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On her unannounced visit to Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock walks around strike cites in the city centre, accompanied by the city mayor, the regional governor, and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives by train with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba and meets Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on an official visit to the northeastern city. IMAGES
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock hold their first in-person meeting. IMAGES
Kyiv (Ukraine), Aug 22 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Sergey Dolzhenko) Germany and the European Union are ready to impose new sanctions on Russia if it uses the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as "a weapon", German chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday during a visit to Kyiv. FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin promises that the "United States will not let Ukraine fail" at the opening of a meeting of Ukraine's international supporters in Germany, even as further aid remains stalled in Congress and Kyiv's forces face shortages of munitions. SOUNDBITE
On the last day of Russia's presidential elections, set to cement Vladimir Putin's grip on power, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny widow, Yulia Navalnaya, tells the press after voting at the Russian embassy in Berlin that Putin is "a killer" and a "gangster. Crowds had earlier chanted: "Yulia, Yulia, we're with you," as she entered to cast her ballot. Alexei Navalny was Putin's most prominent rival, and died in an Arctic prison last month in mysterious circumstances. SOUNDBITE