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Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s drone attacks leave Odesa without power

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s forces ‘destroy’ city of Bakhmut

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Putin Says Russia Could Adopt US Preemptive Strike Concept

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow could adopt what he described as a US concept of using preemptive military strikes, noting it has the weapons to do the job, in a blunt statement amid rising Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine. "We are just thinking about it.

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Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow might think about adopting what he described as a U.S. concept of a preemptive military strike, noting that it has the weapons to do the job

The Independent UK

Bulgarian parliament approves military aid to Ukraine

Bulgarian lawmakers have approved the country’s first military aid package to Ukraine involving a classified list of weapons prepared by the government

The Independent UK

NATO chief fears Ukraine war could widen into wider conflict

The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO

The Independent UK

Bulgaria to send its first military aid to Ukraine

Bulgaria will send its first military aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion after parliament on Friday approved a list of arms drawn up by the interim government.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 289 of the invasion

Brittney Griner freed in prison swap; Putin vows to continue attacking energy systems

The Guardian - AU

US sending $275 million in military aid to Ukraine

Officials say the U.S. is sending an additional $275 million in military aid to Ukraine, including large amounts of ammunition and high-tech systems that can be used to detect and counter drones in its ongoing war with Russia

The Independent UK

Blinken confident in Finland, Sweden accession to NATO

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is confident that Finland and Sweden will be approved soon for membership in NATO despite ratification delays in allies Turkey and Hungary

The Independent UK

Blinken: U.S. will be able to call Sweden, Finland NATO allies soon

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he is convinced the United States will be able to call Sweden and Finland NATO allies soon and said Turkey's concerns about the two nations joining the alliance are being addressed.

Reuters

Finnish foreign minister says missing clear date on NATO ratification by Turkey

Finland's foreign minister said on Thursday that many issues over Turkey's concerns over terrorism set out in a memorandum to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO had been clarified though a date for ratification by Ankara remained missing.

Reuters

Finland hopes for Turkish support for NATO bid soon, considers arms exports

Finland's defence minister Antti Kaikkonen said the sooner Turkey ratifies its NATO membership bid the better and it would consider granting arms export permits to Turkey on a case by case basis.

Reuters

Turkey remains concerned by alleged PKK activity in Finland

Turkey's defense minister says Turkey remains concerned by alleged activities of Kurdish militant groups in Finland and expects Helsinki to take “concrete steps” before Ankara can approve its NATO membership

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Finland to consider arms exports to Turkey as it seeks Ankara support for NATO bid

Finland would consider granting arms export permits to Turkey on a case by case basis, Finland's Defence Minister said while visiting Ankara on Thursday, in an effort to bring Turkey round to supporting Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership bids.

Reuters

Analysis-Macron's mixed messages on Ukraine unnerve some Western allies

When NATO's 30 foreign ministers met in Bucharest in November to map out further aid plans for Ukraine and regional players under pressure from Russia, there was a notable ministerial absence: France.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz wants air defence shield in next five years - Funke

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes to develop a missile defence shield in the next five years, he said in an interview with the Funke Media Group and French newspaper Ouest-France published on Thursday.

Reuters

Suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian missions came from Germany - Kyiv

A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Angry winter’: Germany’s Monday night protests unite far-right and left

Anger over cost-of-living rises and sanctions against Russia has sparked demonstrations in former East Germany

The Independent UK

Poland reverses course, accepts German air defense system

Poland’s defense minister says his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered to Poland last month

The Independent UK

Canada to send more warships to Taiwan Strait as China claims ‘sovereign rights’

Ottawa says it will push back against unilateral actions that threaten status quo

Reuters

Finland must lift arms embargo on Turkey, Ankara says

Finland must lift an arms embargo on Ankara as a condition to securing support from Turkey for its NATO membership bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Here’s how to even out the ‘burden-sharing’ for Ukraine

Vladimir Putin must be, to say the least, disappointed — and not merely because, nine months on, Russia remains mired in a war against Ukraine that he had expected to win rapidly. Contrary to his hopes, divergent national interests haven’t split the 30-country trans-Atlantic alliance that has been supporting Kyiv.…

Reuters

EU seeks to reassure Western Balkans on accession amid fears of Russia influence

A summit of European Union and Western Balkan leaders yielded few concrete steps on the region's future in the wealthy EU but offered it hope for some progress next week, amid a better atmosphere in talks than previously.

Salon

Russia deploys army of shadow diplomats

Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many have spread pro-Kremlin sentiment

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