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Reuters: Some 30 leaders will meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy how to strengthen military support, review ceasefire efforts and assess what role they could play if a peace deal is struck with Russia.
AP News: French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one.
CNN: North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military said Thursday, demonstrating Pyongyang’s continued support for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
Reuters: Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, late on Wednesday, injuring nine people and causing considerable damage, emergency services and officials said.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian troops destroyed a Russian command and observation post in the area between Viktorovka and Uspenovka in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on March 26.
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Reuters: France will provide some 2 billion euros of extra military aid to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, accusing Russia of reinterpreting and rewriting recent limited ceasefire deals.
NBC News: The American-brokered deal for a maritime ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine looks little more than a dream Kremlin wish-list and another example of Trump handing concessions to Putin, some Western analysts warned Wednesday.
Reuters: Ukraine and Russia accused one another on Wednesday of flouting a truce on energy strikes brokered by the United States, and the European Union said it would not meet conditions set by Russia for a planned ceasefire in the Black Sea.
The Moscow Times: Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country's large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state warily eyes Moscow.
Reuters: Ukraine accused Moscow on Wednesday of being incapable of managing safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after what it said were reports of a huge spillage of diesel, reports dismissed by Russia as "fake".
The Kyiv Independent: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on March 26 approved a loan of 270 million euros for Ukraine's Naftogaz company to purchase gas for the next two winters, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The Moscow Times: Russian state energy giant Gazprom is undergoing a major restructuring as it faces its worst financial crisis in years, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
Reuters: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday Ukraine may sign an economic deal next week and Trump will not hesitate to raise sanctions on Russia if the need arises.
Politico: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday stressed that the transatlantic military alliance would respond to an attack with “full force.”
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on March 26 that it has approved the domestically produced Bird of Prey unmanned aviation system for combat operations.
Reuters: European efforts to create security arrangements for Ukraine are shifting from sending troops to other alternatives as they face political and logistical constraints, and the prospect of Russia and the United States opposing their plans, officials said.
Reuters: The withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine would be one of the main conditions to lift or amend EU sanctions, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Reuters: The German government is not aware of any planned changes to European Union sanctions against Russia, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, commenting on Moscow's demand that Russian banks be readmitted to the SWIFT international messaging system.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, reported a 26.5% drop in net profit for 2024, citing asset impairment losses and increased deferred taxes.
RFE/RL: Satellite images, documents, photos, and expert witnesses reveal extensive construction activity at a site in Belarus previously identified as a site that may house Russian nuclear weapons.
Reuters: Relations between Kyiv and Washington are "back on track", the chief of staff to Ukraine's president told Reuters, after a fraught Oval Office encounter last month between the U.S. and Ukrainian leaders.
Bloomberg: Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has visited Russia so often since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that it’s raised suspicion among European diplomats. He’s back in Moscow today (archive).
AP News: Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the fighting in Ukraine in a trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law.
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