War in Europe
Putin Ramps Up Ukraine Invasion Pronouncing Peace Talks Dead
- China signals shift away from Russia as war casualties mount
- Germany joins U.S. and Europe in allowing weapons for Ukraine
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President Vladimir Putin snuffed out any immediate hope of diplomacy to end the fighting in Ukraine and ordered Russia’s military advance to proceed, as Germany joined western nations in rushing aid to help the government in Kyiv defend itself.
In a sign of the growing tide of anger directed at the Kremlin, Berlin upended years of policy to allow weapons shipments to Ukraine, while Europe moved closer to excluding Moscow from the SWIFT financial messaging system, and China voiced its displeasure at the invasion.