Shortly before the conversation with Putin, however, Scholz also reiterated in remarks to parliament that Germany would not supply Ukraine with the long-range Taurus cruise missiles, which Ukraine has repeatedly requested.
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Germany says Hungary’s EU presidency causing ‘a lot of damage’
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•Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said that Orbán could travel wherever he wanted, adding, “What is not acceptable is that he travels through the world with the impression that he is doing so on behalf of others. And there will certainly be further discussion about how to deal with this.”
Anger in Germany at ‘Russian plot’ to kill arms firm CEO
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•Indian PM to visit UAE
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•Russia hands over Nerpa nuclear submarine to India
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•In line with the contract worth over $900 million, the Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula II) class sub has been leased to India’s Navy for ten years. It will be renamed the INS Chakra. The ceremony took place in the Far Eastern Primorye Territory.
Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent
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•“The IAEA can confirm that Iran has started the production of uranium enriched up to 20 percent using IR-1 centrifuges in the Fordo Fuel Enrichment Plant,” the agency said in a statement.
Russia rejects US presence in Afghanistan after UN mandate expires
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•Russia will not agree to US military presence in Afghanistan after the expiry of a UN Security Council mandate, Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said Friday.
Russia to veto UN resolutions aimed at ‘toppling regimes’
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•Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Friday that Russia would veto future UN Security Council sanctions to topple political regimes by Western powers.
Russia destroys half of its chemical weapons
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•Russia has destroyed more than half of its stockpile of chemical weapons and the remainder would be gone by 2015, a senior official said Wednesday.
Russia, US plan new military cooperation deals
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•This May, the US signed a USD 367.5 million contract with Russia to buy 21 Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters for the Afghan army, said the deputy chief of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation.
Russia’s MiG starts new batch of fighters for Indian Navy
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•Russia’s MiG aircraft corporation has launched production of a new batch of carrier fighters for the Indian Navy, a MiG spokesman said.