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The move comes as tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint effectively closed by Iran following US and Israeli strikes. Trump has been pushing Nato navies to help reopen the waterway, but several European capitals pushed back, arguing the conflict was "not our war."

Trump said Ukraine was not Washington's problem but the US has stepped in automatically. 'I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were paper tiger'.

Russia claims full control of Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, asserting military gains amid ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

Media reports, citing the defence ministry, said the crash site had been located in Crimea -- the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014

Social media users call out Rheinmetall CEO's comments and express solidarity with Ukrainian women and the country's defiant spirit in fighting a four-year war against Russia

Kyiv has already signed framework cooperation deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar in recent days, and has said one is in the works with the United Arab Emirates

The 'Bucha Witches', Ukraine's first all-women air defense unit tasked with gunning down Russian drones, is formed of women, most of whom have suffered deep personal losses in the Russia-Ukraine war.

"The West is starting to talk about a ceasefire as a means to give Ukraine a respite, and give themselves the opportunity to once again pump Ukraine up with modern long-range weapons. This, of course, is not a path to peace," said Lavrov

At a time when the Russian military is making continuous gains in the war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has approved the largest-ever defence budget with a 22% annual hike

The European Union's new leadership team is keen to demonstrate it remains firm on backing Kyiv at a perilous moment for Ukraine nearly three years into its fight against Russia's all-out invasion