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Reuters: Senior Ukrainian officials, in a meeting with a Chinese regional envoy on Thursday, pressed Kyiv's plan to end the two-year conflict with Russia and presented what they said was evidence of North Korean weaponry supplied to Moscow.
The Kyiv Independent: The Ministry of Defense of Lithuania announced the transfer of 155-mm artillery shells to Ukraine on March 7. Artillery shells are among the most crucial military supplies for Kyiv, as they are used daily in high numbers on the Ukrainian battlefields.
The Moscow Times: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Thursday that it was aware of "imminent plans" by "extremists" to target public gatherings in the Russian capital over the next two days.
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Reuters: Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation's best guarantee of safety.
POLITICO: Britain will deliver more than 10,000 drones to the Ukrainian armed forces, the country's defense secretary announced during a Kyiv visit.
The Guardian: Greenpeace has accused Russia of threatening Ukraine and the west with “an unprecedented escalation” if Moscow tries to restart reactors at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.
The Kyiv Independent: Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief, has been approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky to be the next Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K., Ukraine's Foreign Ministry announced on March 7.
France 24: Swiss lawmakers on Thursday narrowly backed moves towards allowing the use of frozen Russian state assets to fund war reparations in Ukraine.
Reuters: A Czech-led plan to buy 800,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukraine to fight Russia's invading forces has secured enough funding, with contributions from 18 countries, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Thursday.
Le Monde: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stated his country's "unwavering support" for Moldova as tensions mount between Chisinau and pro-Russian separatists.
POLITICO: Ursula von der Leyen launched her campaign for another five years running the European Commission by taking aim at France’s far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen. National Rally “are friends of Putin so you cannot rely on them” says European Commission chief.
Reuters: Canada on Thursday said it would invest C$4.4 million ($3.3 million) to help national defense manufacturers ramp up production of NATO-standard 155 mm munitions, shells desperately needed by Ukraine to defend itself from Russia's invasion, according to a statement.
Reuters: U.S. House Democrats are investigating SpaceX over whether it was doing enough to prevent Russia from utilizing Starlink satellite internet service as part of Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine, two lawmakers said on Thursday.
AFP: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met leaders of the country's main political parties as he sought to hammer home the importance of greater support for Ukraine ahead of European elections this summer.
Reuters: European Union lawmakers approved on Thursday granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to EU markets for another year, rejecting amendments that could have increased restrictions.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces increased activity in the Orikhiv direction in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, attempting to cut off the Robotyne salient, said Dmytro Lykhovii, a spokesperson of the Tavria group of forces, on March 7.
Reuters: A court in Finland said on Thursday it had found a French chief executive of two Finnish companies guilty of exporting military equipment to Kazakhstan via Russia and of breaching sanctions set by the European Union due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters: Norway will donate up to 1.6 billion Norwegian crowns ($153 million) for a Czech-led initiative to buy ammunition for Ukraine from third countries, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement on Thursday.
Reuters: The Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday it had summoned Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, to warn her it would expel U.S. diplomats it deems to be interfering in its internal affairs.
The Moscow Times: India's embassy in Moscow has confirmed the death of a citizen recruited by the Russian army, days after a relative told AFP he had been sent to fight in Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: The EU will propose new sanctions against Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death last month, Bloomberg reported on March 7, citing a draft proposal they had obtained.
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