Ukraine updates: Merz warns Putin is 'testing the limits'

Russia's violation of Polish and Romanian airspace last week was part of President Vladimir Putin's long-running trend of boundary-testing and sabotage, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Follow DW for more.

• Germany's Merz warns Russia's Putin has been 'testing the limits' by violating the NATO and EU airspace
• European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to quicken the halt of Russian gas, oil imports
• UN chief Antonio Guterres does not foresee peace in the near future in Ukraine
• Demonstrations in Slovakia have occurred over the government's pro-Russian stance

Below you can read a round-up of the headlines on Russia's war in Ukraine from Wednesday, September 17.