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Russian and German flags at the pro-Putin motorcade in Berlin on Sunday
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Municipalities are demanding the assumption of costs for taking in refugees
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Before the federal-state consultations on Thursday, the municipalities are urging the federal government to permanently assume the costs of housing and caring for Ukrainian refugees.
"In addition to 1,000 to 1,200 euros per refugee, the federal government should also assume the costs of accommodation," said Gerd Landsberg, general manager of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities, the editorial network Germany.
Municipalities are willing to do what they can.
"But we expect permanent and long-term funding from the federal government," said Landsberg.
Criticism of pro-Russian motorcade in Germany
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Domestic politicians from the federal and state governments have reacted outraged to public expressions of sympathy for the Russian attack on Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin.
"In view of the atrocities and the pictures of the past few days, I personally cannot understand how one can take sides with a war criminal," said North Rhine-Westphalian Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) of the "Rheinische Post".
The background is a motorcade with Russian flags on Sunday in Berlin.
Unlike many other countries, Germany is characterized by the fact that "peaceful protests are not beaten down by the police, they are protected," emphasized Reul.
Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier (SPD) told the editorial network Germany: "Such a car parade is unbearable and shouldn't take place like this anymore." participants, said Maier.
NATO confirms readiness of new troops on the eastern flank
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NATO is making progress in its efforts to strengthen the eastern flank.
As a spokeswoman for the military alliance confirmed to the dpa news agency, the four new multinational battlegroups in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria have reached the first stage of operational readiness.
Its construction was only announced a few weeks ago.
NATO initially did not comment on the exact composition and size of the so-called battle groups.
According to a list from March 21, however, 2,100 soldiers from countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and the USA were already present in Slovakia at the time.
In Hungary there were 800 soldiers from Croatia, in Bulgaria 900 from the USA and in Romania 3300 from countries such as France, Belgium, Italy and the USA.
Ukraine fears "massive attack" on eastern Luhansk region
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According to Ukrainian information, the Russian armed forces are preparing a “massive attack” on the troops in the eastern Luhansk region.
Equipment and fuel will be brought and the troops will be reinforced, said the region's governor, Serhiy Gaidaj.
"We think they're preparing for a massive attack."
"The bombardments are getting heavier," Gaidaj said in a video message.
He urged residents to leave the region as soon as possible.
"Don't wait for your houses to be bombed," he called out to the people.
"Two volunteers" were killed in a mine explosion on Sunday, he said.
Two priests were injured in the attack on a church.
Zelenskyj is scheduled to speak before the UN Security Council on Tuesday
4.21 a.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to speak to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for the first time since the Russian invasion of his country.
This was announced by Great Britain, which currently holds the presidency, on Monday evening.
In his evening video address, Zelenskyy confirmed his appearance before the body on which Russia has a permanent seat.
CSU demands more weapons for Ukraine
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CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt has asked the federal government to support Ukraine with further arms deliveries.
"The pictures from Bucha hit the marrow and bone and show an indescribable breach of civilization in Russia," Dobrindt told the "Augsburger Allgemeine".
"We now need to further strengthen Ukraine's defense capability with weapons, protected vehicles and reconnaissance technology with drones, which not only have to be supplied by the Bundeswehr but also by industry." deterrence strategy required.
The government must present a plan on how and by when Germany should become independent of Russian energy.
US and UK want to exclude Russia from UN Human Rights Council
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The USA and Great Britain are demanding the "suspension" of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
"We cannot allow a member state that is in the process of undermining all the principles we hold dear to participate in the UN Human Rights Council," US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Twitter.
"The images of Bucha and the devastation across Ukraine are now forcing us to back our words with deeds."
Justice Minister Asks Refugees to Share Evidence of War Crimes
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Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) has called on those who have fled Ukraine to give German investigators information about war crimes.
“These can be cell phone recordings or witness statements that can be submitted to the police and evaluated by the Attorney General,” Buschmann told the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”.
He expects that a lot of material will be received.
“War criminals must not feel safe anywhere.
Especially not in Germany,” Buschmann added.
He referred to the conviction of a Syrian in Germany for torture for the Assad regime in Syria.
This was legal pioneering work.
US satellite images confirm bodies in Bucha before Russian withdrawal
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US satellite images released on Monday confirm that some of the bodies found in the Kiev suburb of Bucha were lying there before Russian troops left.
The "high-resolution" images "confirm recent videos and photos on social media showing bodies that have been lying on the street for weeks," a spokesman for US satellite imaging company Maxar Technologies said.
Ukraine: Currently around 600 Russian prisoners of war
1.42 a.m .:
According to Ukrainian information, around 600 Russian soldiers are currently in captivity in Ukraine.
That's what Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said early in the morning, according to "Ukrajinska Pravda" on Ukrainian television's standard program.
They are looking for ways to reach Ukrainians in Russian POWs through the Red Cross and want to persuade Russia to release them.
In the areas of the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, some people have been in Russian captivity since 2014.
Baerbock continues to rule out an import ban on Russian gas
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Even after the atrocities in Butscha, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) ruled out an import stop for Russian gas.
"If that would stop the war, then we would do it immediately," said Baerbock on Monday evening in the ARD "Tagesthemen".
But the reality is that while it would drive up the price of the war for Russia, it would not "stop the killing tomorrow."
Baerbock had previously announced that 40 Russian diplomats would be expelled in response to the bodies of suspected civilians found in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Scores of Western leaders have accused Russian forces of war crimes in the areas they withdrew from over the weekend.
Moscow denies the allegations.
Ukraine pledges speedy independent verification in Bucha
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Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyj has pledged a speedy independent review and documentation of the Bucha atrocities.
"As soon as the bridges that the Russians blew up during their retreat have been repaired, experts will have access," he told the "Tagesspiegel".
"The International Committee of the Red Cross is already involved in the collection of evidence," the minister said.
Experts from the International Criminal Court and other authorities are also to be involved.
Kyiv mayor warns residents against returning to suburbs
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The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, has called on the residents of the suburbs who have fled to wait “at least another week” before returning.
"First of all, there is a 24-hour curfew in several districts of the Kiev region," he said.
In addition, after the withdrawal of Russian troops, the authorities "found numerous explosive devices that could pose a great danger".
Finally, Klitschko warned of further rocket attacks.
"So I'm asking people to wait a little and not come back," he said.
The Russian armed forces announced last week that they would massively reduce their activities around the capital.
The Ukrainian armed forces, however, warn that it could be a deception.
Dead and injured after attacks in Mykolaiv
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According to Ukrainian information, several people were killed and injured in Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.
The governor of the region, Vitaly Kim, wrote on Telegram on Monday evening that eleven people had been killed and 62 injured.
The city's mayor, Oleksandr Zyenkevich, previously wrote on Telegram that ten people were killed and 46 injured.
According to him, houses, hospitals, kindergartens, schools and an orphanage were shot at.
120 people left the city on Monday with evacuation buses.
The information could not be independently verified.
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