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UK to provide Armed Forces with 25,000 sets of extreme cold weather clothing by mid-December

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The U.K. will also send a further 12,000 extreme cold weather sleeping kits and 150 heated tents, "ensuring troops are able to operate and survive the plunging temperatures in Ukraine," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Nov. 9.

"We must continue backing the Ukrainian people in their resistance to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's brutality," Sunak said.

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Ukraine's state energy giant Naftogaz has signed its first agreement to import natural gas from Azerbaijan, the company said in a press release on July 28. The deal comes as gas storage reserves have fallen to their lowest level in at least 11 years, driven by Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.

"Ukraine has already achieved a lot on its European path. It must build on these solid foundations and preserve independent anti-corruption bodies, which are cornerstones of Ukraine's rule of law," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on July 27.

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