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Germany's Scholz says no sense in military solution in Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday there was no sense in a military solution to the Ukraine conflict and he hoped, instead, that a solution could be found in talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from Chernobyl plant

Germany has no knowledge of radiation leaking from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, an environment ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Eddie Howe's 'difficult one' he 'won't answer' on Newcastle deal as £15m man has Germany hope

Newcastle United have the option of making Matt Targett's temporary move permanent in the summer transfer window and Eddie Howe has certainly enjoyed working with the Aston Villa loanee

Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2022

German government rejects more nuclear power as alternative to Russian gas

Extending lifespan of nuclear plants would be costly and pose ‘constitutional and security risks’, state warns

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

History is brutally back, and Ukraine will test Europe’s appetite for the consequences

The EU’s vocation was to tear down walls and promote peace. Should it be a party to a conflict with a nuclear superpower?, says historian Luuk va Middelaar

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Russian bond default ‘imminent’, as inflation jumps; markets surge as oil falls back – as it happened

UK announces new aviation sanctions against Russia and investigates plane at Farnborough

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

It’s not too late to free ourselves from this idiotic addiction to Russian gas

Starving Putin’s military machine of funds and preventing the collapse of life on Earth: we can do both at once, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Live updates: Ukraine: Russian strike hits hospital

Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike has hit a children’s hospital and maternity facility in the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

US rejects Poland’s offer to send MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer Soviet-era planes to Kyiv via US base in Germany is not tenable.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022