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Russia & China veto Western resolution on keeping Syria-Turkey border crossings open, but Moscow’s counter-proposal fails

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A Russian UN Security Council resolution on Syrian-Turkish border crossings has been rejected, after Moscow and Beijing vetoed a draft by Western members who sought to reopen the checkpoints outside of government control. … Read More >Russia & China veto Western resolution on keeping Syria-Turkey border crossings open, but Moscow’s counter-proposal fails

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Russia & Turkey working on ways to achieve truce in Libya, despite Tripoli’s unwillingness to stop fighting – Lavrov

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Moscow and Ankara are discussing ways to reach a ceasefire in Libya, but one of the warring sides – the GNA in Tripoli – is not on board, instead it’s counting on winning militarily, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. … Read More >Russia & Turkey working on ways to achieve truce in Libya, despite Tripoli’s unwillingness to stop fighting – Lavrov

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Russia, Syria & Iran say ‘no military solution’ to Syria crisis as leaders blast illegal oil capture, US’ sanctions ‘bypassing’ UN

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the US for “bypassing the UN” to impose “illegal” sanctions on Syria. He said humanitarian efforts in the war-torn country are increasingly important during the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >Russia, Syria & Iran say ‘no military solution’ to Syria crisis as leaders blast illegal oil capture, US’ sanctions ‘bypassing’ UN

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Twitter cracks down on ‘state-linked information ops’… but gets help from questionable ‘research partner’

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Twitter has removed thousands of accounts it claims were tied to Chinese and Russian information campaigns involved in “manipulation” efforts – but its decision to team up with the Stanford Internet Observatory raises a red flag. … Read More >Twitter cracks down on ‘state-linked information ops’… but gets help from questionable ‘research partner’

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‘We bought it to use it, full stop’: Turkey awaits MORE S-400s as it activates 1st of its new systems, defense industry chief says

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Ankara is just a few formalities away from receiving a second batch of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, Turkey’s top official in charge of the military industry said, adding that the first batch have been commissioned. … Read More >‘We bought it to use it, full stop’: Turkey awaits MORE S-400s as it activates 1st of its new systems, defense industry chief says