“They wanted to sabotage the arms route to Kiev.” Berlin increases security measures

“Encouraging” signals on military support for Ukraine have come from the US Congress, which will vote on the $61 billion package on Saturday. This was stated by the general secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, during a press point on the sidelines of the G7 ministerial meeting in Capri. Stoltenberg then underlined that in the last week “positive” signals have also arrived from other Kiev allies, in particular from Denmark, the Netherlands – which announced 4 billion euros – and from Germany, which will supply a Patriot battery.

The German government “increased security measures” in Germany after the arrest of two German-Russian agents who allegedly planned attacks on industrial and infrastructure to prevent military supplies to Ukraine. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said this, calling the fact “serious”. The minister, who had already taken a position stating that Germany will not be intimidated, confirmed that the Russian ambassador had been summoned by the Foreign Ministry.

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“US aid to Ukraine will not change the situation on the front.” The Kremlin says so.

“I met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to thank the United States for standing with Ukraine. We took a detailed look at our joint global efforts to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and Patriot missiles on as soon as possible. I appreciate Secretary of State Blinken’s efforts to facilitate the necessary decisions.” He writes it on the social network “We both underlined the urgency for the US Congress to pass the additional aid package for Ukraine. This will send a message of strength and confidence, allowing Ukraine to save lives and improve the situation on the battlefield” , Kuleba added.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (Ansa)

“We will continue to provide massive support to Ukraine and will not be intimidated.” German Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) reiterated German support for Ukraine, following the arrest of two alleged spies for the Russian secret services. “Our security authorities prevented possible explosive attacks, intended to target and undermine our military assistance to Ukraine,” Faeser said today, according to German media reports.

“We need to support Ukraine faster and better by offering them air cover.” The EU high representative for foreign policy Josep Borrell said this today in Capri, before the start of the G7 Foreign Ministerial meeting under the Italian presidency. “We have to supply the Patriots” to Kiev, “we have the anti-missile systems”, “they cannot remain in depots”, he explained. “The fighting continues” and the Ukrainians “continue to defend themselves, but they must be supplied with weapons,” Borrell insisted. “We cannot rely only on the United States” and “Europe must also assume its responsibilities”.

Josep Borrell (Ansa)

The victims of the Russian missile attack on the historic Ukrainian city of Chernihiv rise to 18 while the wounded are 77. This was announced by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in a post on Telegram, writes Ukrinform, while the search and rescue operations are ongoing. The city was hit with three missiles yesterday: more than 20 buildings were damaged in the raid. The Chernihiv region, which borders Belarus to the north, was partially occupied at the start of the Russian invasion but has been spared fighting for about two years since Russian forces withdrew.