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Turkey goes back to other missile system bidders as China drags feet
Turkey is pressing ahead with talks with U.S. and European firms over its first long-range missile defense system, as the preferred Chinese bidder has yet to meet all requirements for the multi-billion dollar project, two officials said on Thursday.
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Leading powers seek stepped-up monitoring in Ukraine
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany agreed on Tuesday to seek a reinforcement of the international monitoring mission in Ukraine and renewed their calls for an oft-breached ceasefire agreement to be respected.
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Greece sees problems repaying IMF, ECB; Germans air mistrust
Greece admitted on Wednesday it will struggle to make debt repayments to the IMF and the European Central Bank this year as Germany's finance minister voiced open doubts about Athens' trustworthiness.
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France says Russia would face more sanctions if Mariupol attacked
Moscow would face more EU sanctions if pro-Russia separatists attacked Ukraine's government-held port of Mariupol, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday.
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Russia's military budget may shrink 10 percent in 2015 - Rostec
Russia's military budget may shrink by around 10 percent in 2015, the chief executive of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec said on Monday.
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Germany declines to comment on Greek reform list
Germany has received Greece's plans for economic reforms but will not comment on them, a government official said on Tuesday, adding that euro zone finance ministers would discuss the proposals later on Tuesday.
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Russia's Lavrov accuses West of trying to dominate world
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western powers of trying to dominate and impose their ideology on the rest of world, while the United States and European delegations slammed Moscow for supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all but burying a week-old European-brokered ceasefire deal.
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