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The Kyiv Independent: Trump's recently announced weapons deal for Ukraine has caught many allies off guard, with diplomats across Europe saying they were neither briefed nor consulted ahead of the announcement — a move that is now prompting confusion and frustration among key NATO partners.
The Kyiv Independent: Germany's Defense Ministry said it has no knowledge of any Patriot missile systems currently en route to Ukraine, contradicting Trump's claim that the shipments are already underway, SRF reported on July 16.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian media and officials reported approaching Ukrainian drones across multiple regions overnight on July 17, as Ukraine's military launched a wider drone attack on the western regions of Russia, including Moscow.
The Kyiv Independent: Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil and gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
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Reuters: A strike by Russian forces on Wednesday on a shopping centre and market in Dobropillia, a town near the front line of the 40-month-old war, killed two people, injured up to 27 and caused widespread damage, officials said.
The Kyiv Independent: The European Commission has proposed allocating 100 billion euros in aid to Ukraine from the European Union's long-term budget for 2028–2034, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on July 16.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s Defense Ministry has quietly canceled this year’s Army-2025 military and technical forum, its largest annual defense exhibition where the country typically showcases its latest weapons and military innovations.
Reuters: Germany and Spain issued arrest warrants for seven suspected members of a pro-Russian hacking group accused of carrying out cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, arms makers, power companies and public authorities.
The Moscow Times: Sales of newly built homes in Russia tumbled in the first half of 2025 as the end of a popular mortgage subsidy program and high borrowing costs pushed many buyers out of the market.
The Kyiv Independent: The mayor of the Latvian town of Ogre, Egils Helmanis, was wounded during a Russian attack in Ukraine while on a humanitarian mission, Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported on July 16.
Reuters: The European Union failed for a second day to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday as Slovakia continued to seek concessions over gas supplies.
The Moscow Times: Russian prosecutors are seeking to designate bread producer Rizhsky Khleb as “extremist” and confiscate a 50% stake in the company, alleging its Latvian co-owner financed Ukraine’s military, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Guardian: The Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed far-right terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is claiming involvement in the brazen assassination of an intelligence officer in Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent: France and Italy will not take part in a new NATO-led initiative to finance the delivery of U.S. weapons to Ukraine, Politico and La Stampa reported on July 16, citing undisclosed government officials in both countries.
Reuters: A joint team of Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak police has detained a Ukrainian man suspected of sending bomb threats to schools in the Czech Republic and Slovakia starting in 2024, officials said on Wednesday, adding investigators believed the suspect's activities were likely financed by Russia.
Euronews: Russia's latest overnight drone strikes on Ukraine hit a Polish factory in the central city of Vinnytsia in what Poland's foreign minister described on Wednesday as a targeted attack.
The Moscow Times: One of Russia’s most prestigious universities has unveiled a new master’s program focused on navigating and mitigating the impact of international sanctions, a sign of the growing institutional effort to adapt to the Kremlin’s increasingly isolated position on the global stage.
The Kyiv Independent: A recent mass layoff in the U.S. State Department included several senior analysts of the department's intelligence arm, who were focusing on Russia and Ukraine, the New York Times reported on July 15.
worth mentioning
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Ukraine parliament backs $9.8 billion boost to defence spending as war drags on
Indian police find Russian woman and her 2 daughters living in an isolated forest cave
US allies look to bulk up their arsenals with European-made weapons instead of buying American
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