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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will phase out some security assistance for European countries near the border with Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The plan comes as President Donald Trump pursues his “America First” foreign policy, in which his administration has slashed foreign aid and is pushing European countries to …

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(Reuters) -Ukraine wants to see improved performance by interceptor drones to counter Russian aerial attacks more effectively, the country’s top commander said on Thursday. Ukraine’s military has looked to interceptor drones in recent months as the most effective means of dealing with increasingly intense Russian drone assaults. The military also sees interceptors as cheaper and …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel’s operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc’s commission to make that charge. “The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice, even as protests spread across European cities and 14 U.N. Security Council members …

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QUITO (Reuters) -The United States has told other counties that recognition of a Palestinian state will cause more problems, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. “We told all these countries, we told them all, we said if you guys do this recognition stuff it’s all fake, it’s not even real, if you …

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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will engage in discussions to create safe skies over Ukraine but future solutions must not compromise Polish national security, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday after a summit meeting of Ukraine and its allies. “I told our partners that Poland is very interested in having safe skies, but this must be …

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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Kyiv and its allies have a general vision for security guarantees against future Russian aggression, and that more than two-dozen countries were exploring exactly what role they would play. Some 30 Western leaders were holding talks with Zelenskiy in Paris on potential commitments to bolster …

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