Ukraine Allies Mark Invasion Anniversary with Slew of Sanctions on Russia

On the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, Ukraine's supporters throughout the world lit up significant landmarks, held vigils, and prepared new sanctions as a show of support. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, which has abandoned its "Wandel durch Handel" (change through trade) strategy towards Russia and supplied arms to Ukraine, declared that the invasion was an assault on the lessons of the two World Wars. "It is an attack on everything we stand for," he said at a commemorative event, calling Russia's invasion an "epochal breach" and adding he was sure Germany would continue to be Ukraine's biggest military supporter on the European continent. Between Germany and Ukraine, in Poland, demonstrators chanted "Russia is a terrorist state" and blasted sirens outside a residence for staff members of the Russian embassy in Warsaw.

Dancing Lemur: Chester Zoo Celebrates Coquerel's Sifaka Birth

According to a zoo, a critically endangered monkey known as the dancing lemur was successfully bred for the first time in Europe. The birth of the infant Coquerel's sifaka was a "landmark moment for the species," according to Chester Zoo. A spokesman claimed that 18 months after Beatrice and Elliot were relocated from the US, their "wonderful small child" was delivered to them. Mark Brayshaw, curator of mammals, reported that mother and foetus were "doing excellent." The species had an 80% reduction in the previous 30 years due to massive deforestation, and it is only found in the wild in the treetops of north-west Madagascar. The Coquerel's sifaka family trio in Chester made up over half of the seven of these extremely endangered monkeys being cared for in Europe, according to the zoo official.