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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The reflections are caused by a metallic handrail at the press tribune. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Lawmaker applaude during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz' speech on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The reflections are caused by a metallic handrail at the press tribune. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany is increasing its defense spending to above 2 percent of GDP with a 100 billion euro fund for its armed forces.

It is clear that we need to invest more in the security of our country in order to protect our freedom and our democracy.

Germany has come under fire from the United States and other NATO allies for not investing enough in its defense budget.

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the German government has made a series of major changes to its defense and security policy.

The German government said on Saturday that it would be sending weapons and other supplies to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invading its capital city.

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  • A senior Biden Administration official said on Saturday that doing so would do profound damage to China's reputation. The official said that recent reports that some Chinese banks have stopped issuing letters of credit for purchases of physical commodities from Russia were a positive sign.

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  • Several European countries are planning to close their airspace to Russian planes on Sunday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The airspaces of Britain, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Romania were closed to Russia's aircraft. Germany said it was preparing to close its airspace to Russian airliners.

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  • Liz Truss, British foreign minister, said on Sunday that there could be no talks with Russia over Ukraine while Moscow has troops in its neighbour. Every few weeks the government would target the private jets, properties and other possessions of Russian billionaires, according to Truss. Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to take a lead in the West's response to the Ukraine crisis, despite pressure over a series of parties at his office and residence.

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  • British Airways canceled all short-haul flights from London's airport until midday on Saturday as it deals with an IT failure. The airline said the problem that affected its website, app, and airport operations was not caused by a cyber attack but was a hardware issue.

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  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke to her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about the situation in Ukraine. The Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine was vetoed by China on Friday. China supports NATO, the European Union and Russia in reestablishing dialogue on building a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism, according to Wang.

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  • The NATO Response Force was activated for the first time in its history to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  • The United States and European nations agreed Saturday to impose the most potentially damaging financial penalties yet on Russia, going after the central bank reserves that underpin the Russian economy and severing some Russian banks from a vital global financial network. The decision to shelter the people in the subway tunnels, basements and underground garage was announced as Ukrainian forces battled to hold Russian forces back from the capital.

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  • The guards of the central railway station in Kyiv fired warning shots to stop a crowd from trying to force their way onto the trains. Crowds were so large that not everyone could get on the trains from the capital to the western city of Lviv. Some foreign students tried to leave.

  • Artis Pabriks, the Defence Minister of Latvia, said on Friday that the presence of NATO troops in his country sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The group of U.S. service members arrived in Italy early on Thursday. Russia invaded Ukraine by land, sea and air on Thursday after massing more than 150,000 troops around the country.

  • The government ofLithuania said it would ban Russian airlines from using its airspace from 2200 hours on Saturday. The shortest route from mainland Russia to its Kaliningrad exclave is taken by Lithuania.