DW News
Broadcasting & media production company
From the ❤️ of Europe, featuring our global network of reporters: we bring you trustworthy news. And also take a look at the bright side. linkin.bio/dwnews Followed by greenpeace
Among the trusted and well-known news outlets around the world are DW, CNN, BBC and The Guardian which are just few examples of the leading news corporations. We would like to reiterate how important journalists, ethical and professional journalism and the free press is especially in times of fake news. Significant threats to our free press and trustworthy news outlets around the globe are daily reality. Freedom of the Press Worldwide is a prerequisite for a functioning Democracy. -7minutesonline
The following news brought to you by DW shows that Europe is standing united in the Ukraine crisis with Ursula von der Leyen giving a press conference.
For the first time in its history, the European Union will purchase weapons for a country under attack, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.
dwnews – dwnews
In a meeting, the EU foreign ministers agreed to budget €450 million ($502 million) for weapons and equipment for Ukraine.
Von der Leyen also said EU airspace would be closed to Russian-owned, registered or controlled aircraft, explicitly mentioning that the ban would apply to “the private jets of oligarchs.”
Additionally, von der Leyen announced the 27-member bloc would take steps to stop “the Kremlin’s media machine in the EU” by banning state-owned Russia Today, Sputnik, and their subsidiaries.
“We are developing tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe,” she said.
Instagram/Picture: Stephanie Lecocq / AFP
Deutsche Welle or DW is a German public state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service consists of channels in English, German, Spanish, and Arabic. - Wikipedia