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  • Sep 22

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Ireland during tarmac refuelling

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held an unannounced discussion with CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport while their aircraft refuelled on 21 September.

  • Aug 29

    Tusk warns of Russian escalation and 600,000-troop mobilization after NATO briefing

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the next six months will be decisive following talks with NATO's Mark Rutte, citing intelligence that Russia plans to mobilize 600,000 troops.

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