First Thing: Russia launches huge strikes across Ukraine as US halts intelligence-sharing
by Clea Skopeliti from World news | The Guardian on (#6VRHE)
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Good morning.
Russia has carried out a vast wave of strikes across Ukraine, one day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv, including of advance warnings of attacks.
Is European support for Ukraine unanimous? No - Hungary refused to endorse an EU statement that pushed back on Trump's Russia-friendly negotiating position.
How has China retaliated? It has imposed tariffs of 10-15% on a range of US agricultural products.
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