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The former director of a municipal enterprise, former chief engineer and mechanic will stand trial for using humanitarian electric generators for business and private needs instead of critical infrastructure facilities.
Law enforcement officers detained two men who, during martial law, organised the illegal departure of conscripts to Poland, hiding them in a specially equipped hiding place in a truck and ensuring their further legalisation abroad.
The Turkish KAAN fighter jet has received two new platforms, which were presented to the public for the first time. In addition to the P1 prototype for basic flight tests, TUSAŞ has prepared the Iron Bird ground complex, where critical aircraft systems will be tested in parallel with the flights of two prototypes in 2026.
The German government has stated that it considers a strong, democratic and sovereign Ukraine to be key to the security of Germany itself, and therefore continues to consistently support Kyiv. According to Berlin's estimates, since 24 February 2022, Germany has provided or secured approximately €39 billion in bilateral civilian aid and approximately €55 billion in military support to Ukraine.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus said that real progress in negotiations to end the war is only possible if the US and EU exert much stronger economic pressure on Russia, primarily by restricting the Kremlin's oil revenues.
At the Munich Security Conference, a number of European leaders publicly supported the start of discussions on their own nuclear deterrence mechanism, which would complement the American nuclear umbrella. This was prompted by the erosion of trust in Washington's policies and concerns about the US's readiness to respond automatically to possible Russian aggression.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has placed its first orders for 120 mm tank ammunition from German company Rheinmetall worth around €200 million under a framework agreement signed last year.
On 14 February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, during which the parties focused on the implementation of energy projects, deepening bilateral relations and the progress of the negotiation process to achieve peace.
The US Permanent Representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, said that strategic competition with China and Russia's war against Ukraine are shaping the United States' security agenda, and that the end of the war must be acceptable to Kyiv.
NATO is working on a major overhaul of its air defence system ahead of its summit in July, rethinking its own rules after the lessons of Russia's war against Ukraine and a series of drone incidents on its eastern flank.
Law enforcement officers exposed an organised group that sold up to 3 kilograms of cocaine every month, generating millions in revenue and disguising deliveries as taxi services.
In an interview with NBC News, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez called Nicolás Maduro the legitimate president of the country and said she was ready to cooperate with the US while Washington negotiates details regarding Venezuela's oil resources with Caracas.
