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Latest 20 March 2024

Ukraine’s survival in danger, Pentagon chief warns

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that Ukraine's survival was in danger and sought to convince allies that…

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