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French volunteers injured in Ukraine rankled by lack of help from Paris

Transfer of a wounded soldier near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on 25 May 2025.
Transfer of a wounded soldier near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on 25 May 2025. © Yevhen Titov/EPA-EFE/MaxPPP

Intelligence Online has spoken to several French volunteers wounded in the Ukrainian battlefields who are unhappy both about support they received from the French authorities during their evacuation from the country, and an alleged lack of follow-up once home.

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco mulls shortlist for lucrative strategic comms advisory role

Aramco tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) on 3 March 2025.
Aramco tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) on 3 March 2025. © Fayez Nureldine/AFP

Saudi Aramco has relied on astute PR to signpost its shift from pure oil concern to diversified investment conglomerate. But reputational problems associated with its main communications agency have prompted it to review its options for next year, Intelligence Online has learned.

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