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    🛡 THE FRONT LINE HOLDS: 46 clashes in 24 hours and the real situation in the combat zone

    🛡 THE FRONT LINE HOLDS: 46 clashes in 24 hours and the real situation in the combat zone

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    The Baltic region is preparing for a NEW WAVE OF AGGRESSION from the Russian Federation #shorts

    The Baltic region is preparing for a NEW WAVE OF AGGRESSION from the Russian Federation #shorts

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    Germany to deliver 33 mobile combined heat-and-power plants to Ukraine, ambassador says

    Germany’s ambassador to Ukraine, Heiko Thoms, has announced that Berlin will hand over 33 mobile combined heat-and-power plants to Ukraine in the near future. He made the comments in an interview with Suspilne.

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    EUROPE IS PREPARING FOR WAR: Why is Brussels URGENTLY building DEFENSIVE INDEPENDENCE?

    EUROPE IS PREPARING FOR WAR: Why is Brussels URGENTLY building DEFENSIVE INDEPENDENCE?

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    Trump claims Putin agreed not to strike Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities 'for a week'

    Trump claims Putin agreed not to strike Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities 'for a week'

    "I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week," Trump said. "And he agreed to do that."

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    Defense Ministry working with SpaceX to solve Russian use of Starlink on drones

    Defense Ministry working with SpaceX to solve Russian use of Starlink on drones

    Ukraine says it is working with SpaceX to stop Russian drones from using Starlink, after reports that satellite-connected UAVs are extending their range to strike deeper into Ukrainian territory.

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    Ukraine: Russian forces establish headquarters and artillery in Myrnohrad amid heavy fighting

    Russian troops have taken control of most of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region, setting up a commandant’s office, artillery positions and field headquarters in the city, according to a Ukrainian marine officer speaking from the area to Ukrainska Pravda. …

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    NATO urges EU NOT TO RESTRICT arms purchases for Ukraine #shorts

    NATO urges EU NOT TO RESTRICT arms purchases for Ukraine #shorts

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    The AFU are the only army capable of STOPPING Russia: NATO to provide $90 billion for weapons?

    The AFU are the only army capable of STOPPING Russia: NATO to provide $90 billion for weapons?

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    'Repression cannot go unanswered' — EU sanctions Iran over protest crackdown, Russia support

    'Repression cannot go unanswered' — EU sanctions Iran over protest crackdown, Russia support

    European foreign ministers also agreed to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, said Kaja Kallas, the EU's chief diplomat.

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    INVESTMENTS + REFORMS: EU prepares Ukraine for economic leap forward #shorts

    INVESTMENTS + REFORMS: EU prepares Ukraine for economic leap forward #shorts

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    Kyrgyzstan sues Russia in EAEU court over denial of health insurance to migrants’ families

    Kyrgyzstan’s authorities have filed a lawsuit with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) court against Russia, accusing it of violating the rights of Kyrgyz labor migrants.

    Russia’s actions toward families of labor migrants violate Articles 96–97 of the …

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    China denies helping Russia produce Oreshnik missiles

    China denies helping Russia produce Oreshnik missiles

    The news comes after the Telegraph reported that China has sent Russia tools used to build Oreshnik warheads.

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    WATCH! Glenna “Baby Doc” Manchego, US combat medic, reveals the truth from the front

    WATCH! Glenna “Baby Doc” Manchego, US combat medic, reveals the truth from the front

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    'Without power, without heat' — EU allocates over $170 million for Ukraine amid Russian attacks on energy

    'Without power, without heat' — EU allocates over $170 million for Ukraine amid Russian attacks on energy

    The funds will support protection assistance, shelter, food, cash aid, psychosocial services, and access to water and healthcare for Ukrainians affected by the attacks.

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    🔥 ODESA UNDER FIRE, ZAPORIZHZHIA IN MOURNING: Will Europe save Ukraine's energy system?

    🔥 ODESA UNDER FIRE, ZAPORIZHZHIA IN MOURNING: Will Europe save Ukraine's energy system?

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    Same-sex couples find a haven in Taiwan

    Same-sex couples find a haven in Taiwan

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    This is our monthly supplemental issue on Taiwan!

    We believe that empathy and authoritarianism can’t mix – that when we tell deeply-reported human stories of people threatened by dictators, it compels people to act against injustice. …

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Ukraine to produce over 7 million drones in 2026 amid $120 billion defense push

Ukraine plans to marshal $120 billion for defense and security in 2026, drawing on its state budget, EU loans and assistance from international partners.

Ukrainian defense enterprises will produce more than 7 million drones of various types for the …

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Estonia warns Russian veterans could flood Europe after Ukraine war, urges EU entry ban

Estonia warns Russian veterans could flood Europe after Ukraine war, urges EU entry ban

"We have close to 1 million combatants in Russia. They're mainly criminals; they are very dangerous people," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. "We have information that most of them will come to Europe after the war."

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Finnish Prime Minister open to dialogue with Russia if Moscow ends war

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says he is ready to resume dialogue with Moscow if Russia halts its military campaign against Ukraine.

It is not possible at the moment, but such a situation cannot last forever, Orpo told Iltalehti.

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Ukraine's central bank cuts interest rate in first change in 10 months

Ukraine's central bank cuts interest rate in first change in 10 months

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) voted on Jan. 29 to cut its benchmark interest rate to 15%, the first change since March last year, as inflation cools and a new aid package from Europe eased pressure on the country's finances.

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German authorities raid Deutsche Bank in money-laundering probe linked to Roman Abramovich

German authorities have searched Deutsche Bank as part of an investigation tied to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Spiegel reported. On Wednesday morning, about 30 officers from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), acting on orders from …

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Ukraine war latest live: Russian aircraft, radar station, drone control centres destroyed in multiple attacks, General Staff says

Ukraine war latest live: Russian aircraft, radar station, drone control centres destroyed in multiple attacks, General Staff says

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 4 times today. Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military targets, including an aircraft, the General Staff said on Jan. 29.

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Ukraine summons Hungarian ambassador over election interference claims

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Hungarian Ambassador Antal Heizer over recent statements by Hungary’s leadership alleging Kyiv interfered in Hungary’s parliamentary elections. The diplomat was told that Ukraine is categorically opposed to …

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Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers

Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers

Russia confirmed that it had handed over 1,000 bodies to Ukraine under the Istanbul agreement in exchange for 38 bodies of fallen Russian soldiers, Kremlin-controlled news agency TASS reported on Jan. 29.

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