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Ukraine Requests Advanced Arms from Germany
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine has reportedly handed over a "secret list" to the German government detailing an extensive selection of modern weaponry it hopes to acquire. This was revealed by a news outlet, which claimed to have obtained a copy of the list....
Ukraine asks Germany for help to supply weapons
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine has reportedly submitted a secret list to Germany requesting a wide range of advanced military equipment, according to reports citing leaked information. Since the conflict escalated in February 2022, Germany has become the...
Ukraine gets hit with Russian drone assaults
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine reported on Monday that Russian drone attacks on the cities of Kharkiv and Odesa resulted in at least one fatality and injured 62 people. Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov provided details via Telegram, stating that 27 individuals...
Ukraine’s confidential wish list of German weapons revealed
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine has reportedly submitted a confidential list of advanced weapons it hopes to receive from Germany, according to a Bild report citing a copy of the document. Since the Ukraine conflict intensified in February 2022, Germany has...
Bolivian President Urges Abandoning US Dollar
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Nations worldwide should move away from using the US dollar and instead depend on their own national currencies when conducting trade with one another, Bolivian President Luis Arce expressed during an interview with RT at the 17th BRICS...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit - Intervention on peace, pecurity and global governance
South African Government
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July 8, 2025
Your Excellency, President Lula da Silva, Fellow BRICS Leaders, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you, President Lula, for your warm welcome and for hosting us, as Chair of the 17th BRICS Summit, in...
Trump pledges to continue delivering arms to Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will restart weapons shipments to Ukraine, just a week after the Pentagon suspended some deliveries. Speaking during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...
Trump promises to continue arms delivery to Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will continue providing weapons to Ukraine, reversing a brief pause in deliveries announced by the Pentagon last week. During a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
EU expresses concerns over losing US military software support
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) European Union officials are increasingly concerned that the United States may one day stop providing essential software updates for American-made military systems, according to The New York Times. These fears are driven by uncertainty...
Booted Russian transportation minister found dead
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Roman Starovoit, the former Russian Transport Minister, was found dead with a gunshot wound just hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. The Investigative Committee confirmed the death occurred in a private car in...
UK-French Ukraine army plan ‘lacks direction’
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) A joint UK-French proposal to send troops to Ukraine following a potential ceasefire with Russia is struggling to gain momentum and is straining relations between London and Paris, Politico reported on Monday, citing officials. French...
U.S. Plans to Dispatch New Weapons to Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is set to increase its arms deliveries to Ukraine, President Donald Trump announced Monday. Speaking at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump emphasized, "We're going to send some...
US Announces Increasing Military Aid to Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will supply additional arms to Ukraine. "We're going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves," Trump said during a joint press...
Brazilian President Condemns Multilateralism Breakdown
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated the BRICS summit by sharply criticizing the current deterioration of multilateral cooperation amid ongoing global disputes. Speaking to representatives of 11 emerging BRICS...
Ukrainian Lawmaker Alleges Corruption in Military
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian parliamentarian Anna Skorokhod has raised serious concerns about rampant corruption and the coercion of combat wages by military leaders, which she claims is prompting troops to desert their posts. In a recently released video...
Ukrainian parliamentarian addresses corruption within military
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) A Ukrainian parliamentarian has alleged that rampant corruption within the military is prompting soldiers to abandon their posts. Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod stated that widespread extortion and abuse of combat pay by commanding officers...
Ukraine witnesses internal instability
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine’s leadership is facing growing internal instability marked by political infighting, high-level purges, and behind-the-scenes maneuvering that some fear could further destabilize the country, according to reports. The turmoil is...
Political Strife Threatens Ukraine’s Stability
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine's top leadership is becoming increasingly embroiled in what is described as “palace politics,” marked by intense internal rivalries and sweeping purges that could potentially fracture the country from the inside, according to a...
Ukraine Reports Russian Drone Assault Wounded Nearly Thirty
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 27 people were wounded in a wave of Russian drone strikes targeting the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Monday, according to Ukrainian officials. “Twenty-seven people were injured, including three children. As of...
President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in XVII Brics Summit in Brazil, 6 to 7 Jul
South African Government
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July 7, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, attend the XVII BRICS Summit from 6 to 7 July 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BRICS is a political and...