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🇪🇺 Disruptive digital attacks, many of which have been traced to Russia-backed groups, have doubled in the European Union in recent months and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU’s top #cybersecurity official.

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#Hacking

Europe's cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled recently, sees Russia behind many

The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian allegations about Zelensky's lack of legitimacy are a known Kremlin information operation that Kremlin officials have been promoting extensively in recent weeks, in part targeted at foreign audiences.

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#Ukraine #Russia

🇺🇲 A disturbing number of Russian weapons are powered by electronic components from companies in the US and allied nations, a Biden admin official said Tuesday, as he appealed for firms to stem the flow of parts being used to wage war in Ukraine.

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#USA #Russia

Too Many US Goods Still Getting to Russia, US Official Says

A disturbing number of Russian weapons are powered by electronic components from companies in the US and allied nations, a Biden administration official said Tuesday, as he appealed for firms to stem ...

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine in the coming days will get the first 155-millimetre shells bought outside Europe through a Czech-led initiative, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday.

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Czech PM Says Ukraine To Get Promised Shells Within Days

Ukraine in the coming days will get the first 155-millimetre shells bought outside Europe through a Czech-led initiative, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday.

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🇩🇪🇨🇿 Germany and the Czech Republic are pushing the European Union to hold talks on how to eliminate the remaining energy sources Europe imports from #Russia 🇷🇺

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#oilandgas

Germany, Czech Republic seek EU talks on fully quitting Russian energy

Germany and the Czech Republic are pushing the European Union to hold talks on how to eliminate the remaining energy sources Europe imports from Russia, EU diplomats told Reuters on Tuesday.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 European Union defence ministers on Tuesday debated the idea of training Ukrainian forces inside the country but did not reach a common position on the sensitive issue, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

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#europe #ukraine

EU debates training troops in Ukraine, no common view yet

European Union defence ministers on Tuesday debated the idea of training Ukrainian forces inside the country but did not reach a common position on the sensitive issue, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

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🇫🇷🇩🇪 France and Germany's leaders said on Tuesday #Ukraine should be allowed to hit military sites inside #Russia from which missiles were being fired at Ukrainian territory, but not other targets 🇺🇦 🇷🇺

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French, German leaders say Ukraine allowed to strike inside Russia

France and Germany's leaders said on Tuesday Ukraine should be allowed to hit military sites inside Russia from which missiles were being fired at Ukrainian territory, but not other targets.

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🇺🇸 The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia trade that threatens their security amid the ongoing Ukraine war 🇨🇳🇷🇺

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#usa

US weighs additional sanction steps as Russia shifts war footing, White House says

The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia trade that threatens their security amid the ongoing Ukraine war, a White House official said on Tuesday.

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🇺🇦🇵🇹 Ukraine's President and Portuguese Prime Minister said at a news conference on May 28 that they had signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement.

Under the agreement, #Portugal will allocate at least 126 million euros in military aid for #Ukraine in 2024.

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Zelensky arrives in Portugal, signs bilateral security deal

Under a 10-year bilateral security agreement, Portugal will allocate at least 126 million euros ($137 million) in military aid for Ukraine in 2024.

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#ICYMI

🇦🇪 IStories has uncovered which Russian officials, deputies, state company chiefs and criminals have acquired real estate in #Dubai

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has called on allies to deliver regular shipments of artillery ammunition from the Czech-led initiative starting next month as Kyiv seeks to repel Russia’s onslaught along the front line.

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#Ukraine

Ukraine Calls For Czech-Led Ammo Shipments to Start in June

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has called on allies to deliver regular shipments of artillery ammunition from the Czech-led initiative starting next month as Kyiv seeks to repel Russia’s onsla...

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🇪🇺 #Telegram, the messaging platform being harnessed by peddlers of Russian #disinformation, risks being hit by the European Union’s crackdown on online platforms being used to funnel illegal and harmful content.

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#Europe #Russia #propaganda

EU Explores Whether Telegram Falls Under Strict New Content Law

Telegram, the messaging platform being harnessed by peddlers of Russian disinformation, risks being hit by the European Union’s crackdown on online platforms being used to funnel illegal and harmful c...

