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Euronews: French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will discuss extending the French nuclear deterrent to European allies to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia.

The Hill: Rep. Jasmine Crockett had choice words for President Trump following his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. When attorney Joe Gallina asked Crockett what she would say to Trump if she had the opportunity, the Texas Democrat responded, “I would tell him to grow a spine and stop being Putin’s ho.”

Reuters: The Dutch government will reserve 3.5 billion euros to continue its support for Ukraine in 2026, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Wednesday.

AFP: Germany has called for an overhaul of strict EU spending rules to allow countries to invest more in defence over the long term, European diplomats told AFP on Wednesday.

Euronews: Bucharest expelled Russia's military attaché Victor Makovskiy and his deputy for violating the Vienna Convention, the foreign ministry told Euronews Romania.

Reuters: France and Britain are aiming to finalise with Ukraine, possibly "in days", a peace plan to present to the United States, while building bridges between the U.S. and Ukraine before possible talks in Washington, diplomats said.

Politico: The threat of a prolonged war in Ukraine without military backing from the United States is leading European Union politicians to contemplate the emergence of a fresh wave of huge numbers of refugees.

Reuters: The European Commission has, for a second time, delayed an announcement of its plan to phase out the region's reliance on Russian energy imports from March 26 to an unspecified date.

The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in a special meeting of the European Council on March 6, a senior EU official confirmed to the Kyiv Independent.

Bloomberg: Officials from Ukraine and the US will soon meet to resume discussions about peace and security, said top Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak following his call with US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz on Wednesday (archive).

CNN: The Trump administration appears to have ordered at least a partial halt to the crucial intelligence that the United States shares with Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion, according to a US military official and public remarks made by top Trump administration officials.

The Kyiv Independent: Drones of the Ukrainian Hart Brigade's Falcon unit destroyed a Russian Murom-M long-range surveillance system near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces said on March 5.

Reuters: A Russian court jailed a British man for 19 years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia.

Reuters: Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks are arranged and confidence-building measures are taken, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday.

Reuters: Britain's Royal Navy said on Wednesday it monitored a Russian warship and merchant vessel this week on a voyage through the English Channel and North Sea.

Politico: France is warming up to the possibility of seizing Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, said an official with direct knowledge of talks within the French government and between Paris and Berlin.

The Kyiv Independent: Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said he wants a defense aid package for Ukraine worth roughly 3 billion euros approved by the current, outgoing parliament, Le Monde and AFP reported on March 4.

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