Description
Added on the 11/01/2023 06:35:38 - Copyright : AFP EN
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
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrives by helicopter at the UK Prime Minister's country residence, Chequers, in an unannounced visit. The UK has pledged to send new deliveries of "hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia's invasion. IMAGES
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
The German and French foreign ministers make their first visit to Ukraine's war-torn east since the beginning of the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in April 2014. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
Technicians inspect the site where a major television tower was toppled in Ukraine's war-battered city of Kharkiv following bombardments from Russia forces. An AFP journalist in Ukraine's second-largest city saw the red-and-white spire of the 240-metre structure toppled after local officials reported a barrage by Russian forces. IMAGES