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🇬🇪 Georgia's parliament on Tuesday voted into law a controversial "foreign influence" bill, overriding a presidential veto despite weeks-long mass protests and warnings from the West that it could jeopardise the country's path to the European Union.

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Georgia adopts 'foreign influence' law despite protests

Georgia's parliament on Tuesday voted into law  a controversial "foreign influence" bill, overriding a presidential veto despite weeks-long mass protests and warnings from the West that it could jeopa...

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🇷🇺 Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian courts have become 1.5 times more likely to seize suspects’ property. According to a new investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe, judges froze nearly 1.3 trillion rubles ($14.7 billion) in felony cases in 2022 and 2023.

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Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian courts have become 1.5 times more likely to seize suspects’ property, according to a new investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe. meduza.io/en/news/2024...

Russian courts turn more and more to seizing suspects’ assets — Meduza

Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian courts have become 1.5 times more likely to seize suspects’ property. According to a new investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe, judges froze nearly...

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🇷🇺 #Russia may charge domestic companies to use foreign software, the TASS news agency quoted Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadaev as saying on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to cut dependency on foreign technology and bolster its own.

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Russia mulling charging companies to use foreign software

Russia may charge domestic companies to use foreign software, the TASS news agency quoted Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadaev as saying on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to cut dependency on foreign technology and bolster its own.

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🤡 Putin said Tuesday there would be "serious consequences" if western countries gave approval to #Ukraine to use their weapons in strikes on Russian territory 🇺🇦 🇷🇺

Yeah, right. Crawl into your bunker, дед)

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Putin Says Western Weapons Striking Russia Would Have 'Serious Consequences'

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of "serious consequences" if Western countries allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike Russia.

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🇮🇳🇷🇺 India's Reliance Industries operator of the world's biggest refining complex, has signed a one-year deal with Russia's Rosneft to buy at least 3 million barrels of oil a month in roubles.

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Exclusive: India's Reliance to buy Russian oil in roubles, sources say

India's Reliance Industries , operator of the world's biggest refining complex, has signed a one-year deal with Russia's Rosneft to buy at least 3 million barrels of oil a month in roubles, four sources aware of the matter told Reuters.

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine will receive its first supplies of F-16 fighter jets "very soon", but around half of its desperately needed foreign military aid is arriving late, Kyiv's defence minister has said.

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Ukraine to receive F-16s 'very soon' but much aid arriving late, defence minister says

Ukraine will receive its first supplies of F-16 fighter jets "very soon", but around half of its desperately needed foreign military aid is arriving late, Kyiv's defence minister has said.

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🇸🇪🇺🇦 #Sweden is pausing plans to send Gripen fighter jets to #Ukraine in order to allow for the introduction of F-16 fighter jets, the Swedish defence minister told news agency TT in Brussels on Tuesday.

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Sweden halts plan for Gripen jets to Ukraine, news agency TT reports

Sweden is pausing plans to send Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in order to allow for the introduction of F-16 fighter jets, the Swedish defence minister told news agency TT in Brussels on Tuesday.

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🇸🇪🇺🇦 The Swedish government on May 28 announced a new energy aid package for #Ukraine worth 615 million Swedish krona (around $60 million).

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Sweden announces new energy aid package for Ukraine worth $60 million

The package consists of two parts: 500 million Swedish krona (around $45 million) under the Energy Community's Ukraine Energy Support Fund and another 150 million Swedish krona (around $15 million) th...

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🇧🇪🇺🇦 Belgian arms which are to be supplied to #Ukraine under the recently signed security agreement, including F-16 fighter jets, are intended for use only on Ukrainian territory - Belgian PM

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🇺🇦🇧🇪 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28.

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Ukraine, Belgium sign long-term security deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a long-term bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28, the Presidential Office announced.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian commodities firms struggling to execute financial transactions with Chinese counterparts have started tapping a new method for settling deals — stablecoins.

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#Russia #China #sanctions #crypto

Russian Firms Turn to Crypto for Commodities Trade

Russian commodities firms struggling to execute financial transactions with Chinese counterparts have started tapping a new method for settling deals — stablecoins.

