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Pavel leads ahead of Czech vote; opponent plays on war fears

Retired general and former NATO official Petr Pavel led billionaire ex-prime minister Andrej Babis by a double-digit margin ahead of a Czech presidential election run-off vote, two final polls showed on Monday.

Reuters

NATO secretary general 'planning to visit Japan'

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary general, is planning to visit Japan as early as this month for talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from several NATO officials.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NATO's Baltic States, Russia remove ambassadors as diplomatic relations downgraded

NATO and EU members Estonia and Latvia told their Russian ambassadors to leave after Moscow said it was downgrading diplomatic relations with Estonia, accusing it of "total Russophobia."

Reuters

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MPs urge German defence minister to allow Ukraine to use German-made battle tanks

A pledging conference in Germany on Friday ended without a commitment by Western allies to send more battle tanks to Ukraine

Evening Standard

Germany Signals Shift in Veto on Leopard Tanks for Ukraine

Germany would not stand in the way if Poland wants to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany's foreign minister said, signaling a possible breakthrough for Ukraine as it tries to bolster its forces ahead of an expected new Russian offensive. Eleven months after Russia invaded its southern neighbor,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Berlin not blocking export of tanks to Ukraine, EU diplomat says

Germany is not blocking the re-export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, the European Union's top diplomat said on Monday, after Poland vowed to send some as long as other countries did too.

Reuters

‘Free the leopards!’: Tank dispute heightens Germany’s isolation over Ukraine

Allies criticise Scholz over reluctance to allow German-made heavy armour to be used in fight against Russia

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MPs urge Germany’s defence minister to allow use of German-made tanks in Ukraine

A pledging conference in Germany on Friday ended without a commitment by Western allies to send more battle tanks to Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia advances towards two towns in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region

Moscow’s forces push towards the Ukrainian towns of Orikhiv and Hulyaipole, according to Russian state media reports.

Al Jazeera

Brit ex-NATO chief brands Germany's refusal to send tanks to Ukraine 'pathetic'

General Sir Richard Shirreff, a former NATO chief from Britain, accused Olaf Scholz' government of 'ducking its responsibilities

Daily Mirror

Russia Official Warns West of Destruction for Arming Ukraine

The speaker of Russia's parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested. "Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia official warns West of destruction for arming Ukraine

The Russian parliament speaker has warned that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction

The Independent UK

Germany ‘would not stand in way’ of Poland sending tanks to Ukraine, says minister

Annalena Baerbock makes clearest signal yet that European allies could deliver German-made hardware

The Guardian - UK

A call for peace: Why Canada should tone down demands for Russian regime change

In late 2022, a frightening escalation occurred in the war in Ukraine. During a large Russian bombardment operation, a missile struck the Polish city of Prezewodów, six kilometres from the Ukrainian border, killing two civilians.

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The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary would like to see Ukrainians equipped with German tanks

James Cleverly said it is for ‘every sovereign government to decide how they are best able to support the Ukrainians as a member of Nato’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Says it Still Wants Ukraine to Get German-Made Tanks

Britain still wants an international deal to provide Ukraine with the German-made tanks that Kyiv says it needs in its fight against Russia but whose transfer needs Germany's consent, British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Sunday. Western allies pledged billions of dollars in weapons for Ukraine last week, although…

Reuters

UK says it still wants Ukraine to get German-made tanks

Reuters

Putin ally says West's deliveries of new weapons to Kyiv will lead to global catastrophe

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia's territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make arguments against using weapons of mass destruction untenable.

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine is fighting for all of us. Now Europe must fight Putin too

As Russia threatens another offensive, this is the moment of maximum danger. Ukraine’s allies must move fast and decisively

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Belarus’s rogue regime and its ties to Russia

As Belarus’s democratically elected president is tried for treason in absentia, she demands deeper sanctions on the brutal regime

Tribune News Service

Turkey cancels Swedish minister visit in fresh Quran tension

Turkey canceled next week’s visit by Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson as tension flared over permission given by Stockholm for a public burning of Islam’s holy book Quran.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey condemns burning of Qur’an during far-right protest in Sweden

Event in front of Turkish embassy will further inflame tensions between two countries

Al Jazeera

What’s stopping German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine?

Ukraine has urged Germany to provide the stealth tanks but NATO has failed to agree amid Russian threats.

The Independent UK

Turkey condemns Sweden protests, cancels ministers' meeting

Turkey has canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to the Nordic country’s issuing of permits for anti-Turkish protests

Salon

Is this a turning point in Ukraine?

With a series of high-level meetings in Europe, U.S. sends a signal to Putin: We think Ukraine can win this year

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