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Ukraine: Kremlin accuses Washington of escalation after putting troops on alert
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Ukraine: Kremlin accuses Washington of escalation after putting troops on alert

Moscow | The Kremlin on Tuesday denounced the alerting of thousands of American troops because of the Russian-Western crisis over Ukraine, seeing it as a new “exacerbation of tensions” by Washington. “It is with great concern that we see these American actions,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. According to him, "de facto", the United States causes "an exacerbation of tensions". Washington has placed up to 8,500 soldiers on alert, and they could be ready in five days to reinforce the military alliance's Rapid Reaction Force, made up of 40,000 soldiers. However, the decision to deploy them has not been taken. Westerners accuse Moscow of having deployed more than 100,000 soldiers on the border of its pro-Western neighbor, Ukraine, threateni...
Washington and Tehran consider direct nuclear talks
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Washington and Tehran consider direct nuclear talks

A turning point in the dragging talks to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal? Iran for the first time considered Monday to negotiate directly with the United States, which immediately said it was ready for these “urgent” discussions. • Read also: Exports to Iran cost him his business • Read also: Iran is not about to recognize the Taliban in Afghanistan • Read also: Biden 2022: the year of all dangers "Currently Iran is not negotiating directly with the United States, but if during the negotiations we get to a point where reaching a good deal with strong safeguards requires some level of discussion with the United States , we will take it into consideration”, declared the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during a conference bro...
Russian threats in Ukraine |  Washington places 8,500 soldiers on alert
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Russian threats in Ukraine | Washington places 8,500 soldiers on alert

(Washington) The United States has placed 8,500 troops on high alert and is considering sending troops to NATO's Baltic and Eastern European countries amid the risks of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, reported Monday American media. Posted at 12:03 p.m. Updated at 2:43 p.m. Washington has placed 8,500 soldiers on alert The deployment could involve between 1,000 and 5,000 troops, warships and fighter jets, the official said. New York Times, adding that this number could increase if conditions deteriorate. Joe Biden will have a "sec...
Russian threats in Ukraine |  Washington places 8,500 soldiers on alert
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Russian threats in Ukraine | Washington places 8,500 soldiers on alert

(Washington) The United States has placed 8,500 troops on high alert and is considering sending troops to NATO's Baltic and Eastern European countries amid the risks of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, reported Monday American media. Posted at 12:03 p.m. Updated at 2:43 p.m. Washington has placed 8,500 soldiers on alert The deployment could involve between 1,000 and 5,000 troops, warships and fighter jets, the official said. New York Times, adding that this number could increase if conditions deteriorate. Joe Biden will have a "sec...
Washington orders the departure of the families of American diplomats in Kyiv
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Washington orders the departure of the families of American diplomats in Kyiv

The US government on Sunday ordered the families of US diplomats stationed in Kiev to leave the country "due to the continuing threat of a Russian military operation" and advised Americans against traveling to Russia. • Read also: Calgary: Ukrainian Canadians demonstrate against the reinforcement of Russian troops • Read also: Ukraine and Biden's Truths • Read also: Ukraine: London accuses Moscow of "seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev" Local staff and non-essential staff can leave the Kyiv embassy if they wish, the State Department said in a statement. US nationals residing in Ukraine “should now consider” leaving the country by commercial flights or other means of transportation, adds the US State Department. "The security situation, incl...