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🇪🇺 EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday urged countries to balance fear of escalation against Ukraine's need to defend itself, saying Kyiv had the right to use Western arms to strike in #Russia

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EU Top Diplomat Says Ukraine Has Right To Strike Russia

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday urged countries to balance fear of escalation against Ukraine's need to defend itself, saying Kyiv had the right to use Western arms to strike in Russi...

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🇨🇭 Switzerland's upper house of parliament has backed a motion to toughen measures to expel spies, taking particular aim at Russian intelligence agents as Bern prepares to host a major summit aimed at paving the way for peace in #Ukraine

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Swiss lawmakers back tougher action against spies, Russia targeted

Switzerland's upper house of parliament has backed a motion to toughen measures to expel spies, taking particular aim at Russian intelligence agents as Bern prepares to host a major summit aimed at paving the way for peace in Ukraine.

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🇨🇿 Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal will meet a group of European Union leaders in Prague on Tuesday to discuss military aid to Kyiv for its fight against Russia's invasion, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

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Ukraine PM to meet some EU leaders in Prague for military aid talks

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal will meet a group of European Union leaders in Prague on Tuesday to discuss military aid to Kyiv for its fight against Russia's invasion, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 European Union defense ministers are meeting in Brussels Tuesday to try again to overcome Hungary’s objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, in its third year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

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#Ukraine

EU tries to drum up military support for Ukraine as Zelenskyy tours Spain, Belgium and Portugal

European Union defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to try again to overcome Hungary’s objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, in its third year of war since Russia’s f...

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🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands wants to deliver an additional Patriot air defense system to #Ukraine in cooperation with other countries, the Dutch Defense Ministry said on May 28.

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Netherlands wants to deliver Patriot system to Ukraine jointly with partners

The Netherlands has identified which partners could contribute parts and ammunition from their own stocks and called on them to contribute.

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Under the agreement, #Belgium will allocate around $1 billion in military aid for #Ukraine in 2024.

The document also says that Belgium will supply Kyiv with 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028, with the first planes expected to arrive already this year.

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Ukraine, Belgium sign long-term security deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a long-term bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28, the Presidential Office announced.

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🇺🇦🇧🇪 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28.

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Ukraine, Belgium sign long-term security deal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a long-term bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28, the Presidential Office announced.

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🇲🇩 #Moldova has granted citizenship to several members of the Russian-Belarusian rock band Bi-2, the government in Chisinau announced late Monday, months after the music group was detained in Thailand and faced potential deportation to #Russia

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Moldova Grants Citizenship to Members of Russian Anti-War Rock Band Bi-2

Moldova has granted citizenship to several members of the Russian-Belarusian rock band Bi-2, the government in Chisinau announced late Monday, months after the music group was detained in Thailand and...

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🇵🇱🇺🇦 #Poland should not rule out sending troops to #Ukraine, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in comments published on Tuesday, as Kyiv struggles to repel Russian advances, but Sikorski did not specify what role Polish troops would play.

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Poland should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, says foreign minister

Poland should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in comments published on Tuesday, as Kyiv struggles to repel Russian advances, but Sikorski did not specify what role Polish troops would play.

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- EU nations fume over Hungary’s vetoes of Ukraine weapons aid
- Poland to limit movement of Russian diplomats
- Ukraine, Spain sign bilateral sec agreement
- Poland to fortify border with Russia, Belarus
- German mil officer convicted of spying for Russia
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Tuesday Briefing:

- Poland to buy long-range missiles from US
- NATO PA supports Ukraine's right to hit targets inside #Russia
- Ukraine says talks on France sending military instructors ongoing
- Germany announces additional $65m in humanitarian aid to #Ukraine

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🇷🇺 #Russia is scaling up production of Iranian-designed surveillance and attack drones, drawing on Chinese components and an African workforce

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🇷🇺 Western companies including Avon Products, Air Liquide and Reckitt have remained in #Russia despite saying they planned to leave after the invasion of Ukraine, as bureaucratic obstacles increase and consumer activity rebounds.

