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Germany Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros in Winter Aid for Ukraine

17 September 2024, Moldova, Chisinau: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to media representatives before the start of the Moldova Support Platform conference in front of the Palace of the Republic. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
17 September 2024, Moldova, Chisinau: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to media representatives before the start of the Moldova Support Platform conference in front of the Palace of the Republic. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
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Germany Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros in Winter Aid for Ukraine

17 September 2024, Moldova, Chisinau: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to media representatives before the start of the Moldova Support Platform conference in front of the Palace of the Republic. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
17 September 2024, Moldova, Chisinau: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to media representatives before the start of the Moldova Support Platform conference in front of the Palace of the Republic. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

Germany will provide an additional 100 million euros ($111 million) in aid for Ukraine this winter, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced during a visit to Moldova on Tuesday.
Russia is once again planning a "winter war with the aim of making the lives of people in Ukraine as terrible as possible,” Baerbock said ahead of a ministerial conference in Chisinau.
Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure such as power stations, at times causing rolling blackouts in parts of the country.
In June, Kyiv said more air defenses were needed to allow repairs to infrastructure in order to secure demand for winter, when power demand is at its highest as temperatures drop far below zero.

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Army: Extremists Attacked Military Training Camp in Mali's Capital

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
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Army: Extremists Attacked Military Training Camp in Mali's Capital

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital, the army said, as explosions were heard in the area.
A sweep operation was underway after gunmen attempted to infiltrate the Faladie gendarme school, the military said in a statement. The army said the situation was under control and asked people to avoid the area.
Early Tuesday morning an Associated Press reporter heard two explosions and saw smoke rise in the distance. The training school is located on the outskirts of the city.
Mali, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, has for over a decade battled an insurgency fought by armed groups, including some allied with al-Qaeda and ISIS. Following military coups in all three nations in recent years, the ruling juntas have expelled French forces and turned to Russian mercenary units for security assistance instead.
Since taking power, Col. Assimi Goita has struggled to stave off growing attacks by militants. Attacks in central and northern Mali are increasing. In July, approximately 50 Russian mercenaries in a convoy were killed in an al-Qaeda ambush.