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Putin Forces Germany to Step up to Role as Global Power

Russian President Vladimir Putin has inadvertently achieved what Western allies have long struggled to: get Germany to step up to its role as a major global power with an assertive foreign policy backed by a strong military despite its World War guilt, reported Reuters. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on…

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Putin forces Germany to step up to role as global power

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Huge crowds in Europe, US march in solidarity with Ukraine

From Berlin to Washington DC, protesters express solidarity with Ukraine as Russia steps up assault on its neighbour.

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EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, will buy Ukraine arms

The measure would mark the first time the 27-nation bloc finances the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to a country under attack.

Chicago Sun-Times

More than 100,000 people in Berlin protest Russia's invasion

More than 100,000 people protested in solidarity with Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday, calling for the end of Russia's invasion and saying history should not repeat itself.

Reuters

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv to hold talks with Moscow

Ukraine news from February 27: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as Kyiv agrees to talks.

Al Jazeera

Germany makes historic shift on weapons policy to ship Ukraine arms

BERLIN — Germany upended years of policy and agreed to supply Kyiv with weapons and consider ways to shut out Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system, signaling the depth of outrage in Berlin at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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In policy shift, Berlin to approve export of RPGs to Kyiv by third country

Germany is in the process of approving the delivery of 400 RPGs to Ukraine by a third country, an EU diplomat told Reuters, a major shift in policy after Berlin faced criticism for refusing to send weapons to Kyiv, unlike other Western allies.

Reuters

Send military help to Ukraine, sanction Russia harshly, east EU leaders tell Scholz

Leaders from Poland and Lithuania urged the European Union on Saturday to go further in their support for Ukraine in the face of a Russian invasion, as they headed into a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Reuters

Poland, Lithuania and Germany to discuss sanctions on Russia on Saturday

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday to discuss sanctions on Russia, Polish government spokesperson Piotr Muller said on Twitter.

Reuters

From Berlin streets to Sydney, global outpouring of support for Ukraine

By Cecile Mantovani and Stefica Nicol Bikes

Reuters

A new Cold War emerging as Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine

In a very real sense, the Russian full-scale invasion places Ukraine at the center of a geopolitical struggle reminiscent of the Cold War days when Germany and its capital city Berlin were split in two by a wall dividing Western democracy and Russian communism.

The Conversation

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Ukraine news from February 26: UN says internal displacement also growing as Ukraine forces battle all-round assault.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Protests erupt across the world in response to Russian invasion

Protests were held Thursday in London, Berlin, Barcelona and others after Putin launched invasion

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Berlin and Paris illuminate buildings in Ukrainian colours in show of unity

The German capital lit up the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's most famous landmark in blue and yellow, the national colours of Ukraine, on Wednesday evening in a show of unity with Kyiv as the crisis with Russia deepens.

Los Angeles Times

Russian mobilization in Ukraine raises concerns about a new Cold War-style era in Europe

BERLIN — Although Udo Grelzik spent almost half his life under communist rule in East Germany, he never anticipated the threat of anything like a new Cold War in Europe.

Reuters

German aid group battles to evacuate Afghans who worked with army

Ahmad, a 30-year-old Afghan who worked for the German military, is now in hiding in Kabul in fear of his life.

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The Independent UK

Taoiseach warns of energy price impact amid crisis in Ukraine

The Irish leader told reporters after the press conference that he hoped that Europe was not heading towards war.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

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Tesla Giga Berlin: Over 350 Model Y Spotted At The Site

The fleet of Made-in-Germany (MIG) cars, at the Tesla Giga Berlin plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany, appears to double month-over-month.

The Guardian - UK

Amy Liptrot: ‘I wanted to put the sex into nature writing’

Her bestselling debut, The Outrun, told of finding solace on Orkney after a hedonistic decade in London. Now, having briefly been drawn back to city life, she is exploring our animal instincts

The Guardian - UK

Berlin film festival 2022 roundup – earnestness, joy, and the best film won

At an unusually quiet, Covid-strict festival, it was a good year for the French, and female directors – and we got to see Jean-Luc Godard do his ironing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Health Minister: Germany Has Passed Omicron Peak

Germany's health minister said Friday that he thinks the country has passed a peak in new daily infections with the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said government measures taken to curb the number of cases had been effective, but he warned against relaxing the public health…

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US pilot dubbed the Candy Bomber for dropping sweets during Berlin Airlift dies aged 101

Beloved in Germany, US military pilot Gail S Halvorsen became known as the Candy Bomber due to him dropping sweets for children during the Berlin Airlift after World War II.

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