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Added on the 08/04/2022 21:40:27 - Copyright : Euronews EN
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann qualifies Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy supplies as "war crimes," after a meeting between G7 justice ministers concerning war crimes in Ukraine. "People are left in their homes, in a winter that could possibly reach -30 degrees; then this is a terrible war crime. Winter is used as a weapon," he states. SOUNDBITE
In Luxembourg, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner says it is not yet possible for the EU to cut Russian gas imports as a sanction against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says an upcoming NATO summit in Washington is an opportunity for him "to make clear our unshakeable support" for the alliance and to "reiterate" Britain's backing of Ukraine. Speaking after his Labour Party secured a landslide election win, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, Starmer says "the first duty of my government is security and defence." SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris for a meeting with France's Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticises the Labour Party's plan to set up a firm called "Great British Energy" to invest in renewable power, and their proposal that no new North Sea oil and gas exploration licences should be approved. "As far as I can tell, all this new policy is is a logo," he says. IMAGES
Images of blackouts in the capital Kyiv, as Ukraine rolls out the emergency measure following weeks of Russian strikes on power plants which have left the country unable to deal with a drop in temperatures, according to the state power operator Ukrenergo. IMAGES