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NATO to buy 1,000 Patriot missiles to enhance Allies’ air defences

NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency will support a coalition of Allies, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain to procure up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to strengthen their air defences amid Russia’s war against Ukraine. The contract will expand the European production of the missiles, enhancing supply and ensuring the replenishment of Allied stockpiles.

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05/01/2024

EU Council expands sanctions over Russia’s aggression on Ukraine

The Council today introduced additional restrictive measures against one person and one entity responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The new listings target the company PJSC Alrosa and its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev. PJSC Alrosa is the largest diamond-mining company in the world, owned by the Russian state and accounts for over 90% of all Russian diamond production, and the company constitutes

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03/01/2024

UN/Ukraine: 2024 starts with ‘loss, pain, and anguish’ amid intense Russian strikes

Major aerial attacks causing widespread death and destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure have rained down on Ukraine in the first days of 2024 due to an intense new Russian offensive. In a statement on Tuesday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown strongly condemned the assaults targeting mostly cities. Ms. Brown on Tuesday once again reminded the Russian Federation that ‘indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure are strictly forbidden under

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02/01/2024

Air defense: President of Ukraine discusses defense cooperation with the UK PM

The Head of State spoke about the continued Russian aerial terror against Ukrainian cities. He noted that over the past five days, the enemy had fired at the very least 500 missiles and combat drones at the territory of Ukraine. The President noted the UK’s substantial and comprehensive contribution to bolstering Ukraine’s air defense system, particularly with radars, advanced anti-drone systems and missiles.

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02/01/2024

Zelenskyy: Each air defense system has already saved a minimum of hundreds of lives

January 2, 2024 – another attack by Russian savages. Almost a hundred missiles of various types. At least 70 missiles were shot down. Nearly 60 of them were intercepted in the Kyiv area. There were also severe strikes on Kharkiv… Work is currently underway to eliminate the consequences. Unfortunately, there are fatalities. My condolences to all the families and friends. There are many injured. Everyone is being provided with the

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02/01/2024

Russian Government extends restrictions on the export of a certain goods and equipment from Russia

Russia has extended the temporary ban on the export of certain goods and equipment for another two years, until the end of 2025. A resolution to this effect has been signed. The export restrictions apply to technological and medical equipment, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, turbines, nuclear reactors, fibre-optic cables, certain types of aircraft, radars, batteries, and metal processing equipment.

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02/01/2024

Ukraine: Condemnation of massive new Russian strikes (2 January 2024)

In launching nearly 100 missiles and dozens of drones across Ukraine four days after a strike of unprecedented dimensions that resulted in at least 39 casualties, Russia is continuing its strategy of terror aimed at destroying Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, in order to weaken the resilience of the Ukrainian people during the second winter of the conflict. Russia alone bears responsibility for this escalation, which has no justification whatsoever and which

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02/01/2024

NATO intercepted Russian military aircraft over 300 times in 2023

In 2023, NATO air forces across Europe scrambled well over 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace, with most intercepts occurring over the Baltic Sea. NATO has standing air-policing missions that calls for Allied jets to scramble when there are signs of Russian military planes approaching Allied airspace in unpredictable ways. Along NATO’s eastern flank, Russian military aircraft have a history of not transmitting a transponder code

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29/12/2023

Ukraine: French condemnation of Russian strikes (29 December 2023)

In launching more than 110 missiles and dozens of drones across Ukraine, as it has done almost daily over the past several months, Russia is continuing its strategy of terror aimed at destroying Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, in order to weaken the resilience of the Ukrainian people during the second winter of the conflict. As Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna has repeatedly emphasized, France will continue to work

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29/12/2023

Sweden: More people from Ukraine to be covered by the Temporary Protection Directive

Due to the war in Ukraine, the EU Temporary Protection Directive was activated by decision of the Council of the European Union on 4 March 2022. The decision provides certain Ukrainian citizens and their family members with the right to temporary protection if they were forced to flee Ukraine on 24 February 2022 or later as a result of the military invasion by the Russian armed forces. In April 2022,

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29/12/2023

Georgia: France on the transfer of land from Abkhazia

France reaffirms its total support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
Any decision undermining Georgia’s territorial integrity, such as the attempted transfer of land from the separatist region of Abkhazia to the Russian Federation, is illegal, null and void.

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28/12/2023

Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on new defense packages 

For the next year, we have set ourselves crystal clear goals in terms of artillery, drones, missiles, and armored vehicles. One of our major political results this year is an agreement with our partners, particularly the United States, on co-production of weapons. Establishment of new production facilities. Localization in Ukraine. Expansion of the repair base. All this contributes to Ukraine’s defense and economic robustness, resulting in considerable GDP growth and

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28/12/2023

Ukraine: Andriy Yermak had a phone call with the National Security Advisor to the President of South Africa

On the instructions of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak had a phone call with National Security Advisor to the President of the Republic of South Africa Sydney Mufamadi. Andriy Yermak thanked his interlocutor for the active participation in the meetings at the level of advisors on the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula. The parties exchanged views on preparations for the next meeting

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27/12/2023

Zelenskyy: We must strengthen Ukraine to the point where Russia feels that every one of their strikes will face our retaliation 

According to the President, this year, thanks to the Ukrainian defense industry enterprises, the production of weapons and equipment has tripled compared to last year. There is also an extremely significant increase in the production of ammunition, particularly for artillery. Systematic deployment of ammunition manufacturing for domestic drones is underway, while the quantitative and qualitative indicators of missile production have grown as well. Next year, special attention will be paid

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27/12/2023

Russia: Mikhail Mishustin holds strategic session on space exploration

“The President also gave instructions to distribute the mechanisms of state support developed for industrial investment projects to the rocket and space sector, and take measures to expand exports. We consider the countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America as the main potential markets. It is important to keep in mind that the development of the space sector is backed by people. It is our people who

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27/12/2023

Russia: Government extends export quotas for iron and steel scrap and waste

Russian Government has extended the tariff rate quota for iron and steel scrap and waste exports outside of the Eurasian Economic Union until 30 June 2024. This decision is part of the Government’s consistent export control policy for metals used in manufactured goods. Under the new resolution, the quota for iron and steel scrap and waste exports at 600,000 tonnes. Within this quota, the export duty is set at 5

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26/12/2023

Russia: Defence Minister’s report to the President on the Ukrainian attack on Feodosia

“Earlier, the Defence Ministry reported that the large landing ship Novocherkassk, stationed in Feodosia, had been damaged last night, as Russian military units were repelling an attack by the Ukrainian armed forces involving air-launched guided missiles. While repelling the air strike, air defence units destroyed two enemy Su-24 tactical bombers (that had launched the guided air-to-surface missiles) near Zhovten, located 125 kilometres northeast of Nikolayev.”

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26/12/2023

Ukraine: Switzerland expands sanctions listings

As part of a 12th package of sanctions adopted on 18 December, the EU imposed new measures in response to Russia’s ongoing military aggression against Ukraine and continued acts of destabilisation, which undermine Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and security. In turn, on 21 December the EAER imposed sanctions within its jurisdiction on a further 61 individuals and 86 entities. Among the newly sanctioned individuals are members of the Belarusian armed

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22/12/2023
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