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Month: February 2023

UN Council OKs watered-down statement on Israel settlements

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel’s continued construction and expansion of settlements. The council’s agreement Monday followed high-stakes negotiations by the Biden administration that succeeded in derailing a legally binding resolution that would have condemned and demanded a

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Moscow downplays significance of Biden’s visit to Kyiv

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian officials and state media have downplayed President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine, painting Kyiv as a U.S. puppet and maintaining Moscow’s forces will prevail despite Washington’s pledges to send more weapons to Ukraine. Biden met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital Monday

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