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Germany to ramp up military spending in major policy shift

Chancellor Scholz says country to invest more than 2 percent of GDP in defence; also announces construction of gas terminals.

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Italy to close its airspace to Russian aircraft

Italy has decided to close its airspace to Russian aircraft, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, joining a string of European countries including Britain and Germany taking the same measure in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Germany, allies must not lose momentum in Russia sanctions - minister

Germany and its Western allies must not run out of steam in sanctioning Russia as President Vladimir Putin has a long-term plan in mind, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.

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Warnings for Irish tourists heading to Spain, Portugal, Italy and other European spots for 2022 summer holidays

Some European spots are known for high crime rates while others have issues with political demonstrations.

Irish Mirror

Sweden preparing to shut airspace to Russian planes - EU minister

Sweden is preparing to close its airspace to Russian planes, following suit with European countries including Britain, Germany in doing so in response to the invasion of Ukraine, a government minister said on Sunday.

Reuters

Germany to hike defense spending, Scholz says in further policy shift

Germany will sharply hike its spending on defense to more than 2% of its economic output in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told an extraordinary session of the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Sunday.

Reuters

Germany commits 100 billion euros to new armed forces fund

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany is committing 100 billion euros to a special fund for its armed forces, raising its defense spending above 2 percent of GDP

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Vladimir Putin sits atop a crumbling pyramid of power

Putin’s end goal isn’t Ukraine but western civilization – the hatred for which he lapped up in the black milk he drank from the KGB’s teat

The Guardian - US

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

Germany stresses China's "special responsibility" over Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed China's "special responsibility" with regard to Ukraine in a telephone call with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.

Reuters

Germany and Western allies agree cutting Russia out of SWIFT

Germany and its Western allies agreed to cut Russia out of the SWIFT global payment system, a spokesperson for the German government said on Saturday, in a third sanctions package aimed at halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv to hold talks with Moscow

Ukraine news from February 27: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as Kyiv agrees to talks.

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Germany to close airspace to Russian planes

Germany on Saturday said it was preparing to shut its airspace to Russian planes, the latest European country to do so in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Putin shunned by world as his hopes of quick victory evaporate

Russian troops facing fierce resistance as Germany abandons its postwar military stance to supply arms to Ukraine

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Germany makes historic shift on weapons policy to ship Ukraine arms

BERLIN — Germany upended years of policy and agreed to supply Kyiv with weapons and consider ways to shut out Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system, signaling the depth of outrage in Berlin at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

In a major shift, Germany will send weapons to Ukraine

In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine and supports some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia

The Independent UK

Germany to ship anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in fight against Putin

‘In this situation, it is our duty to do our best to help Ukraine defend itself against Vladimir Putin’s invading army,’ says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Tribune News Service

Putin ramps up Ukraine invasion pronouncing peace talks dead

Russian President Vladimir Putin snuffed out any immediate hope of diplomacy to end the fighting in Ukraine and ordered Russia’s military advance to proceed, as Germany joined Western nations in rushing aid to help the government in Kyiv defend itself.

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Reuters

Germany to supply Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, missiles - Scholz

Germany will supply Ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles from Bundeswehr stocks so it can defend itself against Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday.

Axios

Germany to send thousands of weapons to Ukraine in major reversal

Germany had previously opposed arming Ukraine due to its "historical responsibilities."

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside town's WW2 preparations as they feared German aircraft attack

As Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the country prepared for war

Reuters

Germany softens stance on curbing Russian access to SWIFT

Germany changed its position on Saturday about imposing restrictions on Russia's access to the SWIFT global interbank payment system, joining other Western powers in support of harsher sanctions aimed at halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

In policy shift, Berlin to approve export of RPGs to Kyiv by third country

Germany is in the process of approving the delivery of 400 RPGs to Ukraine by a third country, an EU diplomat told Reuters, a major shift in policy after Berlin faced criticism for refusing to send weapons to Kyiv, unlike other Western allies.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key moments from Day 3

As the Russian offensive enters its third day we take a look at the key events during the day.

Reuters

Send military help to Ukraine, sanction Russia harshly, east EU leaders tell Scholz

Leaders from Poland and Lithuania urged the European Union on Saturday to go further in their support for Ukraine in the face of a Russian invasion, as they headed into a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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