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EU Presents Plan to Use Russian Assets for Ukraine as Belgium Frets

The EU on Wednesday laid out a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine with $105 billion over the next two years, despite outspoken opposition from key player Belgium.

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Germany Puts Ballistic Missile Defense Shield Into Service

Germany's military put into service Wednesday the first part of a roughly $4 billion ballistic missile defense system, to better protect Europe at a time of high tensions with Russia.

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UK, Norway to Jointly Hunt Russian Submarines Under New Pact

A defense pact announced by Britain and Norway on Thursday will see their navies jointly operate a warship fleet to "hunt Russian submarines" in the North Atlantic, the UK government said.

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Putin Visits India for Defense, Trade Talks

President Vladimir Putin is set to begin a two-day visit to India on Thursday, seeking to deepen defense ties even as New Delhi faces growing US pressure to stop buying Russian oil.

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Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Hit by ‘External Explosions’ Off Dakar

An oil tanker was struck off the coast of Dakar by four external explosions last week after it left Russia, AFP learned from the Turkish shipowner and Senegalese port authorities, as experts questioned whether geopolitics were involved.

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Russia Claims Capture of Key City of Pokrovsk in East Ukraine

Russia said Monday its forces had captured the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, a key military logistics hub, as well as the city of Vovchansk in the northeast.

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Mysterious Purple Cloud Observed After Russian Rocket Test Failure Near Kazakhstan

Russia has suffered a failed missile test near the Kazakhstan border, with the rocket exploding shortly after liftoff and producing a purple plume.

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Zelensky Meets Macron to Shore up Support for Ukraine as Trump Optimistic

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, seeking to shore up European support as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism of a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

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S. Africa Arrests 4 Suspected of Wanting to Fight for Russia

South African police arrested four Russia-bound men at Johannesburg's airport suspected of having signed up to fight for the Russian army.

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Ukraine Negotiators to Hold Talks in US on Plan to End War

Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold talks in the US on a plan to end the war with Russia, with Kyiv facing military and political pressure.

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