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The Colosseum turns yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia. IMAGES
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann qualifies Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy supplies as "war crimes," after a meeting between G7 justice ministers concerning war crimes in Ukraine. "People are left in their homes, in a winter that could possibly reach -30 degrees; then this is a terrible war crime. Winter is used as a weapon," he states. SOUNDBITE
Speaking virtually at a NATO meeting in Berlin, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine can defeat Russia's invasion, urging the alliance to keep sending military aid to Kyiv. SOUNDBITE of Jens Stoltenberg
Speaking ahead of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warns that Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine could last "for many months, for even years". SOUNDBITE
In Luxembourg, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner says it is not yet possible for the EU to cut Russian gas imports as a sanction against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Russia's war on Ukraine has 'will negatively affect' the eurozone economy and will have a negative impact on growth, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns. SOUNDBITE