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Finnish Parliament approves NATO membership application

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Finland’s parliament approves the country’s accession to NATO

May 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Finnish parliament approved the proposal to join NATO on Tuesday. Its session was broadcast on the legislative body’s website. Some 188 lawmakers voted for the accession, while eight voted against Finland applying for NATO membership. The decision should be approved by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. Since the head of state is currently on […]

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Finland and Sweden confirm the intention to join NATO

May 16, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The leaders of Finland and Sweden have confirmed they intend to join Nato, signifying a historic Nordic policy shift triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that will redraw the security map of Europe. Abandoning decades of military non-alignment, the two countries’ governments will present their proposals to their respective parliaments on Monday and are […]

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NATO to keep anti-Russian sanctions for as long as necessary: US

May 16, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: All member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are committed to keeping the anti-Russian sanctions in place for as long as is necessary, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday after an informal meeting of NATO top diplomats in Berlin. “Every member of the alliance wants to bring this […]

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Japan to prohibit exports of high-tech equipment to Russia

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Japan is expanding the list of goods and technologies, whose exports to Russia are prohibited over the situation around Ukraine, the Japanese ministry of economy, trade, and industry said on Friday. The ban has already been approved by the country’s government and will come into force on May 20. Overall, the updated document […]

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Russian Defense Minister Discusses a Situation in Ukraine with Pentagon Chief

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The situation in Ukraine was among the topics discussed by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the phone, the Russian defense ministry said on Friday. “Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu had telephone talks with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the initiative of the American […]

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Under Modi, India can respond to any Pak threat with military force: US intel

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US intelligence community on Tuesday told US lawmakers that India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations. In its annual threat assessment, the community also expressed concerns over a potential crisis between India and Pakistan and said that the ties between […]

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US imposes sanctions on 33 Russian individuals, 22 companies, and 69 ships

May 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US Department of the Treasury has supplemented its sanction lists with 33 more Russian individuals, 22 companies, and 69 ships flying the Russian flag. According to a Russian media report, the sanctions apply to Moscow Industrial Bank and its ten subsidiaries are Agropromyshlenny Kompleks Voronezhski OOO; Anninskii Elevator OOO; Auditkonsalt OOO; Belinveststroi OOO; […]

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The US gives another 150 million in military aid to Ukraine

May 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden signed a new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, providing additional artillery munitions, radar, and other equipment in the latest in a series of transfers to help Kyiv repel Russia’s invasion. “Today, the United States is continuing our strong support for the brave people of Ukraine as they […]

EU Foreign Affairs Council on Russian aggression against Ukraine

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Austria rules out ruble payments for Russian Gas

May 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Austria has no plans to pay for Russian gas in rubles, The Austrian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Schallenberg told the media in an interview. “Our position is clear. We are committed to the already existing agreements with Russia and will not pay in rubles, we have no such intention,” Schallenberg said. In late March, Russian […]

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The US and Japanese senior officials discuss Biden’s visit to Asia and sanctions against Russia

May 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary-General of Japan’s National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo discussed at their meeting on Tuesday an upcoming visit to South Korea and Japan of US President Joe Biden as well as sanctions against Russia, the White House press office said in a statement. According to the statement, Sullivan […]