Germany has been reluctant to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 main battle tanks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Sunday. He added that Kiev does not understand Berlin’s hesitancy about the deliveries, given the military support already heading Ukraine’s way. Speaking to the Tagesschau news program, Kuleba claimed that Germany had …
Read More »Germany tells Serbia to choose between Russia and EU – Reuters
Serbia must decide to align itself with either Russia or the EU, a German official told Reuters on Tuesday. While Berlin has warned Belgrade against looking eastwards, the country’s government remains skeptical of Brussels and the West. “The need for a decision is coming to a head in view of …
Read More »Germany suspects ‘targeted attack’ on Russian gas pipeline – media
While the loss of pressure in three natural gas pipelines between Russia and Germany is still officially being investigated, Berlin is reportedly no longer convinced it was a coincidence, and suspects a “targeted attack” on behalf of either Ukraine or Russia, the newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Monday evening. Pressure in …
Read More »Germany refuses to give battle tanks to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht rejected demands to supply Kiev with Leopard 2 main battle tanks during a keynote speech at a German Society on Foreign Relations event on Monday. The minister noted that no other countries have delivered Western-built infantry fighting vehicles or main battle tanks so far to …
Read More »Germany ‘prepared’ for Russian gas shutdown – Scholz
Germany can cope with the current energy crisis, and is ready to deal with a potential Russian natural gas shutdown, the Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. “We live in serious times… But we are prepared. Prepared, for example, for Russia to largely cut off gas supplies because of the …
Read More »Germany’s energy plan could cost more than it saves – media
Germany’s newly approved directive to turn off outdoor advertising at night to save energy might end up costing more than leaving the illumination on, Die Welt newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the German Association for Out of Home Advertising (FAW). Under the new rules, set out by Economics Minister Robert …
Read More »Germany ‘will get through this winter’ – Scholz
Berlin has already made several “timely decisions” to avoid a winter crisis and the German government is ready to double down and “change market rules” to shield citizens and companies from soaring energy costs, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, presenting a new €65 billion “inflation relief” plan. “We will …
Read More »Germany wants EU unanimity rule scrapped
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called on EU members to abandon the right to veto in favor of majority voting in a number of key areas. Such a move could facilitate the bloc’s future expansion. Speaking at the Charles University in Prague, Scholz argued that changing voting practices may …
Read More »Germany approves energy saving plan
The German government has approved a package of measures aimed at reducing gas consumption during the upcoming heating season, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. The measures include reducing the heating temperature in offices and public institutions – with the exception of …
Read More »Germany to face highest inflation in 70 years – central bank
Germany is about to see its highest inflation in decades, the president of the nation’s central bank, Joachim Nagel, told the Rheinische Post on Saturday, adding that Germany might fall into a recession. “An inflation rate of even 10% is possible in the autumn months,” Nagel told the paper, adding …
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