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(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday accused Russia of trying to create the risk of nuclear incidents, alleging Moscow had deliberately staged an attack that cut off power to the decommissioned Chornobyl nuclear power station. Zelenskiy also said Moscow was doing nothing to fix the cutoff of external power to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear …

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By Andrew Gray, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Ingrid Melander COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -European Union leaders backed plans on Wednesday to bolster the bloc’s defences against Russian drones as they met in Copenhagen days after airspace intrusions by unmanned aircraft rattled Denmark. European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region’s airspace, including with recent incursions …

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(Reuters) -French military personnel have boarded the oil tanker Boracay, which is suspected of belonging to the so-called shadow fleet involved in the Russian oil trade, French media reported on Wednesday. French authorities have been tight-lipped about the vessel, which is currently at anchor near the western city of Saint Nazaire. The Brest prosecutor said …

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By Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United States’ own security, according to a document published on Wednesday that says U.S. forces could step in to defend the Middle Eastern nation. Qatar on Wednesday welcomed Trump’s …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia does not recognize the return of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Wednesday when asked if Moscow would enforce the measures. The United Nations reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program on Saturday evening, following a process – …

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