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Russian President Vladimir Putin has again ruled out direct peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whom he called "illegitimate," prompting the Ukrainian leader to accuse Putin of being "afraid" of negotiating a settlement to the almost 3-year-old war.

Ukraine's military said its drones struck a Russian oil refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region as part of a massive attack targeting energy infrastructure, including a nuclear power site.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, travelled to Ukraine today to assess the impact of the Russia's aggression on Ukrainian territory, and to reiterate Spain's support to the country's authorities, also announcing the delivery of an additional €10 million in humanitarian aid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he has received an initial report on "critical programs" previously funded by American support that are now suspended.

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Ambassador Holland reiterates the UK's support to Ukraine, and calls on Russia to end its war and return to dialogue and risk reduction - including in the Forum for Security Cooperation.

Andrei Belousov, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, held a working meeting at the command post of the Yug Group of Forces. There he received a report from Colonel General Aleksandr Sanchik, the Group's Commander, on the current situation, nature of the enemy's actions, and realisation of missions on the operational directions in the Yug Group of Forces area of responsibility. Moreover,

Over the past 24 hours, alerted air defence units intercepted and destroyed 104 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, namely, 47 UAVs over the territory of Kursk region, 27 UAVs over the territory of Bryansk region, 11 UAVs over the territory of Smolensk region, seven UAVs over the territory of Tver region, four UAVs over the territory of Belgorod region, three UAVs over the territory of

The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments are building Western Australia's future, partnering to deliver state-of-the-art training facilities to give Australians the skills needed to build and maintain critical Australian defence capabilities, through the WA Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence.

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Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Sergei Melikov at the Kremlin.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has commanded the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, coordinating efforts with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump administration initiatives. The 136th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Texas Air National Guard based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, plays a role in this operation.

A report issued Wednesday by Google found that hackers from numerous countries, particularly China, Iran and North Korea, have been using the company's artificial intelligence-enabled Gemini chatbot to supercharge cyberattacks against targets in the United States.

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At its meeting on 29 January 2025, the Federal Council approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will allow Switzerland to participate in the OSINT Centre of Excellence. This will strengthen the Federal Intelligence Service's early detection capabilities for threats, dangers and crises.

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