The German government is reportedly planning to provide a loan of €10 billion ($10.4 billion) to rescue the local unit of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom, which was seized by the country’s energy regulator in April, Bloomberg reports. On Tuesday, the government said in an emailed statement that state-owned bank …
Read More »Lethal Berlin car crash was not accidental – media
The German police have found a “letter” in the vehicle of the driver who rammed his car into a crowd in central Berlin on Wednesday morning, the German tabloid Bild has reported. At least one person was killed and dozens injured. The motives of the driver remain unclear, according to …
Read More »Brussels and Berlin’s witch-hunt against ex-German chancellor who defended Germany and the EU against US pressure
Gerhard Schroeder has spent his private-sector career since leaving office in 2005 effectively furthering the cause of European economic strength by developing sources of cheap Russian energy to serve the EU’s industrial and consumer needs. If Germany and the bloc still have the ability to say no to Washington without …
Read More »Berlin clarifies stance on Russian and Ukrainian flags ban
Public displays of Russian and Ukrainian flags will be banned at 15 memorial sites in Berlin, including the iconic Soviet WWII memorial in the Treptower Park, during Victory Day celebrations on May 8 and 9, the city’s interior ministry has said on Friday. The move has sparked controversy after some …
Read More »‘Explosive device’ found at Russian journalist compound in Berlin – media
A suspicious package was found at a Berlin compound housing journalists with Russia’s RIA Novosti late on Friday. The editor-in-chief of the media group, Margarita Simonyan, said the package turned out to be an explosive device, citing German police. “The Berlin police confirmed that an explosive device was planted in …
Read More »Berlin called on to stop sending weapons to Ukraine
Germany should consider the risks of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev spreading beyond Ukraine’s borders and plunging the world into a full-scale Third World War, dozens of German cultural figures have told Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in an open letter calling on him to stop sending arms to Ukraine. A …
Read More »Berlin wants Trump-trashed trade deal back on table
Germany is calling for discussions about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, which were halted by former US President Donald Trump, to be revived. “We should resume negotiations on a transatlantic free trade agreement,” Christian Lindner, the finance minister of Europe’s number-one economy, …
Read More »Russia to kick out German state media after Berlin bans RT DE
The Russian office of the German state broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW), is to be closed as part of the “first round” of a response to Berlin’s “unfriendly actions” against RT DE, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The German outlet will also be barred from broadcasting in Russia …
Read More »Leave Ukraine out of Nord Stream 2 decision – Berlin
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will bring gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, should not be tangled up with ongoing political disputes between Ukraine and Russia, a senior official in Berlin has said. In an interview with broadcaster rbb on Thursday, defense minister Christine Lambrecht …
Read More »Germany has plan for Nord Stream 2 – Berlin
Germany’s new top diplomat, Annalena Baerbock, who once accused Russia of “blackmailing” Berlin to greenlight the gas link, has said that she and the country’s chancellor have reached an agreement on the project. Baerbock of Germany’s Green party told Die Ziet on Thursday that herself and Chancellor Olaf Scholz had discussed the …
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