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Poland to buy hundreds of South Korean tanks, howitzers after sending arms to Ukraine [Video]
Poland is buying almost 1,000 tanks, more than 600 pieces of artillery and dozens of fighter jets from South Korea, in part to replace equipment donated to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion, the Polish Ministry of Defense told CNN on Tuesday.
![Why does Putin want an economist to become Russia’s defense minister [Video]](https://europenewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1034350_0_1074138311715597193960gettyimages1258722015AA160620231237851jpeg.jpg)
Analysts take a look at what economist Andrei Belousov can bring to the Russian defense ministry.
![Ukraine’s Kharkiv Front Commander Replaced [Video]](https://europenewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1033715_0_AE3C297F852B42668757E58A1F520203jpg.jpg)
Ukrainian media reports say the commander responsible for the defense of the northeastern Kharkiv front, General Yuriy Halushkin, has been replaced by General Mykhaylo Drapatiy.
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Oleksandr Usyk has revealed how he wakes up every morning and checks ‘how many rockets have landed in Ukraine’ before contacting his family to make sure they are okay.
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As Russia pushed into northern Ukraine this week, the U.S. presidential race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remained focused on another foreign policy crisis — the war in Gaza. As VOAs congressional correspondent, Katherine Gypson, reports, keeping American attention on Ukraine could be difficult.
![Search for Survivors After Apartment Block Collapses in Russia Border City After Heavy Shelling [Video]](https://europenewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1034045_0_image8287jpg.jpg)
An apartment block partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod on Sunday, leaving at least eight people dead and 20 others injured. (May 13) AP
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The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.
![Concerns over Russia’s offensive targeting Kharkiv [Video]](https://europenewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1033887_0_cbsnfusionconcernsoverrussiasoffensivetargetingkharkivthumbnailjpg.jpg)
There is growing concern over Russia's push to expand into the second-largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Former Ambassador William B. Taylor, who is also a vice president for Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace, joins CBS News with a look at the latest.
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Troops take control of villages and attack energy facilities in Kharkiv region.
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Analysts say Russia is adopting a so-called hybrid approach to growing its strategic influence in the Arctic, through research, increased maritime activities and tourism. For the inhabitants of one remote Norwegian community, the announcement of a new boat bringing tourists from Russia means more than just a few extra visitors. Henry Wilkins reports from Svalbard, Norway.
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The Russian government on May 13 approved a bill allowing it to label any foreign organization, including those established by a government, as an “undesirable organization.”