French President Emmanuel Macron is set to face off against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential election, projections show.
A ban on Russian oil "will really hurt Putin's power system," Manfred Weber, a member of the European Parliament, told DW's Barbara Wesel. "That's why we should go one step further to also exclude oil."
The International Committee of the Red Cross has contradicted reports that about 2,000 civilians had left the besieged city. The aid agency said its evacuation buses and aid trucks had to turn back. DW has the latest.
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At the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU acted decisively. But now, when it comes to Ukrainian membership in the EU, it behaves cautiously, says DW's Barbara Wesel, even while it continues to buy Russian gas and oil.