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Fighter and tank manufacturer BAE Systems may open production facilities in Ukraine.
The British defense company BAE Systems will open an office in Ukraine and then – production and repair facilities.
An agreement on this was reached during a meeting of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy with CEO Charles Woodburn, Managing Director Gabby Costigan, and Director for Cooperation with Ukraine Christian Seear.
"We discussed the localization of production in Ukraine. We agreed to start work on opening a BAE Systems office in Ukraine and subsequently repair and production facilities for the company's products," Zelenskyy wrote on his Telegram channel.
"We are ready to become a major regional hub for the repair and production of various types of products of BAE Systems and are interested in making our relations more global," the president said.
BAE Systems products include Typhoon, Jaguar, Harrier II, Tornado GR4 aircraft, Challenger 2 tanks, M113 armored tracked vehicles, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and Archer self-propelled howitzers.
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Russian saboteurs, preparing attacks on military aid delivery routes to Ukraine, arrested in Germany.
Police in Bayreuth, Bavaria, have arrested two suspected spies who, on behalf of Russia, monitored U.S. bases and planned attacks on military infrastructure and routes for the delivery of military aid to Ukraine.
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Ukraine-NATO Council meeting to be held on April 19 in virtual format.
The meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, which was requested by President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to discuss the protection of the Ukrainian sky and the supply of air defense equipment, will be held on Friday in a virtual format.
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Interfax-Ukraine to host public discussion 'Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office is three years old.
On Tuesday, April 23, at 11.00, the press centre of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency will host a public discussion entitled: "Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office is three years old. Achievements, challenges in context of Russian aggressi...
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Ukrenergo will apply schedules for limiting industrial consumers amid deficit during spring-summer repair campaign - CEO.
Ukrenergo will be forced to apply limitation schedules for industrial consumers in the context of a shortage in the energy system during the repair campaign at power plants in the spring and summer of this year, said the head of the company, Volod...
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More than 85% of Ukrainians in favor of recognizing illegitimacy of Putin's rule, breaking off all relations with Russia, except for humanitarian ones – opinion poll.
The overwhelming majority of Ukrainians support the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted in October 2023 calling on the member states of the organization to recognize Vladimir Putin as illegitimate after...
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Will Scotland ban puberty blockers for children?
First Minister Humza Yousaf says he will consider a major review commissioned in England which assessed gender treatments for children. Dr Hilary Cass's review concluded that there was "remarkably weak evidence" to support gender treatments for ch...
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American Airlines pilots union flags significant spike in safety issues.
American Airlines' pilots union is reporting a significant spike in safety and maintenance-related problems at the carrier, telling pilots to be vigilant. The union's concerns, spelled out in a memo obtained by CBS News, include tools left in whee...
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Speaker Johnson pushes for votes on Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid bills.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving to help Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan by splitting a foreign aid bill into pieces to bypass some fellow Republicans who object to sending more money to Ukraine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion ...
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Retired Israeli general calls Netanyahu a risk to state of Israel.
There is disagreement in Israel over how to respond to Iran's weekend attack as world leaders call on the Israelis to show restraint. CBS News' Debora Patta and Samantha Vinograd have more on the dynamics in play for Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...
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Alvin Bragg threatens Trump with contempt charges for violating gag order.
Fox News' Eric Shawn reports the latest on the motion from New York City. The 'Outnumbered' panel reacted to the news as jury selection is underway in the former president's hush money trial. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Vid...
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Copenhagen's historic Stock Exchange building on fire - VOA News.
A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. Da...
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