European Union nations urgently called for more weapons to be shipped to Ukraine as soon as possible, and Poland’s prime minister predicted Europe would soon see its biggest tank battle since World War 2.
Mayor says more than 10,000 have died in Mariupol
Volodin specifically mentioned Marina Ovsyannikova, a journalist who interrupted Russia’s most-watched television news show last month with an anti-war protest and has since been hired by Germany’s“Unfortunately, there’s no legal procedure to revoke citizenship,” he acknowledged. “But it would possibly be the right thing to do.” Putin vowed last month to cleanse Russia of the “scum and traitors”.
He also criticised Austria’s chancellor for meeting Putin, saying that instead of talking to a “war criminal,” European leaders should focus on rapidly widening sanctions.About five to seven European Union members require a transition period before imposing sanctions on Russian oil purchases so they can secure energy supplies and avoid domestic unrest, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said, after meeting with his EU counterparts in Luxembourg.
The Bank of Russia, which Nabiullina runs, said the country reported the largest current-account surplus since at least 1994, as revenues from oil and gas exports surged and imports plunged after the US and its allies imposed sanctions that skirted energy exports. The Bank of Russia also stopped publishing monthly trade data, it said.
“For that to be feasible jointly within the European Union, we need a unified, coordinated plan,” Baerbock said.Ukraine is pushing allied countries to seize and sell Russian assets including oil tankers so that the proceeds can be used to pay for rebuilding destroyed cities and infrastructure. Germany made a commitment and has an obligation to continue to support Ukraine with weapons “in both quality and quantity”, Habeck told reporters in Berlin. The comments echo those made earlier on Monday by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who said daily reports of atrocities in Ukraine make it all the more urgent to send additional equipment, including “heavy weapons”.
Le Pen finished four percentage points behind Macron in the first round of the French election on Sunday and the two will face each other in a runoff vote on April 24. While polls give the 44-year-old president an advantage heading into the final phase of the campaign, Le Pen has been gaining momentum.Zelensky appealed to South Korea’s Parliament to send weapons to help Ukraine defend itself and prevent the conflict from spreading to other countries.
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