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Brandenburg Gate illuminated in Ukrainian colors once again

Brandenburger Tor

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

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Berlin showed solidarity with Ukraine on Wednesday by illuminating the Brandenburg Gate in the Ukrainian national colors. On Thursday evening (Feb. 24, 2022), the famous landmark will be illuminated as a sign of solidarity once again.

The illumination is planned from 6.45 PM until midnight. "We are sending a clear message by illuminating the Brandenburg Gate," Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) declared. "A free city for a free and sovereign Ukraine."

"Solidarity with the people in Ukraine"

"We are showing solidarity with the people in Ukraine, the many Berliners with Ukrainian roots, but also with the many Russians who wish for peace in Russia and in Ukraine," Giffey said. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine and ordered a deployment of Russian soldiers.

Author: dpa/deepl.com

Source: Press release of the Press and Information Office of the Federal State of Berlin

Publication date: 23 February 2022

Last updated: 24 February 2022

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