03-01-2022 , 02:36 PM
Quote:A convoy of Russian tanks, trucks, and artillery is edging toward Kyiv
Russian artillery kills 70 Ukrainian troops in Okhtyrka
The cities of Kharkiv and Mariupol have come under heavy shelling
The UN has confirmed the deaths of 102 civilians, including seven children
Zelenskyy has delivered an emotional address to the EU parliament
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Germany: Russia must end Ukraine 'bloodshed'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that Russia must immediately withdraw its troops and end the "bloodshed" in Ukraine.
He also warned that Moscow could face more sanctions if it continued its invasion.
"We will certainly add more to the packages (of sanctions) that we have decided so far," he told reporters in Berlin, adding that "Ukraine is literally fighting for survival."
Russia should "immediately stop all hostilities, withdraw Russian troops to Russia and return to dialogue," Scholz said.
German former chancellor Schröder's staff quit
The entire staff of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's office at the chancellery have quit, while the retired statesman faces criticism for ties to Russian businesses.
Staffer Albrecht Funk told Reuters that he and three other employees at Schröder's office had asked to be reassigned to other jobs in the chancellery. According to Reuters, Funk declined to comment on the reason for the request.
Schröder, of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), took several jobs at Russian energy companies after leaving office in 2005.
SPD leaders and former French prime minister Francois Fillon urged Schröder to give up his Russian posts over the weekend. The SPD is the senior party in Germany's ruling coalition.
Schröder criticized Russia's invasion on Thursday, while also saying that mistakes had been made "on both sides."
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