"Ukraine on Monday signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, air defence systems and other key equipment from France over the next 10 years, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's long-term security. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who signed the document with French president Emmanuel Macron, called it a historic deal at a joint news conference at the Elysee presidential palace."
"Several families of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia on Monday sounded the alarm about their fate, saying all contact had been cut off, as they called for international support. During a rare news conference in Paris, Darina Repina, the legal guardian of two children who were forcibly taken to Russia after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said Russian authorities were ignoring all requests to facilitate the return of the children."
"A drone struck a Turkish-flagged tanker and set it ablaze on Monday in southern Ukraine's Odesa region, officials said, a day after Zelenskyy signed a deal to import US liquefied natural gas through the area. The MT Orinda was hit during the offloading of liquefied petroleum gas at Izmail port, Turkey's Directorate for Maritime Affairs said. All 16 crew on board evacuated and no one was hurt, it said."
Ukraine signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, air-defence systems and other equipment from France to strengthen security. Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron signed at the Elysee and called the deal historic. Several families reported that children forcibly deported to Russia lost all contact, and guardian Darina Repina said Russian authorities are ignoring requests to return them. A drone struck and set ablaze the Turkish-flagged tanker MT Orinda during offloading at Izmail port; all 16 crew evacuated unharmed. Romanian authorities evacuated two border villages after the attack. A senior White House official said Donald Trump is willing to sign sanctions on Russia if he retains final decision authority.
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