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The Colosseum turns yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants "to use winter as a weapon of war" in his Ukrainian operation, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Bucharest, ahead of a meeting with the alliance's foreign ministers. A weapon based on Russia's attempt "to deprive the Ukrainians of water, electricity, light and heating" says Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission urges EU countries to reduce their demand for natural gas by 15 percent over the coming winter months to overcome Russia's energy supply "blackmail". SOUNDBITE
Speaking ahead of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warns that Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine could last "for many months, for even years". SOUNDBITE
Montevideo, Sep 5 (EFE).- Since the confinement in 1971 that deprived more than 100 guerrillas of the National Liberation Movement-Tupamaros (MLN-T) of their freedom, a tunnel contructed by efforts in calculations and rods transformed into drills allowed a historic escape in a key year in recent Uruguayan history. (Camera: RAÚL MARTÍNEZ).B-ROLL OF THE PUNTA CARRETAS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE PUNTA CARRETAS PRISON USED TO BE, IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.SOUND BITES: MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT-TUPAMAROS (MLN-T) JORGE ZABALZA (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: The important thing was the decision that we all had, the awareness that we had to get out some way because the fight had to continue. That was the point of the escape. We were in jail thinking about what was happening outside, about our comrades that were fighting, with all the news that came to us.
Paris, March 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Martí Rodríguez / Mohammed Badra).- His song "Ya Hayf" was the informal anthem of the Syrian revolution. A decade after the uprising and with the country destroyed, the famous exiled singer-songwriter Samih Choukeir regrets that the movement was diluted.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF SINGER-SONGWRITER SAMIH CHOUKEIR, SYRIAN SINGER WHO LIVES IN EXILE IN PARIS.