The EU is sending arms to Ukraine and banning Russian flights. Here's what you need to know after Day Four of the war.
EU countries will also fast-track Ukrainian refugees and set aside the usual bureaucracy.
He told defence chiefs it was because of "aggressive statements" by the West, amid widespread condemnation of his invasion of Ukraine.The US immediately condemned his decision, calling it an "unacceptable escalation".Mr Putin described Western economic sanctions against his country as illegal Regional governor Oleh Synehubov said the city was now rid of Russian troops after street-to-street fighting. The BBC has not corroborated this, and the situation on the ground remains tense.Thousands spent the night in basements and shelters, with heavy shelling described by one resident as "something like Star Wars above your head".Daria Samoilyk, who with others has been forced to hide in the basement of her apartment building, told the BBC she had barely slept for three days.
During an emergency parliamentary session on Ukraine on Sunday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced an additional $113bn for the German army.Berlin police estimate more than 100,000 people attended an anti-war demonstration in the German capital on Sunday Within a few days, Vladimir Putin has managed to do what Nato allies have spent years trying to achieve: a massive increase of military spending in Germany.