As Ukraine anxiously awaits the arrival of advanced armoured vehicles. President Zelenskyy renews calls for top-end warplanes, while Poland supports the move some Western allies including US President Joe Biden have said no.
In Germany's parliament, politicians remembered the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by focusing on Holocaust victims targeted on the grounds of their sexuality.
After weeks of mounting pressure both at home and abroad, Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that Berlin will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks.