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Germany pledges €200 million in new aid for Ukraine

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (L) befoire reviewing the honour guard at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 04 September 2022. Hannibal Hanschke, EPA" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/09/05/olaf.jpg"/><figcaption>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (L) befoire reviewing the honour guard at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 04 September 2022. <em>Hannibal Hanschke, EPA</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>German Development Minister Svenja Schulze told local media the government will provide Ukraine with €200 million ($199 million) for aid programs assisting internally displaced people.</p><p>&quot;The bulk of our new aid, €200 million, is to go to a program run by the Ukrainian government to support internally displaced persons,&quot; Schulze told the Funke Media group on Sunday.</p><p>&quot;The money is intended to help ensure that the displaced people in Ukraine can continue to provide themselves with the most basic necessities,&quot; she added.</p><p>Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who is set to visit Berlin on Sunday, will meet Schulze as well as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.</p><p>&quot;I will speak to Prime Minister Shmyhal about how we can continue to support the Ukrainian government in caring for the displaced people,&quot; Schulze said.</p><p>Around 7 million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine since Russia&#x27;s invasion began in late February, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration.</p><p>Here&#x27;s a look at some of the other major news stories from Russia&#x27;s war in Ukraine on September 4.</p><div><strong>US ambassador leaves Russia at end of mission</strong></div><p>The US ambassador in Moscow John Sullivan left Russia after completing his diplomatic term there, the embassy said in a statement.</p><p>The 62-year-old Sullivan was appointed ambassador to Moscow in December 2019.</p><p>&quot;Elizabeth Rood will assume duties as Charge d&#x27;Affaires at US Embassy Moscow until Ambassador Sullivan&#x27;s successor arrives,&quot; the embassy said in a press release.</p><p>Sullivan was assistant secretary of state under the presidency of Donald Trump, and held several senior positions in the justice, defense and commerce ministries throughout his career.</p><div><strong>More German troops arrive in Lithuania</strong></div><p>Around a hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania after Germany pledged to increase its presence on NATO&#x27;s eastern flank following Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The troops departed from the ferry in the port city of Klaipeda. They were to form the command unit of a new brigade, a group typically made up of around 4,000 soldiers.</p><p>The command unit would remain permanently in the Baltic nation, while combat units would join them for exercises, the brigade&#x27;s commander Christian Nawrat said.</p><p>Germany, which leads a NATO combat group in Lithuania, already has around 1,500 German soldiers in Lithuania.</p><div><strong>Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops take three settlements in south and east</strong></div><p>In his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops captured two settlements in southern Ukraine, and a third settlement in the east of the country.</p><p>He did not say precisely where the territories were and provided no timeline. Zelenskyy thanked the Ukrainian military for liberating a settlement in the eastern Donetsk region, the taking of &quot;certain heights&quot; also in an eastern area in the Lysychansk-Siversk direction and liberating two southern settlements.</p><p>However, earlier on Sunday, a senior Zelenskyy aide posted an image of soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag over a village he described as being in a southern region of Kherson that Ukraine is targeting in a new counteroffensive.</p><p>&quot;Vysokopillya. Kherson region. Ukraine. Today,&quot; Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president&#x27;s office, wrote in a Facebook post about a photo of three soldiers on rooftops, one of whom was fastening a Ukrainian flag to a pole.</p><div><strong>Russian diaspora in Germany holds rare rally against sanctions</strong></div><p>Some 2,000 mostly Russian-speaking protesters staged a demonstration in Cologne demanding Germany stop supporting Ukraine and drop sanctions against Russia.</p><p>A few hundred counter-protesters also gathered to express support for Ukraine.</p><p>Germany is home to some 3 million people of Russian ethnic background but there have been relatively few pro-Russian rallies since the start of the war.</p><p>Russian-speaking diaspora groups in Cologne organized Sunday&#x27;s demonstration.</p><p>Local media reported that some spectators hurled abuse at the protesters as they made their way through the city.</p><p>Reuters news agency reported the organizers collected donations for Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine&#x27;s Donbas region.</p><div><strong>Italian politicians tipped to lead Italy differ over sanctions</strong></div><p>The front-runner to become Italy&#x27;s next prime minister, leader of the right-wing nationalist Brothers of Italy party Giorgia Meloni, has taken a clear position in favor of support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.</p><p>&quot;If Italy lets go of its allies, for Ukraine, nothing changes, but for us, a lot changes. A serious nation that wants to defend its interests must take a credible position,&quot; she told delegates at an economic forum held in Cernobbio.</p><p>&quot;The war in Ukraine is the tip of the iceberg of a conflict aimed at reshaping the world order,&quot; she said on Sunday.</p><p>Her remarks are in sharp contrast to those by her right-wing coalition partner, Matteo Salvini, leader of the League Party, who told delegates that sanctions the West had imposed on Russia weren&#x27;t working.</p><p>He said the EU should shield people in countries such as Italy who were suffering the economic effects of sanctions against Russia.</p><p>&quot;If we want to go ahead with the sanctions, let&#x27;s do it, we want to protect Ukraine — but I would not want that to mean that instead of harming the sanctioned, we harm ourselves,&quot; he said.</p><p>Following Salvini&#x27;s comments, center-left Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta called the remarks &quot;irresponsible&quot; and said it &quot;risks causing very serious damage to Italy, to our reliability and to our role in Europe.&quot;</p><p>&quot;When I hear Salvini talk about sanctions, I feel like I&#x27;m listening to Putin&#x27;s propaganda.&quot;</p><div><strong>Russia preparing &#x27;decisive blow&#x27; in energy sector — Zelenskyy</strong></div><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of waging an energy war and is planning a &quot;decisive blow&quot; for the winter.</p><p>&quot;Russia is trying these days to increase the energy pressure on Europe even more; The pumping of gas through Nord Stream has been completely stopped,&quot; Zelenskyy said in his nightly address.</p><p>&quot;Russia wants to destroy the normal life of every European — in all countries of our continent,&quot; Zelenskyy warned while calling for greater unity in Europe.</p><p>On Saturday, Russian energy firm Gazprom announced an indefinite shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, citing a gas leak.</p><div><strong>More on the conflict in Ukraine</strong></div><p>Deceiving the enemy is an important tactic in war. Throughout history, military strategy has involved the use of dummies — be it fake guns, tanks, airplanes, or soldiers. DW takes a look at military deception in the Ukrainian context.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2211515" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The new financial aid package is aimed at assisting programs for internally displaced people. 