at new facility -Ifax

Russia has begun round-the-clock monitoring to detect nuclear explosions at a newly opened facility, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the defence ministry.

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Cargo plane crash-lands near Russia's Ryazan, seven injured - Ifax

An Il-76 cargo plane crashed while landing near the Russian city of Ryazan on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited authorities as saying.

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Kremlin Says It Does Not Know Location of Captured US 'Mercenaries'

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not know the location of two Americans captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine, but that they were mercenaries and could be sentenced to death in Russian-backed breakaway territories. Americans Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing this month while fighting near…

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Kremlin says it does not know location of captured U.S. 'mercenaries'

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Russia-backed forces to reopen humanitarian corridor at Azot plant, separatist says

Russia-backed forces will reopen a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the Azot chemical plant in Sievierdonetsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing a separatist leader.

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Russia says destroyed large depot with western weapons in Ukraine -IFX

Russian forces fired Kalibr cruise missiles to destroy a large depot with U.S. and European weapons in Ukraine's Ternopil region, Interfax reported on Sunday, citing the Russian defence ministry.

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Report on South Korean in Russia-controlled East Ukraine

The June 11 story saying that a captured fighter from South Korea will go on trial in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, according to the Russian Interfax news agency, is wrong and is withdrawn.

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Russia says will respond to NATO build up in Poland - Ifax

Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday that Moscow's response to a build up of NATO forces in Poland will be proportionate, Interfax news agency reported citing a Russian diplomat.

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Russian court fines Radio Liberty $325,000 over 'fakes' -Ifax

A Moscow court has fined U.S.-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe 20 million roubles ($325,214) over "fake" content about Russia's military operation in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

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Closed airspace forces cancellation of Russian foreign minister's visit to Serbia - Ifax cites source

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.

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Armenia police clash with protesters in Yerevan, 50 people hospitalised - agencies

Armenian police clashed with protesters in Yerevan on Friday during the latest in a series of anti-government demonstrations and at least 50 people were hospitalized, Russian news agencies reported.

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Russia is ready to guarantee safety of vessels carrying grain from Ukraine - Interfax

Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that vessels carrying grain can leave Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea via "humanitarian corridors" and Russia is ready to guarantee their safety, Interfax news agency said.

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Ukraine may turn off Russian-held nuclear plant if it loses control - Ifax

Ukraine would consider switching off its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that lies in Russian-occupied territory if Kyiv loses control of operations at the site, Interfax news agency cited an aide to the prime minister as saying on Thursday.

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Ukrainian embassy says Russia ships 'stolen' wheat to Syria

Russia has sent its ally Syria an estimated 100,000 tonnes of wheat stolen from Ukraine since invading the country, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said, describing the shipments as "criminal activity".

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Russia's nuclear forces holding manoeuvre drills - report

Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday.

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First ship leaves Mariupol since Russia took the city - separatist leader

A ship has left the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia took the city and is headed east to Russia, Interfax quoted the Russian-backed separatist leader of the Ukrainian breakaway region of Donetsk as saying on Tuesday.

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Russia 'ready to set up corridor' for Ukrainian food ships - with conditions

Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as saying on Wednesday.

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Russia ready to set up corridor for ships leaving Ukraine with food, with conditions

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Azovstal fighters to face trial in breakaway region -Ifax cites separatist leader

The leader of Ukraine's breakaway Donetsk People's Republic on Monday said the fighters who surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol will a face trial in the separatist region, Interfax news agency reported.

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Moscow says opening Ukraine ports would need review of sanctions on Russia - Interfax

Moscow said on Thursday that sanctions on Russia would have to be reviewed if it were to heed a U.N. appeal to open access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports so that grain could be exported, according to an Interfax news agency report.

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Russia says it's not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet

Russia is not planning to block Alphabet Inc's YouTube, the minister for digital development said on Tuesday, acknowledging that such a move would likely see Russian users suffer and should therefore be avoided.

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Russia says talks with Ukraine are not going on 'in any form' - Ifax

Russia and Ukraine are not holding talks "in any form", Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko as saying on Tuesday.

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Russia Won’t Simply Put Up with NATO’s Nordic Expansion, Ryabkov Says

Russia said on Monday that the West should have no illusions that Moscow will simply put up with the Nordic expansion of the US-led NATO military alliance to include Sweden and Finland, casting the move as a mistake that would stoke military tension. Vladimir Putin, Russia's paramount leader since the…

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Finland's president tells Russia's Putin about plans to join NATO, Ifax cites Bloomberg as reporting

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about Helsinki's plans to join NATO, Interfax news agency cited Bloomberg as saying on Saturday.

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