NEW – Ukraine: Germany is delivering a not inconsiderable amount of rocket launchers and armored vehicles from its own military stocks to Ukraine.

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NEW – Putin meets Iran’s president Raisi on the sidelines of SCO summit in Uzbekistan.

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Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United states decides to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles for U.S.-made HIMARS systems in use by Ukraine it would cross a "red line" and become "a party to the conflict".

ℹ Russia has set repeated "red lines", and done exactly nothing when NATO has run over them, because it is not capable of doing anything.

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The US wants to put pressure on Turkish banks that have connected to the Russian payment system MIR - Financial Times

The United States is ready to impose sanctions for supporting the use of the Russian payment system "MIR" outside the Russian Federation - document of the US Department of Treasury

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At home, Putin frames the war in Ukraine as a triumph of tradition. Abroad, some far-right Westerners applaud him as a defender of Western Christian civilization under attack from an unchecked mob of so-called woke liberals.

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🇩🇪⚡ Ex-BILD boss Julian Reichelt: blackout horror – police are preparing for looting due to the gas crisis, caused by Russia.

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China unveils supersonic missile-torpedo anti-ship weapon

China is developing an anti-ship missile that turns into a torpedo during its terminal phase, combining flight & underwater capabilities in one weapon to increase the chance of a successful strike.

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Over the past few weeks, MIT Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan has held numerous meetings with his Syrian counterpart, Ali Mamluk, in Damascus, according to Reuters.

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Six countries not invited for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral; Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Venezuela, Syria and Afghanistan not invited considering the current political climate and the relationship that UK shares with these nations.

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Germany is taking control of Russian oil major Rosneft’s German unit as Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government reacts to the unprecedented energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine.

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❌ 'Russia says longer-range U.S. missiles for Kyiv would cross "red line"'

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Two Typhoon jets from RAF Akrotiri escorted an American B-52 bomber on its transit through the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Russian forces have hidden land mines across Ukraine, keeping refugees from returning home and endangering farmers planting their crops.

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The German government is close to finalizing a swap with Greece that would see Athens send 40 of its Soviet-made BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine and in return get 40 Marder IFVs from former Bundeswehr stocks now kept by industry.

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