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U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine as part of its ongoing support of Kyiv’s counteroffensive. The weapons will be drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles and will include mine-clearing equipment, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and medical gear, among other items and spare parts,

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Russia moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, Polish president says

Ukraine to miss key goal before winter: Report Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that Pentagon officials are ‘dismissive’ of the Washington Post report, but ‘admit’ the counteroffensive is ‘slow-going.’ Poland said Tuesday that Russia is shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to Belarus, a move Polish President Andrzej Duda said could change

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Germany signs €3.5 billion deal to buy weapons from Israel

Israel’s Defence Ministry confirmed the deal with Germany on Thursday, after receiving US approval. Germany and Israel have concluded a deal that will allow the European country to purchase the advanced missile defence system Arrow 3 from the Middle Eastern nation, closing negotiations that have been ongoing since April. ADVERTISEMENT The deal, worth $3.5 billion

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UK Expands Sanctions List to Target Russia’s Weapons Suppliers

Britain moved to curb the supply of military and other vital equipment for the Russian war effort in Ukraine by expanding sanctions on Tuesday to include 22 individuals and companies based outside Russia. The new measures will affect businesses in Turkey, Dubai and Iran and target Slovakian and Swiss nationals that Britain says have supplied

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North Korea shows off new weapons to Russia and China

Concerns that China is supplying Russia in its war on Ukraine dovetail with alarm at North Korean missile escalations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was joined by senior Russian and Chinese delegates as he displayed his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade marking a major war anniversary with a show of defiance

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