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Zelensky arrives in France to meet Macron

Zelensky arrives in France to meet Macron

The leaders will discuss French and European support for Ukraine's defense and ways to increase pressure on Russia, namely, by targeting its shadow fleet, the Elysee Palace said earlier.
Ukraine war latest: 'Fuel tanks are burning' — Major Russian oil hub hit in Ukrainian drone strike in Krasnodar Krai
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Ukraine war latest: 'Fuel tanks are burning' — Major Russian oil hub hit in Ukrainian drone strike in Krasnodar Krai

Key developments on March 12: * 'Fuel tanks are burning' — Major Russian oil hub hit in Ukrainian drone strike in Krasnodar Krai, SBU source says * World’s largest oil producer Aramco in talks to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones, WSJ reports * Hungary's unrecognized Druzhba delegation arrives in Kyiv amid 'absurd' standoff * Ukraine, Romania sign strategic partnership declaration, set to co-produce drones Ukrainian forces struck infrastructure at the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Russi
'Self-defense' — Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow attack, London refuses to bend
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'Self-defense' — Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow attack, London refuses to bend

Officials in the U.K. dismissed accusations from Russia that London was responsible for what Moscow described as a "terrorist attack" after Ukraine struck a military-linked plant in Russia's Bryansk region with Storm Shadow cruise missiles. British officials told the Kyiv Independent that the Kremlin's accusations are unfounded. The comments follow threats from Moscow warning of a "new level of destruction and human casualties" after the Ukrainian strike on the facility. Russian authorities c
Russia tightens control over abortion in Ukraine's occupied territories

Russia tightens control over abortion in Ukraine's occupied territories

Russian-controlled authorities in occupied Ukraine are increasing restrictions on women's reproductive rights, effectively preventing them from accessing abortions, according to the NGO East Human Rights Group. "The (Russian) regime needs children to be born, even if the child is unwanted, without proper conditions to grow up in," Vera Iastrebova, the head of the East Human Rights Group, told the Kyiv Independent. "These children are then being raised to become future soldiers, as evidenced by
On Russian oil, the US has already blinked — Europe must not do the same
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Is Europe really about to buy Russian gas again?

Vladimir Putin is feeling generous. With tankers stalled in the Strait of Hormuz and European energy prices spiking, the Russian president has offered to resume long-term gas supplies to the continent his missiles are helping to destabilize. Before anyone in Brussels or Berlin reaches for the phone, they might pause to recall what energy dependence on Russia actually costs. While Ukrainian cities are shelled and soldiers die, Western governments are looking nervously at the price of oil, wonder
Ukraine war latest: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation
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Ukraine war latest: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation

Key developments on March 11: * Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation, destruction * Ukraine hits Russian depots, air defenses in occupied territories, military says * Russia's Sochi under 'unprecedented' 24-hour mass Ukrainian drone attack, mayor says * Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking facilities linked to Black Sea gas pipelines Moscow threatened "a fundamentally new level of destruction and human casualties" after Ukrainian force