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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union from October 16 to 28, 1962, over the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. The crisis was sparked by the Soviet Union's deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba in response to US missiles in Italy and Turkey, and the US government's attempt to overthrow Castro's government. US President John F. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade to prevent further missiles from reaching Cuba, and an agreement was eventually reached in which the Soviet Union dismantled its missiles in Cuba in exchange for a US public declaration not to invade Cuba again and the removal of US missiles from Turkey. The crisis was narrowly avoided, and it led to the creation of the Moscow-Washington hotline and a reduction in US-Soviet tensions.learn more on wikipedia
Zelenskyy urges Putin to meet him "in person" in Turkey for ceasefire talks
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Russian President Proposes Direct Peace Talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15
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European Leaders Unite to Bolster Defence Amid Shift in US Ukraine Policy
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US Secret Service Agent Clint Hill Dies at 93
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Russia intercepts over 150 Ukrainian drones, missiles in massive counter-attack along entire eastern border
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US closes Kyiv embassy due to threat of significant air attack
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Putin Updates Russia's Nuclear Deterrence Doctrine in Response to US Arms Decision for Ukraine
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Putin warns US of Cold War-style crisis over deployment of missiles to Germany
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Russian Warships Arrive in Havana for Military Exercise
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perspectives
- 1.Russia-Ukraine War
- 2.US Foreign Policy
- 3.Russian Foreign Policy
- 4.US-Russia Relations
- 5.Nuclear Weapons
- 6.Ukrainian Politics
- 7.Rare-Earth Elements
- 8.German Foreign Policy
- 9.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 10.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 11.Russian Politics
- 12.Prisoner of war
countries
- 1.United States
- 2.Ukraine
- 3.Russian Federation
- 4.Germany
- 5.United Kingdom
- 6.Poland
- 7.Lithuania
- 8.China
- 9.India
- 10.Italy
- 11.Turkey
- 12.Brazil
organizations
- 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 2.White House
- 3.Kremlin
- 4.European Union
- 5.Telegram
- 6.Russian Defense Ministry
- 7.EU Council
- 8.European Commission
- 9.Truth Social
- 10.UN Security Council
- 11.US State Department
- 12.Pentagon
persons
- 1.Vladimir Putin
- 2.Dmitry Peskov
- 3.Donald Trump
- 4.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 5.Keir Starmer
- 6.Sergei Lavrov
- 7.Joe Biden
- 8.Donald Tusk
- 9.Emmanuel Macron
- 10.Friedrich Merz
- 11.Marco Rubio
- 12.Steven Witkoff