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Author: Reuters

Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO's eastern flank.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-russia-may-not-stop-with-ukraine-nato-looks-to-protect-weakest-link.html
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The math of military conquests and occupation may be against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/20/military-math-threatens-putins-ukraine-plan-experts/
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Author: Associated Press

China has fully militarised at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment, and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top US military commander says.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/21/beijing-military-build-up-destabilising-south-china-sea/
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Category : Defence
Author: Zane Small & Jenna Lynch

The Government is donating body armour and helmets to Ukrainian forces, and will give $5 million to NATO, breaking from New Zealand's traditional aid funding. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/new-zealand-donates-body-armour-and-helmets-to-ukraine-5-million-to-nato-breaking-from-traditional-aid-funding.html
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Author: Anna Whyte

New Zealand is pledging another $5 million in aid to Ukraine, as well as sending body armour and helmets among other equipment.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/21/nz-to-send-body-armour-helmets-camouflage-vests-to-ukraine/
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Author: RNZ

The Defence Minister is travelling to Fiji and Australia tomorrow for bilateral visits with his counterparts in the Pacific.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/peeni-henare-travelling-to-fiji-and-australia-to-increase-collaboration-among-new-zealand-s-key-pacific-defence-partners.html
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 Turning out to be one of our worst defence ministers that NZ has ever had... ever.

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Category : Opinion
Author: William Hewett

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she can "see the light" as New Zealand deals with a global cost of living crisis she labels as a "wicked perfect storm".  

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-she-can-see-the-light-as-new-zealand-deals-with-wicked-perfect-storm-cost-of-living-crisis.html
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Category: World
Category : Opinion
Author: James Headley

Like Stalin, Putin thinks nations can be defined objectively, and he has declared there is no Ukrainian nation separate from the Russian one. History matters for national identity, but sometimes serves as a tool for aggressive nationalism. 

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Article: A mock funeral ceremony for Vladimir Putin as Adolf Hitler outside the Russian embassy in Kyiv in 2015.
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