Three Ukrainians wounded in a Russian missile attack near Kyiv arrive in Jerusalem after being airlifted by a Jewish aid group.
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- German chancellor opposes any move to cut energy supply from Russia
- Earlier, the Polish government had decided not to send its fighters to Ukraine.
- On February 24, Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine
Latest on Russia-Ukraine news: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday opposed any move from Russia to cut energy supplies. The recent statement reflects the growing divergence in Europe. Scholz described oil and gas imports from Russia as of “essential importance”.
Earlier, Polish government officials said that Poland has not and will not send its fighter planes to Ukraine to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia. A deputy foreign minister, Marcin Prezidaz, said in an interview on Radio Jet that: “We will not open our airports and Polish aircraft will not fight over Ukraine … Polish aircraft will not fight over Ukraine.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made the remarks after begging the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia’s aggression and maintain control of its airspace. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was considering a proposal under which Poland would supply Soviet-era fighter jets and receive American F-16s in return to make up for their losses.
Poland is less enthusiastic about the idea, at least publicly, as Russia has warned that supporting Ukraine’s air force would be seen as participating in the conflict in Moscow and could pose a risk of retaliation.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Root on Monday that London and other Western governments would respond to Russian energy exports in response to an ongoing military operation in Ukraine. But seriously considering the restrictions. ,
On 24 February, Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine in response to a call by the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to defend itself against intense attacks by Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said the operation was targeting only Ukrainian military infrastructure and that the civilian population was not in danger.
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