The White House cited Pentagon concerns that some American arms stockpiles were dwindling too low. Among the affected weapons were air defense systems, bombs, missiles and artillery rounds.
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Trump Pauses Some Weapons Transfers to Ukraine
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Some US Weapons Won’t Be Sent To Ukraine Following Pentagon Review
The United States is halting some shipments of weapons previously promised to Ukraine for use in its war with Russia under the Biden administration after a Pentagon review determined that US stockpiles have declined too much.
A decision was made to “put America’s interests first”…
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On Ukraine’s Eastern Front, Artillery Crews Fight To Stop Russian Advance
NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — The battle for Chasiv Yar remains one of the fiercest along the eastern front in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Perched on high ground, the city holds strategic importance: if Russian forces seize it, they could push toward nearby Kostyantynivka and move closer to key…
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Ukrainian Artillery Crews Fight Drones With Shotguns
The battle for Chasiv Yar has raged at high intensity for over a year. It remains one of the hottest spots on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The city sits on elevated terrain, which gives it strategic importance. If Russian forces capture it, they could advance on Kostyantynivka…
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Germany launches insurance crackdown on Russian ‘shadow fleet’
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Germany has increased checks on tankers in the Baltic Sea as it seeks to deter Russia’s shadow fleet of ageing vessels from circumventing western oil sanctions.
German maritime…
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Jury retires to consider verdict in Wagner Group arson case
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Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of six men accused of taking part in an arson attack on a London business allegedly ordered by the…
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Top Russian General Convicted in High-Profile Corruption Case
Timur Ivanov, a longtime deputy defense minister, was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.
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Georgia Risks EU Sanctions; Ukraine Hits Roadblocks In NATO, EU Bids
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on…
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The Role Of The Old Van In New-Age Warfare
A clunky Soviet-designed off-road van, has become a tool of modern warfare for Ukrainian soldiers.
The Bukhanka, the Russian word for a loaf of bread, may be one of the oldest in-production vehicle designs in the world, but a retrofitted version with a modern electronic warfare system is…
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Russia’s War Economy Is Heading To Recession. It Probably Won’t Slow Down The War.
At Russia’s annual marquee event for business investment, a Kremlin-funded bubbly celebration of promise and opportunity, the country’s top economic minister poured cold war on the party.
“According to the numbers, yes, we’ve got a cooling down now,” Maksim Reshetnikov said at the St….
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