The Russian president paid tribute to his counterpart’s “independent foreign policy” after he won reelection Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning a third term in office on Sunday. Putin thanked Erdogan for his “personal contribution” to strengthening relations between Russia and Türkiye.

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The Czech government has donated Soviet-built attack helicopters to Ukraine, and in the coming weeks will open up its repair yards to the entire range of armored vehicles used by Kiev’s forces, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The donation, a major escalation in the Czech Republic’s involvement in Ukraine, was made following discussions…