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Now playing Next Europe News Poland FM accuses Russia of interfering in EU elections Top Polish diplomat Radoslaw Sikorski said on Saturday that Russia wanted to destabilise Europe. 25/05/2024
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Now playing Next Ukraine G7 eyes frozen Russian assets for Ukraine as US sends more aid Washington has announced €253 million in military assistance for Ukraine as G7 nations say they will explore ways of using frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv. 25/05/2024
Now playing Next Serbia Why did Serbia react so harshly to the UN resolution on Srebrenica? Serbian government and public opinion have continued to harshly criticise the UN General Assembly's decision on Thursday to pass the resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. Why is this the case? 25/05/2024
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