Russian flags banned at WW2 end commemoration in Berlin
Last year’s ban included both Russian and Ukrainian symbols, but this year German court ruling lifted the prohibition on Ukrainian symbols.
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Media: Pro-Russian Bundestag aide unmasked as FSB asset
A German MP’s aide sought over 90,000 euros from his FSB handler to finance legal efforts to limit German arms transfers to Ukraine, a journalistic investigation shows.
Klimkin on Germany: Half the problem or half the solution for Ukraine?
Germany must shun "management" and embrace "leadership" to tackle Russian threat and avoid West's fragmentation, urged former Ukrainian Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Germany Pavlo Klimkin.
German ex-Chancellor Merkel shares responsibility for Russia’s war, Bundestag MP says
The former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel misjudged Russia and is partially responsible for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
War in Ukraine has rewritten Germany’s political ideology
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addressed a special meeting of the German Parliament on Sunday. Her speech is…
A “Stockholm syndrome” with long roots: experts explain how to counter Russian influence in Germany
Four German political experts and politicians describe the scope of the Russian financial and media influence in Germany.…
German security assistance to Ukraine perpetually on hold (Part 2)
An itemized list of Ukraine’s latest request for German security assistance has found its way into two major…
German security assistance to Ukraine perpetually on hold (Part 1)
Germany ranks among the top arms-exporting countries worldwide. However, it is withholding lethal security assistance to Ukraine and…
Germany blocks Ukraine’s arms purchase from NATO as unofficial arms embargo on Ukraine continues
The news about Germany’s move was reported by Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov in his commentary for…
Russia hopes for a U-turn in the EU’s energy policy
The current situation in the European market is unprecedented. Both natural gas and electricity prices have soared dramatically…
Russian gas, German elections, and US sanctions
Two high-resonance processes have been simultaneously unfolding in Europe in the last few weeks: the sharp increase in…
Nord Stream 2 сonstruction сompleted, but gas flows unlikely in 2021
On September 10, the project company Nord Stream 2 AG informed that the last weld has been finished,…
What next for Nord Stream 2? The legal battle in Europe begins
In a landmark development for European energy security, on July 15, Germany lost its appeal of the General…
Seven reasons why the USA and EU lost to the Nord Stream 2 lobbyists
There is no point in analyzing the work of German and American lobbyists of the Kremlin’s Nord Stream-2…
“A second Budapest memorandum”: experts on the US-Germany Nord Stream 2 deal
Washington and Berlin have clinched a deal on the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline said to give Russia…
What the US-German deal on Nord Stream 2 promises Ukraine
The document begins with an assurance that the United States and Germany strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity,…
US-Germany Nord Stream 2 agreement — a victory for Russia
At the same time, European gas storage levels are at only 53 percent of their capacity, or nearly…
NATO Summit: Strong on Russia but a net disappointment to Eastern Allies and Partners
United States President Joseph Biden’s first-time participation concentrated much of the attention at this NATO summit. Biden was…
Can the vessel Akademik Cherskiy finish Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction?
At the beginning of October 2020, the Akademik Cherskiy—the only Russian pipe-laying ship capable of completing the construction…
Germany has good chance to secure new EU anti-Russian sanctions for cyberattacks
In July, Germany assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union Council. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Minister of Defence,…