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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Ambrose

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian air defence systems destroy Russian drones and cruise missile – as it happened

Firefighters battle flames after a Russian attack on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv on Saturday, 10 February.
Firefighters battle flames after a Russian attack on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv on Saturday, 10 February. Photograph: Yevhen Titov/AP

That’s all from the Ukraine live blog for today.

Thanks for following along.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said defence companies could count on his government ramping up military spending and that it would meet its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on Nato defence.

Scholz was speaking after former US president Donald Trump sparked outrage among US allies by suggesting the United States might not protect fellow Nato members who are not spending enough on defence against a potential Russian invasion.

While in office, Trump publicly criticised countries that did not meet the Nato alliance’s goal to spend 2% of gross domestic product on defence.

Scholz said Germany and Europe’s defence industry must switch towards mass production of arms as the war in Ukraine exposed how European manufacturers struggled to meet demand for ammunition.

Scholz was on a visit to the future site of Rheinmetall’s arms factory in central Germany.

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