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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say

The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

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Ukrainian soldiers set up a Starlink satellite internet system near Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, last year.
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Bulgaria Summons Russian Ambassador After More Black Sea Drone Strikes

Drones struck two ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, according to the country’s prime minister.

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Prime Minister Rumen Radev of Bulgaria said that a crew member was rescued from one of the ships that had been attacked.
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NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies From Russia

With the Russians intensifying sabotage, arson and cyberattacks against European nations supporting Ukraine, NATO divulged a blueprint, in case of war, to deter the Kremlin.

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Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich of the U.S. Air Force, NATO’s top military commander, speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday.
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As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back

Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?

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Gathering evidence at the Leipzig-Halle airport, Germany, in August after an explosive-laden drone was found.
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In Iceland, Rubio Dodges a Diplomatic Flap Over a Trump Map

President Trump had posted a map on his Truth Social account in September depicting Iceland as part of U.S. territory.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, Iceland’s foreign affairs minister, held a joint press conference.
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A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe

The scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin.

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A Latvian guard patrols the border with Belarus. Migrants have streamed into Latvia, many through considerable border defenses, cutting gaps in fencing or burrowing under it.
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