German transport minister threatens public with ‘indefinite driving bans’

Volker Wissing was accused of “frightening people for no reason” with his draconian environmental proposal German Transport Minister Volker Wissing has warned that he may forbid citizens from driving on weekends if reforms aren’t made to a controversial climate law. Even Germany’s Federal Environmental Agency considers such a move “unnecessary” and “frightening.”

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EU living by ‘law of the jungle’ – Russia

Seizing the foreign-exchange reserves of the Russian state would be an act of “complete lawlessness” and would undermine the very basis of international relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said, commenting on an idea floated by the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borell.

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Only 16% of Russians believe Ukraine is a democracy – poll 

Russians largely perceive Ukraine as an undemocratic nation that has no independence and overwhelmingly relies on foreign military support to sustain its conflict against Moscow, an opinion poll has shown.

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