Interior Minister Michael Stübgen sees Brandenburg in a position to take in refugees from Ukraine. Despite scarce funds, around 10,000 places will be made available very quickly, said Stübgen in the rbb
Germany advises its citizens against travelling to Russia, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, as Moscow's invasion of Ukraine enters day four
2 year agoMore than 100,000 people showed up at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate waving Ukrainian flags and anti-war banners to protest Russia's invasion
British Foreign Secretary: We welcome Germany's decision to increase its military spending to 2% as part of its commitment in NATO
German Chancellor: We seek to strengthen our defenses against cyber attacks
2 year agoChancellor Olaf Scholz: Question is "whether we allow Putin to turn back clock or whether we mobilize power to set boundaries for warmongers such as Putin. This requires own strength. Yes, we want to & will secure our freedom, democracy & prosperity"
Chancellor Scholz: The Russian attack marks a turning point. It is our duty to do our best to help Ukraine defend itself against Putin's invading army. Therefore, we are supplying 1000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to our friends in Ukraine
Germany approves rocket-launcher deliveries to Ukraine: government source
Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a "matter of days" - euro zone central banker
2 year agoFor the first time in 67 days, Germany is buying Russian gas via the Yamal-Europe pipeline (throughout Belarous and Poland). The Mallnow pumping station is showing positive flows (chart). Since December 21, Gazprom had only shipped gas into Germany via NordStream 1
Poland's govt spokesman: Today in Berlin Poland's PM @Morawieckim along with the Lithuanian president @GitanasNauseda will talk to German chancellor @OlafScholz. EU has to swiftly adopt a package of ruthless sanctions on Russia
On German TV, German energy minister Habeck says Gazprom has worked towards the current moment by "systematically holding back gas deliveries" to Europe and emptying its reserves in Germany at the start of the winter
The Pentagon: The additional forces include a combat armored battalion and will be deployed in Germany to reassure NATO allies
Sanctions to 'dramatically limit' Russian access to EU, US markets: Germany
German Chancellor: I call on the Russian President to cease fire and immediately withdraw his forces from Ukraine
Germany urges Russia to stop its military actions against Ukraine immediately
Psaki says US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG were part of the so-called "first tranche" of sanctions and did not come in response to new escalation overnight
German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: What happened to Ukraine could happen to other UN member states tomorrow
The Pentagon: 20 Apache attack helicopters will move from Germany to the Baltic region
German Defense Minister: We are ready to send more troops and aircraft to Lithuania
Scholz says Nord Stream 2 won't be certified and he has instructed a new assessment of how Germany's energy supplies can be secured. "The situation has fundamentally changed"
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Japan's Prime Minister spoke via phone with Germany's Chancellor Scholz - Kyodo
All signs suggest Russia plans 'full-fledged' attack on Ukraine: NATO chief
The volume of Russian disinformation seeking to frame Ukraine as a threat to justify military action by Russia has more than doubled in the past week, western officials have said UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz told MCS2022 there'd been a 2-fold rise in Russian disinformation
Ukraine could face the worst-case scenario of a Russian invasion as soon as next week, and Europe faced one of its most perilous security situations since the early 20th century, British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Saturday
2 year agoG7 FM Declaration: "While we are ready to explore diplomatic solutions to address legitimate security concerns, Russia should be in no doubt that any further military aggression against Ukraine will have massive consequences."
Ukraine FM Kuleba: I invite the OSCE Troika @AnnLinde @RauZbigniew @Bujar_O to undertake an urgent fact-finding visit to Ukraine within the early warning mechanism activated by @OSCE Secretary General @HelgaSchmid_SG last week
Ukraine's President Zelenskiy asks for summit with permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Turkey and Germany
Ukraine's president acknowledges, likely for the first time, threat of a full-scale Russian invasion
2 year agoUkraine President @ZelenskyyUa: We gave up 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in 1994 in the Budapest Memorandum. Signed by US, UK, Russia, Ukraine. But we haven't gotten the security we were promised then. If Ukraine's security is not assured today, who will be next? It won't end with us
