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Germany urged to drop Christmas lights tradition due to energy crisis
"This winter, it should be a matter of course to do without Christmas lights in cities as well as in houses and apartments," Juergen Resch, managing director of Environmental Action Germany (DUH), told local media on Monday.
Germany, France reject EU visa ban on Russians
"We should think about smart ways to make use of the important lever of the issuing of visas," reads the paper sent to other EU member states ahead of a Foreign Ministers' meeting taking place in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday.
German Foreign Minister pledges to support Ukraine for years to come
"Unfortunately, we have to assume that Ukraine will still need new heavy weapons from its friends next summer," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, dpa news agency reported. "Ukraine is also defending our freedom, our peace. And we support them financially and militarily - and for as long as it is necessary. Full stop," Baerbock said.
World powers appeal for military restraint at Ukrainian nuclear plant
US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke about Zaporizhzhya and the wider Ukrainian war in telephone call on Sunday, dpa news agency reported.
Ukraine receives German MARS II multiple rocket launchers
Lambrecht had already announced the delivery of the three missile launchers last week. In addition, Germany has already delivered heavy weapons such as Leopard anti-aircraft tanks and self-propelled howitzer 2000 artillery systems to Ukraine, news agency dpa reported. MARS stands for Medium Artillery Rocket System and can fire missiles with different effects - such as guided missiles with GPS systems or mine ejection missiles to block off sections of terrain.
German cities impose cold showers, turn off lights amid Russian gas crisis
Hanover became the first large city to announce energy-saving measures, including turning off hot water in the showers and bathrooms of city-run buildings and leisure centres, The Guardian reported. Municipal buildings in the Lower Saxony state capital will only be heated from October 1, 2022 to March 21, 2021, at no more than 20 degrees Celsius room temperature, and ban the use of mobile air conditioning units and fan heaters.
1st German air defence systems arrive in Ukraine
"Today, the first three Gepards officially arrived. These are anti-aircraft systems, for which we have received tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition," Ukrayinska Pravda quoted the Minister as saying on Monday. "We are waiting for the first 15 Gepards. Three arrived in Ukraine today. They are already at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he added.
G7 summit kicks off in Germany
The summit will focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, climate and others. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, especially further sanctions against Russia, will dominate the discussions at the summit of the world's major industrialised countries, as US President Joe Biden said on Sunday morning that the G7 would impose a ban on imports of Russian gold, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ukraine receives howitzers from Germany
"German Panzerhaubitze 2000s with trained Ukrainian crews have joined the Ukrainian artillery family," Reznikov wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. The supply of PzH 2000 is an example of cooperation in support of Ukraine, he added. Apart from PzH 2000, Ukraine uses five types of 155-mm artillery, namely M777, FH70, M109, AHS Krab and Ceasar howitzers, the Minister said.
Serbia, Germany disagree over imposing sanctions on Russia
"I spoke about our position, and the specific situation which Serbia has around Kosovo and Metohija province," Xinhua news agency quoted the President as saying, referring to the country's southern province which unilaterally declared independence in 2008 after Serbia was heavily bombarded by NATO in 1999.
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