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German chancellor’s party loses key vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party suffered a setback in an important regional election on Sunday as the Social Democrats claimed an historic low percentage of the vote. The Greens, their partners in the national government, almost tripled their support in the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and are now poised to play …

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German chancellor responds to Ukrainian insult

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said there is no need to “overreact” to an insulting statement made by the Ukrainian ambassador to Berlin. Andrey Melnik had earlier compared Scholz to an “offended liverwurst.” The chancellor told t-online news outlet on Sunday that it was not necessary to be overly “sensitive” to every …

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German chancellor explains caution on arming Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Berlin won’t take the lead in sending heavy weapons and vehicles to Ukraine. Pressed to do so by officials in Kiev and from within his own government, Scholz insisted that he won’t take any “hasty action” that could broaden the ongoing conflict. “I …

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Germany ‘can’t isolate’ Russia – former chancellor

Hounded by the international media and hated in his home city for his close ties to Russia, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder insists that Germany needs Russia’s vast energy supplies to maintain its industrial power. As Germany’s leaders distance themselves from calls to embargo Russian oil and gas imports, the …

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German chancellor’s popularity at record low

Nearly half of Germans are dissatisfied with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s performance, a recent poll has revealed. According to the survey, the German head of government’s popularity is at its lowest point since he was sworn in, last December. The survey conducted by German pollster Insa and commissioned by newspaper Bild …

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Former Austrian chancellor quits Russian oil giant over Ukraine

Former Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has become the latest Western figure to distance himself from Russia over the war in Ukraine. He announced on Friday that he had quit his post on the supervisory board of the energy giant Lukoil. “For me, someone who always advocated constructive ties between the …

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Russia accuses German chancellor of ‘making fun of genocide’

Moscow has hit back at the German Chancellor, accusing him of making fun of issues around a potential genocide. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow was responding to remarks made by Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, where he appeared to dismiss claims that thousands of Ukrainian civilians …

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Putin & new German chancellor Scholz admit differences

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited Moscow and met with President Vladimir Putin for the first time since taking office, to discuss energy security and the possibility for de-escalating the ongoing crisis around Ukraine. Putin hosted Scholz on Tuesday, where the two met for just over three hours, according to …

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Ex-Austrian chancellor set to promote ‘greater tolerance’

Austria’s former chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, has added a new role to his impressive portfolio – he has been appointed co-chairman of a prominent NGO that fights racism and anti-Semitism. “I am honored to join the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR) as co-chairman together with Tony Blair,” Kurz announced …

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