Description
Added on the 01/12/2015 18:26:11 - Copyright : AFP EN
The United States will deliver another $675 million in military equipment to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says at the start of talks with allies on boosting Kyiv's armaments store. SOUNDBITE
A Bundeswehr (German military) Airbus destined for India takes off from Cologne, Germany to deliver urgently needed respirators and medicine to the country suffering from a devastating Covid-19 surge. On board are 120 ventilators, medicines and 13 members of the Bundeswehr medical service, to be followed by an oxygen system in the coming week. IMAGES
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE
Germany announces 1.3 billion euros more in military gear for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, including four further IRIS T-SLM air defence systems as well as artillery ammunition. The package was unveiled by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
Ten Jewish steles have been found damaged at the World War I German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent, northern France. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES