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German chancellor Scholz pushes back against Russian energy import ban, as oil and gas climb – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

At Romania hotel, ballroom welcomes refugees fleeing Ukraine

A four-star hotel in Romania has turned its lavish ballroom into a makeshift refugee shelter for the thousands crossing the borders from neighboring Ukraine each day

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Russia warns on oil import ban as little progress is made at Ukraine talks

A Western ban on Russian oil imports may more than double the price to $300 a barrel and prompt the closure of the main gas pipeline to Germany, Moscow warned on Monday, as talks on Ukraine hardly advanced amid efforts to agree on civilian safe passage.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Rabbi in UK wants a ‘Ukrainetransport’ for families fleeing the Russian invasion

Jonathan Romain, whose mother fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, says it is his generation’s time to step up

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Germany agonises over Merkel’s legacy: did she hand too much power to Putin?

The war in Ukraine has prompted criticism of former chancellor’s decisions on Nord Stream pipeline and Russia

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

U.S., Germany, Netherlands to deploy more military in Lithuania -defence minister

Germany will deploy air defence capabilities to Lithuania and the United States will send a troop battalion armed with tanks, Lithuania's defence minister said on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 5, 2022

EU Suspends Russia, Belarus from Council of Baltic Sea States

The European Union said it had joined members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in suspending Russia and Belarus from the Council's activities. "This decision is a part of the European Union’s and like-minded partners response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the involvement of Belarus in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2022

The International Monetary Fund announced it could approve $1.4b emergency funding – as it happened

Biden says US and allies have ‘raised the costs’ on Russia over its aggression, as credit card giants Visa and Mastercard halt Russian business operations

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022

Russia told Germany to hand over a US citizen. After invasion, he was sent home to Miami

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to worldwide condemnation and a cascade of momentous actions: the seizure of oligarchs’ yachts, the freezing of bank accounts, a flood of Ukrainian expatriates returning to their homeland to fight and a precipitous plunge in the ruble.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 4, 2022

Berlin better prepared to handle Ukraine refugees after lessons of 2015

Scenes of Ukrainian refugees arriving at Berlin railway station and Germans on the platforms waving welcome signs have stirred memories of the massive influx of mostly Middle Eastern asylum seekers who came in 2015.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022