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Timeline: Ukrainian Pleas, Kremlin Threats, U.S. Delays – The Long Road to Easing Restrictions on ATACMS

Two years after requesting ATACMS from Washington, Kyiv is allowed to use them to attack targets on Russian soil.

Moscow in Secret Talks to Supply Missiles to Iran-Backed Houthis – Reuters

The talks are reportedly brokered by Iran, though Tehran seeks to avoid direct involvement, according to Western intelligence sources.
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UK Foreign Minister Lammy Plays Down Putin Threats

On Putin, Lammy said, ‘There’s a lot of bluster. That’s his modus operandi.’
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North Korea Shipped 13K Containers Suspected of Carrying Arms to Russia – Yonhap

The containers had the capacity to hold more than 6 million 152-millimeter artillery shells, according to a South Korean military intelligence report.
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G7 Urges North Korea, Russia to 'Cease Unlawful Arms Transfers'

A Pentagon report released earlier this week said Russia was using North Korean ballistic missiles against Ukraine.
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In Photos: Russia Shows Off Captured Western Military Hardware at Moscow Expo

The showcase features 32 pieces of heavy equipment, including American and German-made battle tanks.
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Russia Developing 'Troubling' Anti-Satellite Weapon – White House

The weapon could pose a lethal risk to astronauts in low orbit, along with potentially disrupting vital military and civilian satellites.
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Russian Defense Minister Inspects Factory for Advanced Missiles

Russia's Defense minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a military factory producing the Sarmat intercontinental missile, saying it would soon be ready for use...
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FSB Says Busted Arms Smuggling Ring in Mass Raids

Between June and July, Russian law enforcement officials seized thousands of firearms and artillery shells in sting operations across 53 regions.
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Arming Ukraine With Cluster Bombs Will Only Bring Devastation to Its People

Wars aren’t fought on the battlefield alone, but also in people’s minds. Using these vile weapons may backfire for Ukraine on the international stage...
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South Africans Fret Over U.S. Arms-To-Russia Charge

The charge triggered both a government rebuke but also the announcement of an inquiry.
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Russia Halts Disposal of Old Weapons Amid Ukraine Invasion

Mothballed Soviet equipment is said to be making it to the frontlines in large quantities in poor condition due to improper storage.
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Two Killed, Eight Wounded in Eastern Ukraine: Mayor

The mayor of Kramatorsk accused Moscow of having used cluster bombs in the attack.
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China Shipped Assault Rifles, Body Armor, Drone Parts to Russia – Reports

China could be relying on dual-use items "to quietly increase its assistance to Moscow while avoiding reprisals ... in Washington and Europe."
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Russian Arms Exports Fall as Ukraine War Limits Supplies – Think Tank

Russia's share of global arms exports has declined as the invasion of Ukraine limited supplies and demand from most of Moscow's traditional partners.
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Russia Warns Israel Against Supplying Arms to Ukraine

Releads with Russia's warning to Israel. Russia on Wednesday warned Israel against supplying weapons to Ukraine after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Germany Agrees to Transfer Battle Tanks to Ukraine – Der Spiegel

After weeks of prevarication and increasingly fraught exchanges with its European allies, Germany has agreed to supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, according...

Zelensky Says U.S. Aid Not 'Charity' on Triumphant U.S. Visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly appealed for long-term U.S. support on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion, saying...
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Is Russia Receiving Weapons From North Korea?

Washington claimed last month that Russia was buying weapons from North Korea and using those weapons in Ukraine.  The allegations that the two heavily...

Finnish Police: Weapons Bound For Ukraine End Up on Europe's Black Market

Police in Finland have raised the alarm over the smuggling of Western-donated weapons from Ukraine by criminal gangs, Finland’s Yle broadcaster reported...
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