British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is hoping to persuade German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz to step up pressure on Russia when the two leaders meet in London on Friday, the Times reported. According to the outlet, London is concerned that other NATO allies will force Ukraine to “settle” the conflict as …
Read More »
Germans are already paying a price for Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, the country’s finance minister has acknowledged. Speaking to Bild tabloid newspaper, Christian Lindner said that “the Ukraine war is making us all poorer, for example, because we have to pay more for imported energy.” In an interview published …
Read More »
There is no scenario in which NATO will send its forces to Ukraine, the Inspector General of the German military has told journalists. In an interview with Die Welt on Saturday, General Eberhard Zorn replied in the negative when asked whether NATO could get involved in Ukraine should Russia use …
Read More »
Germany has given the green light to supply 58 Cold War-era armored vehicles to Ukraine, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry told the Welt newspaper on Friday. While the infantry fighting vehicles (IVFs) are currently owned by a Czech firm, any attempt to transfer them to third parties still requires …
Read More »
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday that their countries won’t buy Russian gas with rubles, insisting that gas contracts in euros “must be observed.” Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Berlin that payments in euros would be converted to rubles upon …
Read More »
The German offices of Russian state energy giant and major gas exporter Gazprom were searched by European officials, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing sources that “wished to remain anonymous.” The raid was conducted amid the investigation into the company’s role in the rise of natural gas prices in Europe, which …
Read More »
Germany is “100%” prepared to provide some form of security guarantees to Ukraine, while the US government is still “in constant discussion” with Kiev, according to officials from both countries. The comments came, on Wednesday, after leaked proposals from Russian-Ukrainian peace talks appeared to suggest an arrangement where Moscow and various …
Read More »
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone on Wednesday to discuss Moscow’s demand that Berlin pay for Russian gas with rubles, rather than in euros or dollars. According to the German version of events, Putin agreed that payments would continue for the moment in either …
Read More »
Germany triggered its gas emergency plan on Tuesday. The measure is intended to serve an ‘early warning’ for the potential disruption or stoppage of energy supplies from Russia. The move was made ahead of March 31 – Russia’s deadline for “unfriendly countries,” which includes Germany and the rest of the EU – to …
Read More »
The German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) has called for an agreement at the European level on an emergency protocol in response to Moscow’s announcement of a new gas payment mechanism. “There are certain and serious signs that we are heading towards a deterioration in the gas supply situation,” …
Read More »