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Nuclear warning issued to Ukraine over Crimea

Russia would be justified in using any means necessary if Kyiv tries to retake the peninsula, former President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed Any Ukrainian attempt to capture Crimea could be met with a nuclear response by Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. He insisted, however, that Kyiv’s claims …

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Two Ukraine soldiers die in clashes with separatists

The Ukrainian army is locked in a conflict with breakaway fighters in Donetsk and Lugansk that erupted after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 10 others wounded in the country’s war-torn east as clashes tick back up, the army said on Sunday. …

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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over annexed Crimea

Russia’s FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukraine of organizing an attack on a gas pipeline in Russian-annexed Crimea, an allegation rejected by Kiev which said Moscow was trying to punish prominent Crimean Tatar figures. The FSB accused the Ukrainian military intelligence service and the Mejlis, the outlawed representative body …

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Ukraine holds military drills with US, Poland, Lithuania

Helicopters provided air support, armoured personnel carriers rolled through fields, and soldiers fired at enemy targets on Tuesday as part of a large military exercise hosted by Ukraine and also involving the United States, Poland, and Lithuania. The drills, called Three Swords-2021, will involve more than 1,200 servicemen and more …

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Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time

Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Crimea. Summary Russia’s warns Britain over navy confrontation Raab: Russia being ‘predictably inaccurate’ Russia says London is sowing barefaced …

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