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A ferry arrives at Port Crimea near Kerch after crossing the Kerch strait from Port Caucasus (Kavkaz), Krasnodar region in southern Russia, on October 9, 2022. File photo of a port on the Crimean peninsula seized by Russia. © AFP

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged Russia's Taman port, sparking a fire at the strategic Black Sea hub, local officials said Sunday. The reported attack comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a two-day trip to Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders have warm ties with President Donald Trump – but have resisted pressure to quit Russian oil. Follow our blog for the latest developments.

Main developments from yesterday:

  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that Europe and the US "belong together" as he sought to assuage European concerns about the fraying transatlantic alliance.

  • Five European countries accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)

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