France’s president chaired a meeting of 20 leaders in Paris on Monday to strengthen the European response to Russian military advances in Ukraine. This is the first time when allies of Ukraine, which supply troops, are so openly discussed. Emmanuel Macron did not rule out the introduction of Western troops into Ukraine. “There is no consensus on official support for ground forces. With this in mind, nothing should be ruled out. We will do everything possible to prevent Russia from imposing itself,” Macron said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed his reluctance to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, stressing the risk of direct German involvement in the war if they are used to hit targets inside Russia.

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08:26Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, Russia has lost 411,550 military personnel in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Tuesday.

In the last day alone, the Russian army would have lost 850 soldiers.

07:28Sending Western troops to Ukraine “can’t be ruled out,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after a conference in Paris where European leaders discussed the prospect, CNN and News.ro reported.

A brief retelling of the last events of the war:

• Macron announced the creation of a coalition to supply Ukraine with medium- and long-range missiles
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called on Ukrainians who left Ukraine during the Russian invasion to return and help defend the Motherland
• Germany supplied Ukraine with 14,000 155-mm shells and ten reconnaissance drones “Vektor” with spare parts as part of regular military assistance to Kyiv
• The CIA financed 12 Ukrainian military spy bases on the border with Russia
• A public farewell ceremony for Navalny will take place at the end of the week, according to his team
• Ukraine received only 30% of the shells promised to the EU
• Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán and deputies from his coalition refused to honor the memory of the leader of the Russian opposition Oleksiy Navalny, who died in the colony on February 16, in the Unification Parliament on Monday, the Telex portal writes.
• PHOTO VIDEO Russians destroyed the first Ukrainian tank “Abrams” on the front near Avdiivka
• Hungary’s parliament on Monday approved a bill allowing Sweden to join NATO, finally paving the way for the Nordic country to join the Western defense alliance as the war in Ukraine continues to wreak havoc.

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