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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz weclomes visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Berlin. IMAGES
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock helps to raise the flag at the embassy in Kyiv, after Germany announced its reopening. "We will shortly reestablish a minimal presence of our German embassy in Kyiv," Baerbock said on a visit to the capital. IMAGES
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is lit up with the colours of the Ukrainian flag in solidarity with the country amid ongoing tensions with Russia. IMAGES
The United States is confident Germany will not open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland says at a State Department briefing. "If Russia invades Ukraine, one way or another, Nord Stream 2 will not move forward," Nuland, the State Department's number three official, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The flag of Germany's Presidency of the European Council is being raised in the courtyard of the German Foreign Office in Berlin as the country begins its six-month EU Presidency today. IMAGES