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“Last week's sudden slowdown of the service in Ukraine, which affected Kyiv's ability to defend itself from Russian attacks, has shown how vulnerable the country can be, and sharply increased Europe's urgency to have its own military-grade satellite network.”

“After North Korean troops were deployed to support Russia in 2024, Kyiv stepped up pressure on South Korea to supply cutting-edge anti-air missiles to help defend Ukraine's energy infrastructure from Russian drone and missile attacks.”

“Beijing has denied helping Moscow's war effort in Ukraine but defence experts point to technological and economic support from China, which they say has enabled Russia to sustain its military assault.”

“The loss of access to cheap Russian energy that German car factories and other industries relied on, plus Donald Trump's trade tariffs and aggressive economic competition from China, have had a heavy toll on this country's export-driven economy.”

“Joe Biden, then the US president, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not only trying to take over Ukraine, but "literally trying to wipe out the culture and identity of the Ukrainian people".”

“Diesel prices have hit a record level in the US of more than $6 (£4.46) a gallon, higher even than after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.”

“Other noteworthy instances include Russia's disastrous full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and what some have described as Israel's "own 9/11" – the Hamas-led raid from Gaza on 7 October 2023.”

“Recent rules say women have to ask men to take their products to market, and only men can sit at their stalls to show their wares at trade fairs.”