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Italy to sign security agreement with Ukraine

Italy is set to sign a security agreement with Ukraine to help Kyiv strengthen its defense industry and fight hybrid threats such as cyber warfare, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.

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Zelenskyy signs decree allowing foreigners to serve in Ukraine’s National Guard

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Wednesday allowing foreigners and stateless persons to serve in Ukraine's National Guard. Until now, foreigners could only fight on the front lines in the ranks of the International Legion.

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France and Bulgaria tighten nuclear relations

France and Bulgaria signed an agreement on Wednesday that provides for cooperation between the countries’ two companies dealing with decommissioning aging nuclear facilities, eliminating radioactive waste, and small modular reactors, AFP reports.

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Russian authorities censor domestic media speaking out about Navalny’s death

A new issue of the Russian weekly Sobesednik has been withdrawn from sale on newsstands in Moscow. The magazine’s cover featured a photo of Kremlin-opposing politician Alexei Navalny, who, according to prison officials, died last week in a penal colony.

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Romania announces its election calendar

Romania’s June European Parliament elections will be combined with local elections; presidential elections will be held in September, while parliamentary elections will be held in December, the heads of Romania’s two main coalition parties, PSD and PNL, announced.

Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela (L) and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (R). Photos: Cancillería del Ecuador Creative, Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license; U.S. Department of State, public domain

Maduro’s words of respect for Guyana counterpart signal détente over border dispute

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has conveyed his “great respect” to the Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, signaling a decrease in tensions over an area where Guyana is developing large oil and gas reserves.

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Zelenskyy appeals to Poland for urgent talks over border blockade

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, to hold an urgent meeting between the governments of both countries over a blockade at his country's western border by Polish farmers.

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Russia lacking production capacity for half a million troops in Ukraine

Ukrainian intelligence says that Russian troops in occupied territories amount to approximately 470,000. The Kremlin, however, lacks sufficient domestic ammunition production to meet its needs in its war on Ukraine yet Vladimir Putin has not given up on his hopes of subjugating the country, Western officials said on Wednesday.

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Polish FM issues warning of Russian meddling in farmers’ protest

Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned that a radical anti-Ukrainian group with potential links to the Russian secret services could attempt to take over protests being held by farmers on the Ukrainian border.

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Head of Arctic penal colony where Navalny died sanctioned by UK

Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six individuals in charge of the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died last week.

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Polish president discusses farmers’ protests in interview with Ukrainian media

Poland is trying to resolve the issue of farmers’ protests against Ukrainian agricultural imports, President Andrzej Duda said in an interview for Ukrainian state-owned online news outlet Suspilne.

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Ukrainian HIMARS missiles strike, killing at least 60 Russian soldiers

Ukrainian armed forces struck a grouping of Russian soldiers in an occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region with HIMARS missiles on Tuesday, killing at least 60 of them as they waited for their commander to arrive, the Russian-language branch of the BBC reported.

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First group of Ukrainian pilots to complete training on F-16 fighter jets in summer

The first four Ukrainian pilots are expected to complete training on F-16 fighter jets in the summer, CNN reported on Wednesday. The pilots began training in October 2023 in the U.S. state of Arizona. The Pentagon said the training process will take at least several months.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. Photo: PAP/EPA/Piotr Nowak

Polish FM in favor of creating EU military response force

Europe should create its own response force in addition to its national armies, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski told private news broadcaster TVN24 on Tuesday, adding that NATO members “should prepare to deter Putin,” instead of preparing for a war in Europe.

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Poland, Northrop Grumman sign contract for Wisła air defense system

The Polish government has signed an offset contract with the U.S. arms company Northrop Grumman to acquire elements of medium-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, under Phase II of its Wisła air-defense programme.

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Gov’t adopts bill to restore judiciary council appointments by judges

The Polish government has adopted a draft amendment to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) that alters the way judges can be nominated to the body.

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Polish MFA summons Russian ambassador over Navalny death

The Russian ambassador to Poland was summoned to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday in demand for Russia to conduct a transparent and thorough inquiry into the death of Alexei Navalny.

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South Africa to hold elections on May 29

South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office announced on Tuesday.

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U.S. vetoes yet another UN resolution on Israel-Hamas war

The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking the demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

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Belarusian oppositionist dies in prison

A Belarusian political activist, imprisoned for “defamation” against the country’s authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, passed away in detention, his political party informed on Tuesday.

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