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⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Ukraine investigates claim that phosphorus munitions were dropped in Mariupol: Ukraine investigated a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned Tuesday that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war. “There are reports of the use […]

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Reaction to Bucha: EU to ban Russian coal imports, EU allies expel 200 Russian diplomats: Ukrainian troops recaptured territory around Kyiv on Saturday as Russian forces pulled back and left in their wake scenes of destruction and horror, including the abandoned bodies of dead civilians. Ukrainian officials laid the blame for the

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ EU agrees plan to aid refugee resettlement: European Union interior ministers have agreed on a plan to coordinate the sheltering capacity between member states based on a solidarity approach. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said that the ministers had agreed on a 10-point plan. It included creating an EU-wide registration

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ EU to establish rapid reaction force: EU foreign and defence ministers on Monday agreed a security strategy meant to boost the bloc’s military clout when war has returned to Europe, establishing a rapid reaction force with up to 5,000 of troops to be swiftly deployed in a crisis. reuters.com Zelensky addresses Italian

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ European leaders risk train ride to meet Zelensky: Ukraine has praised the courage of three European leaders who made a long, hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Kyiv in a show of support as the city came under further Russian attack. The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ EU to cut Russian gas imports, US to ban Russian oil imports: The EU Commission on Tuesday announced a plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year. The proposal presents the curbs to Russian imports as a first step toward full independence from fossil fuels “well before” 2030. To start,

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Zelensky asks EU leaders for solidarity: In a video address to the European Parliament on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on European leaders to “prove” their solidarity with his country, just a day after signing an official request to join the European Union. Zelensky said his country is „fighting for survival“

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Putin orders troops to Ukraine: In the latest flare-up of the crisis in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine’s east as independent and ordered military forces to deploy there. The rebel-controlled territories, Luhansk and Donetsk, comprise a larger region called Donbas that

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany’s Scholz and Putin hold talks: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he saw scope for more diplomacy to avert a war between Russia and Ukraine after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. „It should be possible to find a solution. No matter how difficult and serious the situation seems to

⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany, France and Poland call on Russia to defuse Ukraine crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday for „firm“ dialogue with Russia to resolve the Ukraine crisis, in talks with his German and Polish counterparts in Berlin. „Our common goal is to prevent a war in Europe,“ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz