By Antoinette Radford The German chancellor has ruled out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, just days after committing to supplying tanks. In an interview with a German newspaper, Olaf Scholz warned against a bidding war for weapons. But Ukraine has asked allied nations to create a “fighter jet coalition” to bolster their capabilities. The US…
Tag: #Germany
Gas prices jump as Russia cuts German supply
Gas prices jumped after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. By Noor Nanji European gas prices rose almost 2%, trading close to the record high set after Russia invaded Ukraine. Critics accuse the Russian government of using gas as a political weapon. Russia…
Germany and Austria ease Covid rules.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on Thursday 17//02/2022 at 1155 EAT. Although unvaccinated people will still face restrictions, Germans are being promised a “freedom day” on 20 March while most measures will be dropped in Austria on 5 March. The Omicron variant has not led to a feared surge in hospital admissions. However, Germany’s…
HICGI News Agency 