The Russian president said Tuesday that the country's first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would enter combat duty by end of the year. Meanwhile, Ukraine has received 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000s from Germany.
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the EU Delegation to Russia to protest against restrictions on cargo transit between Kaliningrad and the rest of the Russian territory.
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