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Peace can never mean surrender, von der Leyen says in new Orbán rebuke

In her first wide-ranging speech since being re-elected to office, Ursula von der Leyen scolded politicians who blame the war "not on Putin's lust for power but on Ukraine's thirst for freedom."

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Pilot killed after Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet crash in Ukraine

The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, a military statement posted on Facebook said.

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Serbia inks €2.7bn deal with France for 12 Rafale fighter jets

Serbia is formally seeking EU membership, but it has made little progress in the rule of law and democratic reforms, which are the main preconditions for membership in the 27-nation bloc.

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Let Ukraine strike Russia and keep the momentum, Kuleba urges EU

Dmytro Kuleba has urged EU countries to take "bold decisions" and allow Ukraine to use donated weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

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Zelenskyy to present 'victory plan' to US in September

The Ukrainian president said the military counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region, which hosts a nuclear power plant, is part of the plan.

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Durov's arrest could expose Telegram-Kremlin links, expert says

The Telegram co-founder and CEO was apprehended by French authorities on Saturday at an airport near Paris.

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EU countries raise concerns again over Hungary's easing of visa scheme

Hungary’s National Card immigration scheme has now been relaxed to include nationals from Russia and Belarus.

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Russia launches new missile and drone attacks on Ukraine

Swarms of Russian drones fired at eastern, northern, southern, and central regions were followed by volleys of cruise and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said.

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Pavel Durov's arrest could impede Russia's war in Ukraine, experts say

Telegram is widely used by the Russian armed forces, and the platform is strictly regulated by the Kremlin.

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Telegram CEO arrest not 'a political' move, says French president

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Pavel Durov's arrest occurred "as part of an ongoing judicial investigation". The Russian billionaire was arrested on Saturday night at a Paris airport.

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Russian missiles strike energy infrastructure across Ukraine

The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Moscow's biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks.

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Activists stage protest in Moscow against Telegram founder's arrest

Pavel Durov was arrested Saturday night after landing on his private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris.

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Russia's top generals update Putin on situation in Kursk

Meanwhile, in a speech to mark Independence Day in the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed his country's resolve to regain its "territorial integrity".

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Russia and Ukraine exchange over 100 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

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'You will achieve nothing,' Zelenskyy tells Moscow in holiday address

The Ukrainian President vowed the country would "repay the evil done to it" as Ukraine's war against Russia rages on.

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Memorial held in Russia a year after Yevgeny Prigozhin's death

A group of former soldiers and supporters of the Wagner paramilitary group, that was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, held the memorial in a Moscow street.

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Hybrid attacks: Is Russia already at war with the West?

Experts warn that politicians need to take Russia's so-called "hybrid war'' more seriously and populations should be better prepared.

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Ukraine says it used US-supplied glide bombs in Kursk incursion

Many of Ukraine's international allies oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes. However, Ukraine has argued that its Kursk incursion is essentially defensive and aimed at creating a buffer zone to minimise attacks on Ukrainian soil.

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Zelenskyy makes first trip to border area since Kursk incursion

In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the situation with governors of regions bordering Ukraine and accused Ukraine of attempting to strike the Kursk nuclear power plant.

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Russia celebrated Flag Day with parades in major cities

Russia celebrated its annual Flag Day on Thursday with cities across the country draped in white, blue, and red tricolours.