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At the behest of Vladimir Putin, Russian soldiers marched into Ukraine – the world reacted with horror. Follow the news situation and background information in the live blog.
There is war in Europe. Russia has invaded Ukraine, making its worst fears of the last few weeks come true. Putin’s troops are advancing in the neighboring country and have already reached Kiev. The world is shocked and concerned. The EU, the USA and numerous other countries are reacting with comprehensive sanctions against Moscow. But the Kremlin continues its attacks undeterred.
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The country that resells German-made Panzerfausts to Ukraine is the Netherlands. See below.
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17:28
Now the federal government is apparently turning around when it comes to arms deliveries to Ukraine – at least indirectly. According to information from the ARD capital studio, the Federal Republic agrees that another country is supplying 400 German Panzerfausts to Ukraine.
So far, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has refused to support Ukraine with weapons. The reason: In principle, no weapons are delivered to crisis areas.
According to the “Tagesschau”, the federal government must first approve the resale of German weapons to third countries. -
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The federal government is apparently reacting to the ongoing fighting in Ukraine. The ARD reports:
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After a tweet by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dTurkey denies having closed access to the Black Sea to Russian warships.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not assured his counterpart of any such thing, a Turkish official with direct knowledge of the matter told the German Press Agency. -
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Russia reacts to the exclusion from the ESC. In response to Russia’s exclusion from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, several Russian broadcasters are leaving the organizer European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The First Channel, the state media holding WGTRK and the radio center Ostankino protested against the move. It is an inappropriate political victim of a music forum that has always emphasized its non-political status, the stations said on Saturday, according to the Tass agency.
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17:03
The rating agency S&P Global rates the Creditworthiness of Russia at “junk” level down. According to “Bloomberg”, the company was reacting to the international sanctions. Other agencies such as Moody’s are also considering a downgrade.
However, the degradation does not only apply to Russia: S&P has aUkraine’s credit rating has also been downgraded. That puts the country on par with El Salvador and Ethiopia. -
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Meanwhile, the situation in Kiev is becoming increasingly dangerous for civilians as fighting continues. That’s why the authorities have one full curfew imposed until next Monday. It applies between Saturday at 5:00 p.m. (local time; 4:00 p.m. CET) and 8:00 a.m. on Monday, the Ukrainian capital administration said in the messenger service Telegram. “Any civilians out on the streets during curfew are considered members of enemy sabotage groups.”
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Kiev points the russian ones allegationsaccording to which the Ukrainian government peace negotiations canceled with the Kremlin decidedly back.
They appear to want to deadlock the negotiations before they even begin
– Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolak in a statement
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16:34
The AFP news agency reports that Russia wants to expand the offensive in Ukraine. The Russian government has ordered the armed forces to “expand the offensive in all directions,” the Defense Ministry said in Moscow. The order was justified by the fact that Ukraine had refused negotiations with Russia.
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16:18
As on Thursday, there are several Internet pages of the Russian government apparently not accessible again. The disruption affects the websites of various authorities, including President Vladimir Putin’s official website, “kremlin.ru”.
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the British Home Secretary Priti Patel does he want Ban the Belarusian national basketball team from entering the UK.
The team was due to meet the British national team in the World Cup qualifiers in Newcastle on Monday. Britain will “not welcome national sports teams from countries involved in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine,” Patel wrote on Twitter.https://twitter.com/pritipatel/status/1497567082413801473
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16:02
French President Emmanuel Macron has the eastern EU neighbors Moldova and Georgia have pledged their support in the event of a Russian attack.
Macron said in a conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili that they are resolutely by their side to defend their sovereignty and security. -
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SPD leader Lars Klingbeil calls Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Facebook to end his business ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
You don’t do business with an aggressor, with a warmonger like Putin. As a former Federal Chancellor, you never act completely privately. Especially not in a situation like the current one.
Source: Stern
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