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Pope Francis asserts Ukraine right to defence in blasting Russia war
It came just days after Francis told the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, that the concept of a just war was obsolete since wars are never justifiable
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President Putin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine
The event included well-known singer Oleg Gazmanov singing Made in the USSR, with the opening lines Ukraine and Crimea, Belarus and Moldova, It's all my country.
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Putin tells mass rally that Russia will prevail in Ukraine
'We know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost. And we will absolutely accomplish all of our plans,' Putin told a rally at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium
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Biden team hardens view of China tilting toward Putin on Ukraine
US President is set to speak by phone with China's President on Friday morning, with US misgivings about China's stance over Ukraine high on the agenda
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Kremlin says Biden's 'Bloody dictator' remark a personal insult to Putin
He added that the Kremlin would not give sharp assessments, so as not to cause more aggressiveness
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Arnold Schwarzenegger tells President Putin in video: Stop this war
Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger told Russians in a video posted on social media Thursday they're being lied to about the war in Ukraine
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Top headlines: Putin says Kyiv dragging negotiations; oil rally continues
Here are the top headlines on Friday
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Putin tells Scholz that Kyiv is stalling peace talks with Moscow
Moscow has previously said it was close to agreeing a formula that would keep Ukraine neutral, one of its key demands
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Oil continues rally as Russia-Ukraine talks see slim progress
Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1%, to $107.78 a barrel at 1003 GMT, after surging nearly 9% on Thursday in the largest percentage gain since mid-2020
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Biden and Xi Jinping set to clash over Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine
Biden is expected to tell Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a warning that comes at a time of deepening conflict among nations
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Russian diaspora isn't showing much support for invasion of Ukraine
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a crisis for Ukrainians, it's also a crisis for Russia, and thousands have been detained for protesting the war
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US to continue providing life-saving aid to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Thursday (local time) said that the United States will continue to provide life-saving aid to the Ukrainians
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Ukraine, Russia tangle over women, children, elderly killed in war at UNSC
Ukrainian ambassador to the UN confronted his Russian counterpart over women and children killed in attacks, during the UN Security Council meeting.
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Ukrainian, Turkish FMs to work on organising Zelensky, Putin meeting
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu during their talks agreed to focus on organising a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin
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Bipartisan group of US lawmakers urges India to speak out against Putin
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday urged India to speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine, Russia may agree on peace deal within week and half: Report
Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak has said that it would take between a few days and a week and a half for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement
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China 'bears responsibility' for any actions supporting Russia: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) said that China "bears responsibility" to use its influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine
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Russia-Ukraine war: Biden calls Putin 'murderous dictator', 'pure thug'
US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "murderous dictator" and a "pure thug" while speaking at the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon on St. Patrick's Day at Capitol Hill.
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Hacktivist Anonymous takes down Kremlin's website over Ukraine invasion
As part of a cyberwar against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the decentralized international activist Anonymous managed to take down the official website of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Vladimir Putin says Russia beat 'economic blitzkrieg,' warns of hardship
'Scum and traitors': Putin threatens anti-war Russians