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5th Jun 2023

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Russia plans 'Arctic Air Defence" with S-400 missiles

Russia plans to create an air defence 'dome' across its polar region by arming all of its Northern Fleet's Arctic divisions with S-400 missile batteries, a Russian naval commander said on Russian TV. In September Russia already deployed its S-400 air defence systems to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the far north. "This means that the Arctic will be protected from any kind of enemy aerial attack" he said.

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Final steps for EU's due diligence on supply chains law

Final negotiations on the EU due diligence law begin this week. But will this law make companies embed due diligence requirements in their internal processes or incentive them to outsource their obligations to third parties?

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