As the danger of war grows, Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Kiev and the next day Moscow. The question is: in time to still prevent the invasion?from Daniel Brössler, BerlinKiev and Moscow are separated by a lot, but not a great distance. The distance is barely an hour's flight. After Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) completed his appointments in the Ukrainian capital this Monday, he could make it to Moscow by early dinner. Scholz will not do that. He will have the...
The fact that Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is re-elected is not a surprise. Rather, how clear he is right at the beginning of his second term. Scenes from an unusual election day. .source site
Vor der Reise von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz nach Kiew am Montag stellt die Bundesregierung der Ukraine weitere Rüstungshilfe in Aussicht - unterhalb der Schwelle tödlicher Waffen. Auf der von der Ukraine vorgelegten Wunschliste für militärische Ausrüstung sei "das eine oder andere (...), was man sich genauer anschauen kann", hieß es am Sonntag aus deutschen Regierungskreisen. Das werde nun geprüft. Es gehe dabei neben der politischen Entscheidung auch um die tatsächlichen Verfügbarkeit dieses Materials, das von der Bundeswehr auch selbst gebraucht...
It was the weekend of telephone diplomacy, both the President of the United States and his colleague from France spoke with Vladimir Putin on Saturday, but that hardly seems to have brought any movement into the Ukraine crisis.French President Emmanuel Macron spent more than an hour and a half on the phone with his Russian counterpart Putin on Saturday afternoon. The Élysée then announced that Macron had made it clear to Putin that "a serious dialogue is not compatible with...
IThere is a new monument in Bangui: four soldiers in combat gear, behind them a woman with two children. As photos of the unveiling by Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin Archange Touadéra circulated on social media, international experts noticed something: the soldier figures in the new sculpture closely resemble three identical bronze fighters honoring “Russian volunteers”. They are in Palmyra in Syria, in Luhansk in eastern Ukraine and in a small town in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar....
Eine Entspannung der Lage ist nicht in Sicht: US-Präsident Biden droht Putin in einem Krisengespräch mit Konsequenzen. Der aber fordert mehr Druck auf die Ukraine. Alle Infos im Newsblog. Foto-Serie mit 16 Bildern Russland hat an der Grenze zur Ukraine mehr als 120.000 Soldaten zusammengezogen, das osteuropäische Land und der Westen fürchten eine Invasion. Der Kreml weist diesen Vorwurf zurück, stellt aber umfangreiche Forderungen an die Nato-Staaten. Die westlichen Länder drohen mit weitreichenden Sanktionen, sollten russische Truppen in die Ukraine einmarschieren. Biden...
DThe US has dismissed Russia's account of an incident involving an American submarine in the Pacific. A spokesman for the US Navy for the Indo-Pacific region said on Saturday (local time) when asked by dpa: "The Russian claims that we are operating in their territorial waters are not true." He will not know the exact location of US -Boats express, "but we fly, sail and operate safely in international waters," emphasized the spokesman. The Russian Defense Ministry had previously announced...
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French President Emmanuel Macron has informed Russian President Vladimir Putin of the concerns of European partners and allies in the Ukraine crisis. According to the Élysée Palace, Macron also told Putin in a phone call that lasted about an hour and a half on Saturday that sincere dialogue is not compatible with escalation. The two also spoke about stability and security in Europe, as well as how the implementation of the 2015 Minsk peace plan, which is on hold, can...
After warnings from the US government of a possible impending Russian attack, the German government has now asked its citizens to leave Ukraine. The embassy in Kiev will remain open for the time being, according to a statement from the Foreign Office. It said: "If you are currently in Ukraine, check whether your presence is absolutely necessary. If not, leave the country at short notice." The USA, Great Britain, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Latvia and Estonia, among others, had...
