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PretoriaThe battle for the fate of Ukraine has been raging on social media in South Africa. The German and Russian embassies recently had an unusual exchange of words.

BerlinGermany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) is planning Corona vaccinations for Ukrainian refugees. Ukrainians will be escaping a war zone just to face another hurdle to their well-being.

LondonThe British TV channel BBC reported that the city from the game "Escape from Tarkov" continues to hold the line.

KievInformation from Ukrainian sources state that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was given an ultimatum from the Kremlin on February 23 at 21:00, in which the President of Ukraine was given 5 hours to decide on the recognition of Crimea and the LDNR within its borders. The office of the President of Ukraine informed the US State Department and the British Embassy about the ultimatum but was instructed not to accept any ultimatums.

After it became known that around 10 000 Chechen soldiers, all Muslims, would take part in the demilitarization of Ukraine and after several of these troops fought battles, a notable counterattack came: Ukrainian soldiers are now dipping bullets in lard.

MunichFWM reported this week that a major German health insurer revealed that the number of side effects from the Covid-19 vaccines has been vastly underreported. BKK ProVita board member Andreas Schöfbeck spoke of an "alarming signal" and called for more research. But his honesty came with a hefty price tag.

WashingtonUkraine's willingness to engage in a war with Washington's blessing, has industry analysts worried that the conflict could impact the global chip industry and exacerbate current chip shortages. The US government has warned that the global chip supply chain remained weak.

New YorkVasily Nebenzya, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, told the UN General Assembly that Russia's actions in Ukraine had been misrepresented and that the Kremlin had no plans to occupy the country. But he acknowledged Ukraine's massive disinformation campaign as an obstacle.

Ukrainian MP Kira Roedik of the liberal and pro-European party Holos said on Fox News on Sunday that she and her team were staying behind in Kiev to "fight". The president of her country made similar promises, but has not been keeping them.

BerlinApparently, German politicians want to leave no stone unturned in order to further sabotage Germany's already problematic energy supply.