Ukraine’s Struggle for Arms and Attention Gives Putin an Opening As the war in Gaza deepens, some in the US and EU are asking whether they can go on funding what Ukraine’s top general admits is a stalemate.

As #Russia's war in #Ukraine grinds to a stalemate ahead of winter, privately the mood among western officials is darkening as arms shipments are slowing and financial aid stalls.

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Russia ‘Spits’ on EU Sanctions in Escalating Propaganda Battle The European Union promised to shut down the flow of Vladimir Putin’s propaganda after Russia invaded Ukraine, slapping sanctions on state-backed media RT and Sputnik days after the attack.

Russia is making a mockery of EU disinformation sanctions, including by setting up mirror sites to get around restrictions.

“We spit on your sanctions,” RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said in comments relayed by her press office.

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EU Leaders Plan to Support UN Call for Pause in Israel-Hamas War European Union leaders are aiming to endorse a United Nations call for a “humanitarian pause” in the Israel-Hamas war to allow for the distribution of aid in Gaza.

#EU leaders are aiming to endorse a United Nations call for a "humanitarian pause" in the Israel-Hamas war to allow for the distribution of aid in #Gaza — w/ @albertonardelli.bsky.social

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#NATO is concerned about #China's activity in the #Arctic and that it could be a precursor to military presence there, #NATO’s military committee chief tells us

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