Many observers believe the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) needs an overhaul. With countries such as Brazil, Germany, India and even Japan suggested as potential permanent members. Reaction to Berlin’s recent two-year stint on the body suggests the present five (China, France, Russia, the UK and the US) will be …
Read More »The end of Ostpolitik: Dream of Europe ‘whole & free’ over as Russian-German friendship fades & Moscow pivots to Asia
It was one of the milestones of the Neue Ostpolitik – Bonn’s policy aimed at normalizing relations with the USSR and its East European satellites. On the day of this anniversary, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas wrote the following: “Unlike Brandt, we no longer have to go via Moscow to …
Read More »German hospitals packed to the brim with 40% more Covid-19 patients in ICUs than during 1st wave – union chief
“In states like Saxony, the number of patients in intensive care is five times higher than it was in April. Hospitals are either reaching their capacity limits or have already exceeded them,” Gerald Gass, the head of the German Hospital Federation (DKG), an umbrella group uniting regional hospital associations, told …
Read More »‘Like mafia’: US tramples over European sovereignty in bid to stop Nord Stream 2, EU must FIGHT BACK, German MP tells RT
“Their actions resemble those of a mafia,” Ernst told RT Deutsch on Wednesday, speaking about the renewed threats of US sanctions against European companies involved in the project. Ernst chairs the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy at the German parliament, the Bundestag. Just like mafia members extorting ‘protection money’ from …
Read More »As the German lockdown movement continues to grow, wild claims of Nazi-era laws and Anne Frank comparisons undermine its efforts
German police firing water cannons at several thousand people protesting outside the Reichstag in Berlin over tougher Covid-19 rules is an act that will only intensify the heat of the raging debate, in which efforts to control the virus are likened to actions that enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler. …
Read More »‘Sometimes it’s hard to be a loser’: German foreign minister calls on Trump and Biden to accept election result
“What is happening in America does not quite correspond to the democratic culture we know from the United States,” Maas tweeted on Thursday. “It is important that the result is then accepted by everyone. It’s easy to be a winner, but sometimes it’s hard to be a loser.” Trump and …
Read More »Anti-lockdown protesters are becoming ‘TERRORISTS,’ claims head of German state of Thuringia
The massive demonstrations against Berlin’s tightening pandemic control measures are starting to resemble “terrorism,” Ramelow told Tagesspiegel on Thursday, insisting the protests – and the fringe interests they brought together – were “a threat to internal security in our country.” Ramelow, who is a member of The Left (Die Linke), pointed …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan slams German police for ‘racism & Islamophobia’ after raid on Berlin mosque during Covid-19 aid fraud probe
“I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said. [The operation] was obviously fed by racism and Islamophobia, which is bringing Europe closer to the darkness of the Middle Ages, and completely ignores the freedom of belief. The Turkish Foreign Ministry previously …
Read More »75 years after ‘Stunde Null,’ collapse in Russian-German relations is driven by Berlin’s renewed desire to dominate Europe
The mantra in the German capital these days is that the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexey Navalny was a “turning point” in relations with Russia. Germany will deprioritize efforts to understand Russia and act as a mediator between its Western allies and Moscow. The pessimistic sentiment about the state …
Read More »Former German chancellor Schroeder to sue tabloid Bild over Navalny accusation that he receives ‘shadow money’ from Putin
Posting on his LinkedIn page, Schroeder explained that he would be taking Bild to court after Navalny claimed that he takes “shadow payments” from Russian President Vladimir Putin, without presenting any evidence. The anti-corruption activist admitted that he has no concrete proof, but said he has “no doubt.” By circulating …
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