The invasion

  • A week after the start of the all-

    out attack on Ukraine, Russia is cracking down on the country's major cities with increasing severity

    .

    After taking the important port city of Cherson, Russian forces attacked the cities of Chernihiv in the north and Mariupol in the south on Thursday, among others.

  • According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian troops were stationed north and northwest of Kyiv, 20 to 30 kilometers from the city limits, and set up camps.

  • According to local authorities, at least 34 civilians were killed in Russian attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the surrounding area on Wednesday and Thursday.

    285 people were also injured.

The discussions

  • In a second round of negotiations, Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the creation of humanitarian corridors in particularly hard-fought areas of Ukraine.

    That's what representatives of both sides said on Thursday after the meeting.

    According to the Belarusian agency Belta, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak said that there should be a third round of negotiations "early next week".

Steps of Moscow

  • In a

    phone call with French President Macron

    , Russian President Putin threatened to make further demands on Ukraine, according to the Kremlin.

    First and foremost is the demilitarization of Ukraine and its neutral status.

    Putin said that the goals of the military "special operation", as Russia calls the war, would be achieved in any case.

Reactions from Ukraine

  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy continues to be combative.

    "They will not have peace here, they will not have food here, they will not have a quiet minute here," he said in a video message.

  • Zelenskyy has called on the allies to let his country have planes if they themselves do not want to set up a no-fly zone over his country.

    This is addressed to Poland and the United States.

  • Zelenskyj has asked Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin for direct talks.

    "If you don't want to leave Ukraine (with your troops), sit down at the negotiating table with me, I have time," Zelenskyi told journalists on Thursday.

escape from the war

  • The United Nations expect up to ten million more refugees because of the war in Ukraine.

    Of these, four million people could move to neighboring countries, the UN said on Thursday in New York.

    According to the United Nations, more than a million people are already on the run.

  • The EU states have agreed on a

    common protection status for refugees from Ukraine

    .

    As EU Interior Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced on Twitter on Thursday, the interior ministers of the member countries in Brussels agreed to the temporary admission of people.

    This means that refugees from Ukraine can remain in the EU for up to three years without applying for asylum.

  • Shuttle trains are now running between Frankfurt (Oder) on the Polish border and Berlin for refugees from the Ukraine.

reactions from the West

  • Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) is completely alone in his party because of his connections to Russia, according to Chairman Lars Klingbeil.

    In a meeting of the SPD board with the state council, it became clear that Schröder was "completely isolated," said Klingbeil on Thursday.

    The city of Hanover wants to withdraw Schröder's honorary citizenship.

  • Lower Saxony's Migration Commissioner Doris Schröder-Köpf (SPD) has

    distanced herself from the Russian President

    after criticizing her earlier statements about Vladimir Putin .

  • Thousands of people took to the streets in Hamburg on Thursday to demonstrate for peace in Ukraine.

    According to the police, around 20,000 people took part in the demo through the city center.

    “Fridays For Future” and various youth organizations called for this.



  • The

    Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has opened an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine

    .

    Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) called for rapid investigations.

    "Grave human rights violations must be prosecuted," she said in a pre-recorded video message at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva.

  • During a visit to Lithuania, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier assured the NATO countries in Eastern Europe of Germany's unlimited support.

Further developments

  • President Selenskyj showed the way: in the middle of the war he solemnly applied for Ukraine's accession to the EU.

    The governments in Georgia and Moldova are following suit.