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Czechia's populist party tones down criticism of Ukraine ammunition initiative after election win
ANO leader Andrej Babis said the initiative was a "good idea in principle," but requires "greater transparency and a reassessment," the Czech media reported. Babis also repeated ANO's earlier suggestion that NATO could oversee the initiative instead.
Russia expands gasoline sale restrictions amid fuel shortages, refinery strikes
The move comes as Ukraine's continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries strain domestic fuel supplies.
Kyiv says not interfering in case of Ukrainian detained in Poland over Nord Stream sabotage
"The Ukrainian side is acting in accordance with Polish law," Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said.
Lithuania scaling down exiled Belarusian oppositon leader's protection, her office pauses work
Lithuanian authorities emphasized that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya remains an official guest of the state and that Vilnius's stance toward the Belarusian regime led by Alexander Lukashenko remains unchanged.
Moldova's pro-Russian party rejects election results, threatens protests
The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova parliamentary leader, Vlad Batrincea, claimed the elections were marred by "violations and the use of administrative resources," which, he said, "called into question the fairness of the vote."
Russian strikes kill 5, injure 37, hit thermal power plant in Ukraine over past day
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 183 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight.
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