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The Lithuanian government has chosen Germany’s Leopard 2 over the US-made Abrams Lithuania’s government has opted against the US-made M1 Abrams for a major purchase of battle tanks, instead choosing Germany’s Leopard 2 as part of a military buildup in response to security concerns triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Some French products could be declared ‘not welcome’ in Russia, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has warned Moscow could potentially boycott certain French goods, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman warned on Sunday, after Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Russian and Belarusian athletes were “not welcome” at the upcoming Olympics.