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Russia accuses NATO of stirring up tensions over Ukraine: Report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with his Mexico's counterpart in Moscow on November 17, 2017. (AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks in Moscow in 2017. (File photo: AFP)

Russia accuses NATO of stirring up tensions over Ukraine: Report

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Russia’s foreign ministry accused NATO on Friday of fueling tensions over Ukraine and said the alliance’s military support for the country was creating divisions inside it, the TASS news agency reported.

On Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg traveled to Ukraine and its President Volodymr Zelensky said it was ready to speed up preparations to become a member of NATO.

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