“What we are seeing is terror”: Lanz becomes emotional when discussing possible war crimes in Ukraine.
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Russia’s Winter Assault and Europe’s Limited ResponseDuring the coldest winter, Ukraine suffers targeted attacks on energy infrastructure while Europe's capacity to act remains constrained.
- Russia has escalated attacks on Ukraine’s power grids amid freezing temperatures to instill terror among civilians.
- Security expert Claudia Major highlights risks of U.S. withdrawal and urges European efforts to maintain support.
- SPD politician Katarina Barley describes assaults on civilians as potential war crimes and calls them acts of terror.
- The European Union remains divided and lacks the capability to form a unified military defense.
It is terror what we are seeing.— Markus Lanz, as he spoke about the situation in Ukraine.
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„Es ist Terror, was wir da sehen“: Als es um mögliche Kriegsverbrechen in der Ukraine geht, wird Lanz emotional
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“What we are seeing is terror”: Lanz becomes emotional when discussing possible war crimes in Ukraine
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"It's terror, what we're seeing": Lanz gets emotional when the topic turns to possible war crimes in Ukraine.
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