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 "title": "Signal No. 56 · Italy hedges; Sweden funds Gripen; Norway buys what Kyiv rations; ceasefire collapses",
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 "published": "2026-05-08T23:31:33.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-05-08T23:33:30.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGroßwald Signal · No. 56\nItaly hedges; Sweden funds Gripen; Norway buys what Kyiv rations; ceasefire collapses\nFriday · 8 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\nSignals\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDPL\nEFC\nRubio Meets Meloni at Chigi as Italy Hedges the Trump Alignment Over Iran\n\n\n\n\nReuters / Crispian Balmer 8 May · Defense News 5 March · Defense News 31 March\n\n\n\n\nMarco Rubio met Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on Friday on day one of a two-day Rome visit. The stated agenda was to address Washington's frustration over Italy's refusa",
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