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Now playing Next Europe News Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić denies close links to Vladimir Putin Vučić acknowledged that Serbia had resisted falling in line with the rest of Europe in putting sanctions on Russia but did say Belgrade had repeatedly condemned the invasion of Ukraine. 01/09/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region kills at least five Russian forces have been attempting to push deeper into the partly-occupied eastern Donetsk region. Its total capture is one of the Kremlin’s primary ambitions. 31/08/2024
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Now playing Next State Of The Union State of the Union: Ukraine's Kursk incursion is 'changing momentum' This edition of State of the Union focuses on the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in Russia and the latest spat between the EU and Hungary over Budapest's easing of immigration laws to include Russian and Belorussian nationals. 30/08/2024
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Russian airstrike on Kharkiv apartment block kills six people At least six people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on Friday. 30/08/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Fears grow Ukraine's eastern city of Pokrovsk might fall to Russia Hundreds of the city's residents are evacuating every day as Moscow's forces, less than 10 kilometres away, keep slowly advancing. 30/08/2024
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