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Warsaw: The Polish government has announced a program of "de-Russification of the economy.""We represent the first part of the anti-Putin shield. We will deal with the de-Russification of the Polish and European economy," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki...

London: The UK on Friday revoked the broadcasting license of Russian-backed propaganda network RT over current affairs coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.According to regulator Ofcom, "RT is funded by the Russian state, which has recently invaded a...

Wellington: New Zealand on Friday published the list of the Russian politicians, journalists, entities and a bank sanctioned over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, according to New Zealand's Foreign Ministry."On 18 March 2022, the Government released the first...

Beijing: Beijing adheres to an independent position on the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday, commenting on Washington's threats to take action in event of China's support for Russia.US Secretary of State Antony...

Kyiv: Russian missiles struck an aircraft repair plant in Lviv on Friday morning, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.In a Facebook post, he said several missiles had struck the site, which is close to the Lviv airport.CNN quoted the...

Moscow: Russia has established a no-fly zone over the Donbas region of Ukraine, a separatist official from the Donetsk People's Republic said on Friday.The Russia's aviation authorities have extended the ban on civilian flights in the south of...

Moscow: Russian TV journalist, who held up an anti-war protester during a live-tv air show, has quit her job at Russian state television and refused French President Emmanuel Macron's offer of asylum.In an interview with Germany's Spiegel International,...

Oslo: Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until March 31."We...

Kabul: The Taliban has officially banned the broadcast of all foreign TV series in Afghanistan, a person familiar with the situation told Sputnik."The Taliban clearly said to stop showing any foreign TV series translated into Dari or Pashto...

Baghdad: Four Katyusha rockets on Thursday struck the Balad Air Base, Iraq's largest military air base in north of the capital Baghdad, a local security source said.The rockets landed at the Balad Air Base in Salahudin province, some...