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Western businesses backtrack on their Russia exit plans

Companies such as Avon Products, Air Liquide and Reckitt remain in country as bureaucratic obstacles to leaving increase

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🇷🇺 #Telegram has become a key weapon for pro-Kremlin accounts to spread disinfo aimed at undermining support for Ukraine

More recently, Russian intel officers have used it to recruit petty criminals to carry out acts of sabotage across EU

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Too Small to Police, Too Big to Ignore: Telegram Is the App Dividing Europe

Pro-Russian disinformation groups are exploiting the “very, very lax” rules on Telegram and there’s little EU authorities can do about it.

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🇺🇦 The Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern #Ukraine came under attack twice within three hours early on Tuesday, officials said.

Fires appeared to have broken out in both strikes. Ukraine made no official comment on either incident.

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#russia

Russian-held Luhansk in eastern Ukraine attacked twice in one night

The Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine came under attack twice within three hours early on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of strikes near the city.

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🇱🇻🇺🇦 The Latvian government will invest around 20 million euros in the drone coalition for #Ukraine this year, the public broadcaster LSM reported on May 27, citing the country's defense minister, Andris Spruds.

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#latvia

Latvia to invest $22 million in drone coalition for Ukraine in 2024

The Latvian government will invest around 20 million euros ($22 million) in the drone coalition for Ukraine this year, the public broadcaster LSM reported on May 27, citing the country's defense minis...

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian forces recently made confirmed advances near Lyptsi in northern Kharkiv Oblast.

🇷🇺 Russian forces advanced near Svatove in Luhansk Oblast and northwest of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.

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❗ #UPDATE

🇨🇵 🇺🇦 #Ukraine on Monday walked back an announcement that French military instructors would soon arrive in the country, saying that it was still in talks with Paris and other allies on the issue.

🇵🇱 #Poland is set to buy 677 million euros worth of long-range missiles from the United States to boost its defence capabilities to counter potential Russian threats, Warsaw said Monday.

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Poland To Buy 677 Mn Euros Of Long-range Missiles From US

Poland is set to buy 677 million euros ($735 million) worth of long-range missiles from the United States to boost its defence capabilities to counter potential Russian threats, Warsaw said Monday.

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🇨🇩 'Congo is desperate for help, and the only groups keen to step in are mercenaries, Russian and otherwise, circling to see what they can gain.' 🇷🇺

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#russia #wagner

In Conflict-Torn Congo, Russia’s Rebranded Wagner Group Sees Opportunity for Exploitation

GOMA, Congo — In a makeshift nightclub in the hull of the overnight ferry from Goma to Bukavu, a handful of teenage boys are trying out some new moves.

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🇺🇦 #Russia said on Monday that a series of explosions had hit the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern #Ukraine

Ukrainian war bloggers posted videos of a large fire in the city.

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🇺🇦 #NATO allies should lift restrictions that prohibit Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons against military targets inside Russia, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly said in a declaration adopted on May 27.

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NATO Parliamentary Assembly supports Ukraine's right to hit targets inside Russia using Western arms

NATO allies should lift restrictions that prohibit Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons against military targets inside Russia, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly said in a declaration adopted on Ma...

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🇨🇵🇺🇦 Kyiv's army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday that the first French military instructors would soon arrive in the war-battered country.

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#France #Ukraine

Kyiv Says First French Military Instructors To Travel To Ukraine 'Soon'

Kyiv's army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday that the first French military instructors would soon arrive in the war-battered country.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian troops dropped a guided aerial bomb on the city of #Kharkiv on May 27, killing a woman and injuring at least 10 other people, local authorities reported.

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Russia attacks Kharkiv with guided aerial bomb, kills 1, injures at least 10

The industrial area of the Kholodnohirskyi district reportedly came under fire. Russia attacked a local civil enterprise, damaging production facilities, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Three people were killed and six wounded in a Russian attack on Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region on Monday, Ukrainian emergencies service and a local official said.

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Three killed in Russian attack on Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region, Kyiv says

Three people were killed and six wounded in a Russian attack on Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region on Monday, Ukrainian emergencies service and a local official said.

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