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UK weighs in on Luftwaffe leak

The UK has urged Germany and other Western nations to donate long-range weapons to Ukraine despite a leaked tape of top German military commanders discussing how Taurus missiles could be used against Russia. The UK and France have already provided to Kiev dozens of air-launched Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles, …

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Pentagon weighs risk of Taiwan ‘invasion’

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has downplayed the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, saying he sees no imminent attack on the self-governing island despite escalating tensions in the region. “I don’t see an imminent invasion,” Austin said in a CNN interview that aired on Sunday. “What we …

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EU weighs in on Ukraine military training

The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has expressed hope that a bloc-wide training mission for Ukrainian troops will be approved at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday. Some member states, meanwhile, have voiced skepticism about such a move. EU countries have been sending weapons to Ukraine since Russia launched its military …

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Moody’s weighs in on Germany’s energy plan

International ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday that Germany’s target of reducing its dependency on Russian gas to 10% by 2024 will be difficult. “While Germany has already gradually reduced its reliance [on Russian imports] from 60% in 2020 to 35% by mid-April, reaching the 10% target means replacing about …

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US Treasury weighs in on recession prospects

A full recession in the US is not “at all inevitable” despite an economy that is slowing down, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed on ABC’s This Week program on Sunday. “As the labor market has recovered and we have reached full employment, it’s natural now that we expect to transition …

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Trump weighs in on Texas school shooting

Ex-President Donald Trump has responded to Tuesday’s school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, by calling for putting the safety of American children ahead of funding Ukraine’s war effort against Russia and investing in failed nation-building projects overseas. “If the United States has $40 billion to send to Ukraine, we should be …

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Serbia weighs possibility of Russia sanctions

Serbia will not join anti-Russian sanctions at this point, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday. In spite of the pressure from EU countries, Serbia is pursuing its own independent policy and intends to continue doing so, Vucic told the state broadcaster RTS in an interview at the World Economic Forum …

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US weighs in on breaking Russia-India ties

Washington doesn’t believe that it can swiftly disrupt the decades-long bilateral ties between India and Russia, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said. During a briefing on Tuesday, Price was questioned about why groups, in which Washington and New Delhi participate jointly – including the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) of …

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US envoy weighs in on Ukraine NATO prospects

If Ukraine joins the US-led NATO military bloc, it might do so on a fast-tracked procedure – without fulfilling the Membership Action Plan (MAP), US Ambassador to Kiev Kristina Kvien has said. The US and NATO said they’re looking to make Finland and Sweden the newest members of the alliance …

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Russia weighs in on nukes in the Baltics

The move by Finland and Sweden to join NATO won’t be left without a Russian response, but it’s premature to talk about it including relocation of nuclear weapons closer to the two Nordic countries, Russia’s deputy foreign minister Alexander Glushko has said. “It’s too early to speak about this,” Glushko …

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