Germany has approved a new defense strategy to boost weapons production and expand military capacity in response to the war in Ukraine.
Germany has approved a new defense strategy to boost weapons production and expand military capacity in response to the war in Ukraine. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Economy Minister Robert Habeck are hoping to spend a hundred billion euros to modernise their military technologies. The new plan hopes to cut red tape and secure defence supplies. With elections in February, the strategy's future is uncertain. It comes after years of criticism on spending less on the country's defenses.
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Ukraine
U.S. and Russian officials concluded more than four hours of talks in Riyadh on Tuesday in their first high-level discussion aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting, closely watched by Kyiv and its European allies, saw Moscow introduce a significant new demand.
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Ukraine war
A dialogue between US and Russian delegations has begun in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the development in an official statement.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of carrying out an airstrike on a boarding school in Sudzha, Kursk region, where civilians were preparing to evacuate.
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