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Germany has sent two Patriot systems to Ukraine but is reluctant to give more
French president is expected to make fresh push at bloc’s summit
Aid pledge comes as EU outlines arms purchase plan using profits from immobilised Russian assets
Most European capitals support tougher stance but are wary of designating Revolutionary Guards a terror group
European Commission president to pledge to boost defence spending, business competitiveness and green policies
Berlin and central European countries reject French president’s comments on deploying forces
Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to use common funding for arms contracts meets resistance
...But Iran’s attack on Israel has been keeping the German leader busy from afar, writes Guy Chazan....
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Western defence figures warn of Moscow’s capabilities and heightened threat beyond Ukraine
...“These guys are giving up their time freely. You’ve got to restore your faith in human nature.” This article was amended to clarify that Amazon does not send goods to landfill in the UK...
...The guy is as close as you get really to Mr Europe. He famously saved the euro during the eurozone sovereign debt crisis....
...Hunt is many things: a sprightly millionaire, an entrepreneur, a family guy with a dog. But he has a strange shiftiness....
...Donald Trump’s latest attack on Nato and fears that Russia could attack an alliance member in the coming years are already casting a shadow over the Munich Security Conference kicking off today, writes Guy...
...Henry Mance Yeah....
...Based on reporting by Roman Olearchyk, Christopher Miller, Ben Hall, Max Seddon, John Paul Rathbone, John Reed, Guy Chazan, Henry Foy, Mehul Srivastava, Polina Ivanova and Tim Judah....
...— Pods, passive flows, and punters (Albert Bridge Capital) — Restoring balance (or maybe not) to discussions of imbalances (Most Favoured Nation) — The critical minerals must flow (Active Stewardship...
...The typical user “isn’t just your average guy whose grandmother died aged 85”, says Rohrer. “This is someone whose twin brother committed suicide aged 35....
...There is that fellow by the name of Guy Philippe, who just came out of American jails in October, and now he wants to be the head of his own presidential council....
...Additional reporting by James Politi, Henry Foy, Jim Pickard and Leila Abboud...
...Now read these Weight of history: Germany’s “Staatsräson” is casting a long shadow on Israel and Gaza, writes Guy Chazan....
...Albert Pierrepoint was born in March 1905, the middle child of Mary and Henry Pierrepoint....
...Relax, guys, it’s a coin toss! Fans of The Traitors will say that the whole point is to reveal our misplaced confidence in our powers of detection....
...Drew Dickson is the founder and chief investment officer of Albert Bridge Capital. He is currently short Tesla in his personal account. Our New Year’s resolution was to pay less attention to Tesla....
Cairo ‘really angry’ over western pressure to open Rafah crossing to Palestinian refugees fleeing Israeli offensive
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