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28th Mar 2024

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Nato chief warns world against more Russian missiles

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has told the BBC that a nuclear missile treaty with Russia is at risk of falling apart. "We have to be prepared for a world...with more Russian missiles," he said. Moscow has a 2 August deadline to demonstrate compliance with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The US threatened to scrap the treaty over allegations Russia had violated its terms on short and medium-range nuclear missiles.

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

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