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King Charles III warns Europe's security under threat in landmark German speech

Britain's King Charles III addresses the members of Germany's lower house of parliament in Berlin on March 30, 2023. © Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters

King Charles III called Russia's war in Ukraine a threat to Europe's democratic values in the first speech made by a monarch at the German parliament, but said allies like Germany and Britain can draw courage from their unity.

Speaking mostly in German through the 30-minute speech, Charles underlined that "the scourge of war is back in Europe, the war of aggression against Ukraine has brought unimaginable suffering on so many innocent people."

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