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Aggression as a reason of state? Why Russia is involved in so many conflicts
A convoy of Russian armored vehicles drives on a highway in Crimea. Because of the tension in the Ukraine conflict, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has called on Russia to reduce troops on the border with the neighboring country.
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Nord Stream 2, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, NATO eastward expansion – ONE country always plays an extra large role in almost every major topic these days: Russia. But why is that actually the case? Why does Russia seem embroiled in every world political issue?
De-escalation and dialogue – this is what Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants to focus on when dealing with Russia in the Ukraine conflict. Yesterday she was the guest of her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. The main topic of conversation: the fears that Russia is planning an invasion of its troops in the east of the country.
But how is it that escalation is always to be expected with Russia? Why is Russia even involved in so many conflicts in the world? And how is the German-Russian relationship these days? The SPD politician and chairman of the German-Russian forum Matthias Platzeck says: “We must see that we are reaping the fruits of several decades in which we have neglected Russian ideas and Russian security needs.”
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Podcast “important today”
Sure, opinionated, on the 12: “today important” is not just a news podcast. We set topics and initiate debates – with attitude and sometimes uncomfortable. Host Michel Abdollahi and his team speak out for this star– and RTL reporters with the most exciting people from politics, society and entertainment. They let all voices have their say, both the quiet and the loud. Anyone who hears “important today” starts the day well informed and can have a well-founded say.
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Every day this week we look at how Corona is dealt with in other countries around the world. On Monday, the journalist Claudia Loeber-Raab from Melbourne reported on eight months of lockdown in Australia. Yesterday Jan-Christoph Wiechmann explained the situation in South America and why the Brazilians see a vaccination as a gift – unlike their President Jair Bolsonaro. Today, stern journalist Marc Goergen explains how different the treatment of Corona is in the countries of the African continent and why, with a vaccination rate of just ten percent, supposedly fewer people are seriously ill and died than in Germany.
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