NATO anticipates attack on Ukraine
According to NATO, Russia is continuing the military deployment on the border with Ukraine. Contrary to what Russia claims, no troops would be withdrawn, but new ones stationed, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said in the “ARD-Tagesthemen”. According to him, all signs indicate that Russia is planning a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Stoltenberg speaks of preparations on the Russian side to create a pretext for an attack. According to Western information, more than 150,000 Russian soldiers have now been massed in the border area with Ukraine. The leadership in Moscow denies attack plans.| 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Lambrecht welcomes NATO steps in Ukraine crisis
Defense Minister Lambrecht welcomed NATO’s decision to drastically reduce the standby times for tens of thousands of soldiers in the military alliance. Lambrecht said on ZDF that Russia has now made all the preparations to attack neighboring Ukraine. According to Lambrecht, Germany would be well advised to be prepared. The threat is also very great in the regions of Poland and the Baltic States. | 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Travel warning for Ukraine tightened
The Foreign Office has urged all Germans to leave Ukraine immediately. The federal government is reacting to the increasing tensions with Russia with the heightened warning. Lufthansa announced that it would suspend flight connections to and from Kiev and Odessa from Monday. According to its own statements, NATO has also begun to withdraw employees from its representation in Kiev 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Zelenskyj: No reaction to provocations
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has announced that he will not react to provocations by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. In a phone call with French President Macron, Selenskyj emphasized that he wanted to prevent an escalation, the Elysée Palace in Paris said. Today Macron wants to call Russian President Putin again. It is about prospects for the coming days and about reducing the prevailing pressure, it said in Paris. | 02/20/2022 00:50 am
MUC: arrests on the sidelines of demo against security conference
About 1,600 opponents of the security conference walked through downtown Munich. According to the police, the demonstration had to be stopped for a short time. Some participants would have ignited Bengalos. There were four arrests. The event had registered a so-called “action alliance against the NATO security conference”. In addition to the main procession, there were also some smaller events and arrests as well. | 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Again demos against corona measures
In several German cities, thousands of citizens took to the streets again to protest against the Corona measures. According to the police, around 4,500 people took part in a demonstration in Freiburg. In Düsseldorf, the officials counted about three thousand participants. Here 40 violations of the Corona Protection Ordinance were punished. In addition, two criminal charges were filed for insulting police officers. Rallies also took place in Frankfurt am Main and other cities.| 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Lawsuits against Trump over Capitol storming allowed
Former US President Trump may face trial in US Capitol storming lawsuit A federal judge in Washington has ruled that Trump does not enjoy immunity in this case. The civil complaints of MPs and police officers are admissible. The judge said Trump’s conduct on January 6, 2021 was unofficial. His speech on the day could be seen as a call for collective action.| 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Journalist shot dead in Turkey
A journalist has been killed in north-west Turkey. The editor-in-chief of a local newspaper was shot at and died shortly afterwards in hospital, local media reports. According to the police, they arrested a suspect. The victim had been researching corruption in Turkey for years and had already been attacked several times. Most recently, the journalist had raised allegations of corruption against the mayor of the city of Kocaeli – he belongs to the AKP party of President Erdogan 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Damaged car ferry is towed to Corfu
The car ferry “Euroferry Olympia” that caught fire is being towed towards the Greek island of Corfu by tugboats. It was initially unclear whether the ship should be brought to a port or just to a bay sheltered from the wind. The search for twelve missing people is made more difficult because of the high temperatures of up to 500 degrees Celsius inside the ferry. So far, 280 people have been brought to safety. The “Euroferry Olympia” from Italy caught fire on Friday for reasons that are still unclear. | 02/20/2022 00:50 am
Wolfsburg loses against Hoffenheim
In the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg lost 2-1 to Hoffenheim. Bielefeld defeated Union Berlin 1-0, Augsburg lost 2-1 to Freiburg, Stuttgart-Bochum ended 1-1 and Cologne beat Frankfurt 1-0. In the second division, Nuremberg won the evening game against Regensburg 2-0. Also played: Sandhausen – Hamburger SV 1:1, Kiel – Karlsruhe 0:2 and Bremen – Ingolstadt 1:1.| 02/20/2022 00:50 am
The weather in Germany
At night from the west and northwest with dense clouds spreading rain and sleet, in the low mountain ranges snow. Mostly dry in the south. Lows plus 6 to minus 2 degrees. During the day from the west new rain, partly heavy. Very little rain in the south. Maximum 5 to 12 degrees. The further prospects: Changeable and windy to stormy on Monday with rain and sleet showers, snow showers in the higher mountains. Plus 4 to 10 degrees.| 02/20/2022 00:50 am
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