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As Biden, Sunak pledge more cruise missiles for Ukraine, Germany’s Scholz adamant on Taurus refusal
The German chancellor and his defense minister have doubled down on their decision not to send long-range missiles to Ukraine.
Germany probes claims far-right MEP took payments from Russia, China
MEP Maximilian Krah is under pressure to withdraw his candidacy as AfD’s top candidate in the upcoming EU election.
The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them
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