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EU Agrees 90-Billion Euro Loan for Ukraine, Without Russian Assets

EU leaders struck a deal Friday to provide Ukraine a loan of 90 billion euros to plug its looming budget shortfalls — but failed to agree on using frozen Russian assets to come up with the funds.

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Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile Oreshnik Deployed in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that a newly developed Russian hypersonic, nuclear-capable missile known as the "Oreshnik" had been deployed in Belarus.

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Russia Activates First S-500 Air and Missile Defense Regiment

Russia has announced that the first air and missile defense regiment equipped with the S-500 system has entered combat duty.

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Germany Opens New National Drone Defense Center

Germany opened a new national drone defense center on Wednesday to enable better coordination between central and state governments, after a string of suspicious drone sightings in recent months.

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Russia Has ‘Not Seen’ European Security Guarantees Plan for Ukraine: Kremlin

Russia on Tuesday said it had "not seen" the European leaders' proposal to create a multinational peacekeeping force to guarantee peace in Ukraine published a day before, refusing to comment on the plan.

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Russia’s Geran Drone Gains Deadly Air-to-Air Capability, Kyiv Uncovers Modification

A Russian Geran-2 fitted with an unconventional payload has surfaced in Ukraine, prompting Kyiv’s Main Intelligence Directorate to release new details about the modified platform.

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Russia Says Has Control of Key Ukrainian City of Kupiansk

Russia said on Tuesday it was in control of the key city of Kupiansk in northeast Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces recently claimed to have retaken several areas.

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Trump Says Ukraine Deal Close, Europe Proposes Peace Force

US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, as European leaders proposed a "multinational force" to enforce a potential peace accord.

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Ukraine Says Hit Russian Submarine in War’s First

Ukraine on Monday said its underwater drones had for the first time in the war with Russia successfully struck a Russian submarine docked in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

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EU Faces ‘Very Important’ Decisions This Week on Ukraine Funding: Kallas

The EU must take "very important" decisions on funding Ukraine at a crunch summit this week, but talks over using frozen Russian assets are getting harder, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday.

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