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The blunt statement from Lavrov came days after the Kremlin said sending NATO troops into Ukraine would be "extremely dangerous" and risk direct confrontation between Russian and NATO militaries.
"Now no one needs either the dollar or the euro. And this is not only in Belarus and Russia - this is already in many countries," Lukashenko stated, according to state media reports.
Russian Deputy Defence Minister, Ivanov, a deputy minister overseeing acquisitions and procurement at the Russian defense ministry, stands accused of accepting over $11 million in kickbacks from contractors in exchange for helping them secure lucrative military orders.
The drills would involve the practice use of nuclear weapons from Russia's stockpile of shorter-range, battlefield munitions.
The strikes caused massive fires and temporary shutdowns at the facilities according to Russian reports, though there were no immediate claims of responsibility from Kyiv.
Yevgeny Stupin was among the signatories of an open letter titled "Communists and Socialists Against Fratricidal War" published in March 2022, shortly after Russian forces launched their full-scale assault on neighbouring Ukraine.
The 15th century Orthodox cathedral hosted Putin along with the Russian patriarch, Kirill, who led the religious ritual blessing the start of the leader's new term.
Putin departed his presidential residence and arrived at the Kremlin complex in a Russian-made Aurus limousine, descending onto a red carpet lined with an honour guard. He waved briefly to supporters before disappearing into the palace's gilded halls.
Among the first arrivals captured by cameras at Kremlin were prominent Putin allies like former president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev and the leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Western media outlets, including those from the United States and Europe, have flooded the Kremlin with several requests for interviews with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in recent days, as confirmed by Dmitry Peskov.
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