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Ukraine latest updates: 50 more civilians rescued from Azovstal

Ukraine news from May 6: Eleven children among 50 civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant.

Al Jazeera

Germany to help eastern EU states without ports access LNG -Scholz

Germany will show solidarity with European Union countries seeking alternatives to Russian gas and oil, for example helping eastern states without ports in the North or Baltic Seas access liquefied natural gas (LNG), Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Reuters

Scholz, Biden agree to not acknowledge Russian territorial gains

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a call on Thursday they would not recognize any Russian territorial gains in Ukraine, a German government spokesperson said in a statement.

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German foreign minister will visit Ukraine shortly, chancellor says

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit Ukraine shortly, after the two countries mended a diplomatic rift over Kyiv's refusal to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Reuters

Zelenskiy telephones with German president after row over cancelled visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke on the phone with the German president on Thursday, the presidential office in Berlin said, one day after Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Kyiv to mend a diplomatic rift between the two countries.

Reuters

Months into the Ukraine war, has Germany’s position changed?

Berlin has eased its restrictive arms export policy to supply Kyiv with lethal weapons, but frictions remain.

Al Jazeera

‘A second Afghanistan’: Doubts over Russia’s war prosecution

Russia’s lack of progress in its war against Ukraine has been noted by analysts since it launched a second phase.

Al Jazeera

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In the time of war: On India’s ties with Europe without upsetting Russia

India will have to find a way of building ties with Europe without upsetting Russia

The Hindu

Serbia must push on with reforms to join EU, says Germany's Scholz

Serbia must press ahead with reforms, including on media freedom, to realise its ambition of joining the European Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, adding he wanted all Western Balkans countries to become members.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz Says Putin 'Completely Miscalculated' War against Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin has "completely miscalculated with his brutal war of aggression against Ukraine" because it has led NATO to strengthen its eastern flank, resulted in comprehensive sanctions against Russia, and prompted large-scale military support for the Ukrainian side. Scholz added that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany's Scholz says Ukraine must help mend ties after president visit debacle

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday there was a "problem" in Germany's relations with Ukraine after the German president was stopped from visiting Kyiv last month, adding that it was up to Ukraine to help resolve the row.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: Russia says will open evacuation routes

Ukraine news from May 4: Russia says will open evacuation routes for civilians from Mariupol steel plant for three days.

Al Jazeera

This is our fight, German opposition leader says on Ukraine visit

Germany's opposition leader met Ukraine's president in Kyiv on Tuesday and said its battle against Russian invaders was a fight on behalf of freedom everywhere, raising pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to make an appearance in the Ukrainian capital.

Reuters

Russia Unleashes Rockets at Steel Plant, Some Evacuees Reach Safety

Russia unleashed rockets on Tuesday on an encircled steel works in Mariupol, Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city, after a ceasefire broke down with some civilians still trapped beneath the sprawling site despite a UN-brokered evacuation. However, scores of exhausted-looking evacuees who managed to leave under UN and Red…

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German Opposition Leader Visits Kyiv, Scholz Refuses to Go

Germany’s conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear that he wouldn’t be visiting Ukraine any time soon. Scholz has traded barbs with Ukrainian officials in recent weeks because of Kyiv's refusal to invite Germany's…

The Hindu

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German opposition leader visits Kyiv, Scholz refuses to go

Germany’s conservative opposition leader is in Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian officials

The Independent UK

‘Sulky liver sausage!’ Ukraine ambassador scolds German leader for not visiting Kyiv

Olaf Scholz indicates he will not visit Kyiv after the German president was snubbed

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Don't assume 'imperialistic' Putin won't attack other countries, Scholz says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support Finland and Sweden if they decided to join NATO.

The Independent UK

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

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to western military alliance

The Independent UK

More than a million Ukrainians taken to Russia in past two months

Around 11,550 people were taken to Russia from Ukraine in the last 24 hours

ABC News

Russian forces storm Mariupol steel plant where 200 civilians remain, as other attacks devastate towns in eastern Ukraine

Russian troops storm the Azovstal steel plant amid a UN effort to evacuate civilians from the facility, which helped at least 101 people arrive in Zaporizhzhia.

The Hindu

PM Modi leaves for Denmark after concluding his Germany trip

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reviewed the full range of bilateral ties

Reuters

Russian strikes pound Ukraine on eve of new EU sanctions

Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, unleashing rockets on a steel plant that is Ukraine's last redoubt in the port city of Mariupol as the European Union prepared to slap oil sanctions on Moscow.

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