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Western countries on Monday repeatedly called on Russia to end domestic repression of dissident voices and end its war in Ukraine — and human rights violations related to it — as Russia came under a regular review at the U.N.'s top rights body. A delegation from Moscow, led by State Secretary and Deputy Justice Minister Andrei Loginov, defended Russia's right to ensure law and order by restricting some forms of protest or voices that might threaten domestic security.

Russian companies continue to maintain access to purchasing firearms and ammunition from Europe and the United States, despite export restrictions that Western countries initiated against Russia, an investigation conducted by the German project Correctiv revealed.

Russian propaganda is targeting Poland with the most fake news among Western countries. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Myroslava Markova, Senior Research Analyst at VoxCheck, during the presentation of a study on the spread of Russian disinformation in Europe Quote: "Polish media were and still are the first among European countries in terms of the number of fakes spread by Russia in 2022 and 2023.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns Western countries that a dangerous "alternative" to the continuation of Ukraine's support could be a Russian attack on one of the NATO countries. Source: Zelenskyy, in an interview with the Meet the Press programme on the NBC TV channel Quote: "If Russia will kill all of us, they will attack NATO countries, and you will send your sons and daughters.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's second-ranked military official, speaking at a military forum on Monday, vowed to develop military ties with the United States while accusing "some countries" of "creating turbulence" and trying to undermine Communist Party rule. The Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, began Sunday without the country's defence minister, who typically hosts the event.