Ukrainians are exhausted, but people and businesses keep working even under no electricity and constant Russian attacks.
Ukrainians agree to peace, but only if there are real clear guarantees. 0/
Me: I think negotiations are great. But we need less talk, more action.
The mood in Ukraine is indeed that of exhaustion. But also that of determination.
It's great that talks are ongoing, but they won’t lead to too much progress unless there is real pressure on Russia. 1/
Me: The basic issue is if there is some kind of negotiated settlement, how long will it last? The fear is there’s going to be a pause of two weeks or two months, and then we’ll be bombed again.
People are preparing for the continuation of the war, even after a ceasefire. 2/
Scholz: I didn't discuss with Schröder his path [friendship with Putin]. We are helping Ukraine to defend its sovereignty against Russian aggression.
Putin's going against all the agreements we had decades before that borders should not be changed by force. 1/
Scholz: The decisions of selling parts of the gas storage infrastructure to a Russia were done before I entered government.
Pipelines were already built. In January 2022, I asked that we should look at LNG terminals and find a way how we can import gas from other places. 2/
Scholz: AfD have now approximately 25% in the polls. This is not the majority. We agreed that no one will cooperate with this party. There is a firewall to avoid that they are going to power. They are an anti-pluralistic party. They are not accepting that all of us citizens are “we”. 3X
Keir Starmer: War in Ukraine remains the most critical issue of our age.
It asks the question of whether Ukrainian and European freedom will endure. Our answer, together, is unequivocal. Russia is not winning this war. They will not win this war — Politico. 1/
Britain announced £20 million for emergency repairs to energy supplies damaged by Russian attacks over winter, help to resist "Russification" tactics, helicopter training for Ukrainian pilots in UK.
Announcement ahead of virtual "coalition of the willing" meeting Tuesday. 2/
Starmer will co-chair meeting with Macron to discuss plans in event of ceasefire.
First meeting since Britain and France signed declaration to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal is agreed. Preparations for peacekeeping effort overseen from headquarters in Paris, staffed by 70 personnel. 3/
He blew himself up and stopped the Russian advance on Henichesk.
Marine Vitalii Skakun was killed on February 24, 2022, after detonating the Henichesk road bridge with himself on it.
It slowed the Russian push from Crimea, gave Ukraine time to prepare defenses in the south. 1/
He became the first serviceman of the full-scale invasion to receive the title Hero of Ukraine with the wording: “for exceptional personal courage and heroism,” — ArmyInform. 2/
Vitalii was born on August 19, 1996, in Berezhany, Ternopil region. His father was a local police officer, his mother a schoolteacher.
At school he read historical books and collected model cars. In Lviv he trained as a welder and practiced armwrestling. 3/