One can hardly refer to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as an “offended liverwurst,” considering that when Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik called him that, Scholz didn’t appear offended at all, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. The minister was referring to a series of exchanges between Kiev …
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Germany plans to ditch Russian oil imports by the end of the year, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the issue. The measure will apparently be adopted whether or not the EU reaches a consensus on a Russian oil embargo. The German Chancellor’s Office is now …
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Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski both appeared to say farewell to German football fans as pandemonium struck in Stuttgart when they beat relegation with a 92nd-minute winner. On the final day of the Bundesliga season, Haaland played his last game for Borussia Dortmund who this week sold him for a £51 …
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Skyrocketing food prices worldwide are the result of Russia pursuing a hybrid war strategy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claimed on Saturday following a G7 meeting. However, Moscow immediately hit back by blaming Western sanctions for the spike. “Russia made a conscious decision to turn the war against Ukraine into …
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Skyrocketing food prices worldwide are the result of Russia pursuing a hybrid war strategy, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claimed on Saturday following a G7 meeting. However, Moscow hit back by blaming Western sanctions for the spike. “Russia made a conscious decision to turn the war against Ukraine into a …
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A German government investigation has revealed that more than 300 members of the country’s security agencies have links to “right-wing” extremism, including officers who were found to have joined in “Heil Hitler” chants and Nazi salutes. “We will not allow our democratic constitutional state to be sabotaged from within by …
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Germany is not yet ready for a total embargo on Russian gas, the country’s vice-chancellor and economy minister, Robert Habeck, said on Thursday. According to the official, Berlin still has a lot of work to do before taking such a step. Habeck said that a premature ban of Russian oil …
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed during a visit to Kiev that her country, along with the Netherlands, will provide Ukraine with state-of-the-art heavy weapons, including the Panzerhaubitze 2000, and will begin training for the Ukrainian military “over the next few days.” Accompanied by her Dutch counterpart, Wopke Hoekstra for …
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Germany and Qatar have failed to reach an agreement regarding long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing people close to the talks. According to the outlet, Berlin will not agree to Qatar’s demand to sign deals for a duration of at least 20 years. Despite …
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Up to 11,000 troops marched on Moscow’s iconic Red Square on Monday as Russia celebrated the 77th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II. The conflict is largely called the Great Patriotic War in Russia, and May 9 is one of the country’s most revered holidays. The marching …
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