European leaders hail peace progress; Ukraine claims first underwater-drone strike, and more

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  Our Top Stories Friedrich Merz, Germany's Chancellor,

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  said there was a real chance of peace in Ukraine following a second day of negotiations in Berlin between officials from Ukraine,

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  America and Europe.

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  Volodymyr Zelensky said discussions about territory with America were difficult.

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  and should be settled fairly.

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  Germany also unveiled a 10-point defence plan to deepen cooperation with Ukraine,

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  including joint weapons procurement and sharing battlefield data.

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  Meanwhile,

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  Ukraine's intelligence agency said it successfully used for the first time underwater drones.

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  The apparent attack with Ukrainian-made subsea baby drones struck a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk.

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  a Black Sea port.

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  Ukraine claims the Vashevyanka-class submarine,

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  which carries launches for caliber cruise missiles, suffered critical damage.

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