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Denmark's intelligence service has warned of a growing risk of limited Russian attacks on NATO countries.

This comes as Washington and Beijing agree new crisis communications, and as the EU removes two Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list.

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1️⃣ 🇪🇺🇷🇺 EU removes two oligarchs from sanctions list: The EU removed Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list on Tuesday, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 people and companies for three years. Ukraine condemned the compromise, which followed French and Luxembourg requests for the delistings and replaced the usual six-month renewal with a longer term.

2️⃣ 🇺🇸🇨🇳 US and China agree crisis communications: The US and China agreed to establish an AI incident channel and strengthen military crisis communications after US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. Saturday's government statements also confirmed continued trade talks, while the summit extended a trade truce by two months without resolving the countries' fundamental differences.

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4️⃣ 🇩🇪 German chancellor defends coalition after defeats: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged on Monday to keep his coalition together after the CDU lost its place in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's parliament, where the AfD won, and finished behind Die Linke in Berlin. His Social Democrat partners backed the coalition but demanded changes to its reform programme, warning that voters' concerns could not be ignored.

5️⃣ 🇺🇸🇮🇷 US rejects Iran's Hormuz proposal: President Trump rejected Iran's proposal on Saturday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within seven days, saying its terms were unacceptable while still expressing interest in a deal. Tehran wanted Washington to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observe a ceasefire that would also cover Lebanon.

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🇩🇰🇷🇺 Denmark warns of limited Russian attacks

Denmark's defence intelligence service warned on Thursday of a low but growing risk of limited Russian attacks on NATO countries in the coming months, presenting its assessment in Copenhagen.

It outlined possible long-range strikes on infrastructure supporting Ukraine, or small troop incursions into a neighbouring country.

The service also forecast more destructive cyberattacks and sabotage with a high risk of casualties.

It considered an outright invasion highly unlikely, but said Russia could test whether NATO members would respond collectively.

Russia has denied involvement in sabotage attacks on European infrastructure supporting Ukraine.

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1️⃣ 🇨🇳 China expels senior military officers: China's Communist Party decided on Monday to expel senior military officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli and transfer their cases for review and prosecution, state media reported. The leadership accused them of corruption and disloyalty, months after investigations were announced; the expulsions remained subject to ratification by the party's Central Committee.

2️⃣ 🇨🇫🇳🇱 ICC convicts Central African commander: The International Criminal Court convicted former Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Wednesday of crimes against humanity for abusing and torturing prisoners at a detention facility in Bangui. Said had pleaded not guilty and will be sentenced later; rights groups welcomed the verdict while warning that funding problems threaten the Central African Republic's separate Special Criminal Court.

3️⃣ 🇸🇸 South Sudan dissolves unity government: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional unity government and national and state assemblies on Tuesday, appointing a caretaker administration ahead of the country's first national elections. The decree ends the power-sharing arrangement established under the 2018 peace deal, while the opposition rejects legal changes allowing President Kiir to remain in office during the election period.

4️⃣ 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱 Greenland defence agreement is signed: The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a defence agreement on Tuesday allowing two additional US bases while recognising Danish sovereignty and Greenland's right to self-determination. The deal still requires approval from Denmark's and Greenland's parliaments, and the parties must agree technical details before the new arrangements at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig can proceed.

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