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By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) -The German government plans to seek parliamentary approval for around 80 defence projects by the end of the year, including the purchase of Eurofighter jets and the modernisation of the Taurus cruise missile, according to a document seen by Reuters. The document outlines 81 defence projects that surpass the threshold of …

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(Corrects time reference in statement by Gref in paragraph 11 to July and August (not June and July) By Vladimir Soldatkin and Gleb Bryanski VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin denied on Friday that Russia’s economy was stagnating, despite a report from the central bank that suggests it is technically in recession. In a speech …

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By Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday thousands of troops could be deployed to Ukraine under security guarantees proposed by its allies once Russia’s war on his country ends. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that 26 countries had pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -The Polish government will extend the cap on electricity prices through the fourth quarter, Energy Minister Milosz Motyka said on Friday, which could remove one inflation risk and boosted market bets on an interest rate cut. Power prices would be frozen at 500 zloty ($137) per megawatt hour in the final three months …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s deal-making approach to diplomacy is “quite cynical”, but in a positive sense, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday. In an interview with Russian news outlet Argumenty i Fakty, Peskov contrasted Trump’s position with that of European countries which, he said, were doing everything they …

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By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s President Javier Milei is facing increasing pressure over a bribery scandal and growing unease over public spending as he enters a pivotal election season that could define his government’s grip on power. The fiery, shaggy-haired leader campaigned on an anti-establishment, anti-corruption platform. He won hefty voter support in …

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