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After progress in yesterday’s round of talks, Russia resumes the war on Wednesday with fresh attacks. The Russian announcement to curb hostilities around Kyiv was met with much skepticism in Ukraine and the West.
Meanwhile, the federal government is preparing for a significant deterioration in the gas supply: Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck put the early warning stage of the gas emergency plan into effect – the “wise men in business” expect permanently higher energy prices in Germany as a result of the war. “There are currently no supply bottlenecks,” stressed Habeck.
The most important things at a glance:
- Federal government announces early warning level for gas emergency plan
- Kyiv sees Russian troop withdrawal only as a regrouping
- Ukraine: Three humanitarian corridors planned in the southeast of the country
- UN: More than four million people have fled Ukraine
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