Scholz's party keeps Ukraine policy despite state vote loss
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says it sees no need for changes to the German leader’s often-criticized approach to the war in Ukraine after an election in Germany’s most populous state brought a clear defeat for his center-left Social Democrats.
Germany, India sign $10.5B green development deal
Germany and India signed a series of bilateral agreements Monday focused on sustainable development that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy. The accords were signed during a visit to Berlin by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz is seeking to elicit India's support for the tough stance taken by Europe and the United States toward Russia over the war in Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comGerman ex-Chancellor Schroeder urged to leave Scholz party
The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party said Monday that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose ties to the Russian energy industry have left him increasingly isolated at home, should leave the party. Asked whether Schroeder should leave the party, Esken replied: “He should.”
news.yahoo.comRussia-Ukraine latest news: 20,000 troops killed or missing, Kremlin officials appear to admit
UK to reopen Kyiv embassy next week France, Germany evaded embargo to sell weapons to Russia Russia bids to capture all of southern Ukraine What Ukraine’s Invictus Games team wants you to know UK to give Poland Challenger II tanks in Ukraine arms drive
news.yahoo.comGermany irritated by Ukraine's snub of a presidential visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday criticized a diplomatic snub by Ukraine for his country's president and defended Berlin's record on delivering weapons to Kyiv amid tensions that have flared at a delicate moment in German policymaking on the war. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's largely ceremonial head of state, had hoped to travel to Ukraine on Wednesday with his Polish and Baltic counterparts. The German newspaper Bild quoted an unidentified Ukrainian diplomat as saying that Steinmeier was not welcome at the moment, pointing to his close relations with Russia in the past.
news.yahoo.comLive Updates | New Zealand sending transport plane, money
New Zealand will send a military transport plane and a support team of 50 to Europe, as well as give money to Britain to buy weapons, as it significantly steps up its response to the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that the C130 Hercules plane would travel throughout Europe to carry much-needed equipment and supplies to key distribution centers. Ardern said her government would also spend an additional 13 million New Zealand dollars ($9 million) on military and human rights support, including NZ$7.5 million for Britain to buy weapons and ammunition.
news.yahoo.comGerman panel recommends booster for recipients of 4 vaccines
Germany’s independent vaccination advisory panel is recommending a booster shot with a messenger RNA vaccine for people who have had a full course of four Chinese, Indian and Russian COVID-19 vaccines that aren’t currently approved for use in the European Union.
Kremlin demands rubles for gas, EU leaders push back
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of contracts and sanctions.
Putin's demand for ruble payments? No way! say EU nations
President Vladimir Putin's threat to have “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on got the not-so-friendly treatment from European Union nations Thursday. If others put it less bluntly, it came down to the same — from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who as former chief of the European Central Bank, knows something about currencies. Early this week, Putin launched the idea that because of Western sanctions targeting the Kremlin and freezing Russian assets, they were "effectively drawing a line over reliability of their currencies, undermining the trust for those currencies.”
news.yahoo.comLeaders of Germany, Turkey press for cease-fire in Ukraine
Turkey and Germany pledged Monday to continue diplomatic work for a cease-fire in Ukraine, while emphasizing the importance of their bilateral ties and their NATO partnership. “As NATO allies, we have confirmed our common opinions and worries,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was on his first official trip to Turkey since taking office in December. Erdogan also highlighted his country's relations with Moscow, which saw Turkey host a recent diplomatic conference last week that included a meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine.
news.yahoo.com"This cannot be done overnight": Europeans throw cold water on possible Russian energy ban
Top European leaders said Monday that they recognize the need to reduce the continent's dependence on Russian energy but stressed that an immediate embargo would not be feasible.Why it matters: Under pressure from Congress and the Ukrainian government, the Biden administration may move to ban Russian oil imports on a unilateral basis if the U.S. cannot immediately bring along its European allies.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Driving the news: German C
news.yahoo.comBiden condemns Russian invasion, tries to kickstart domestic agenda in State of the Union address
President Biden delivered his first formal State of the Union address amid the crisis in Ukraine and a list of challenges at home. He emphasized a message of unity, warned Russian President Vladimir Putin he has "no idea what is coming," and attempted to kickstart his domestic agenda. Ed O'Keefe reports.
news.yahoo.comOperator of Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy and fires all employees
The Swiss-based company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has filed for bankruptcy and fired all 106 of its employees, a local official confirmed to Swiss radio broadcaster SRF.Why it matters: Long viewed as a Kremlin influence project that would increase Europe's energy dependence on Russia, Nord Stream 2 was one of the first targets of the flurry of Western sanctions triggered by Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Ger
news.yahoo.comDiplomats walk out on Lavrov's speech at UN rights council
Numerous diplomats, led by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva Yevheniia Filipenko, walk out of the room as Russia's Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the UN Human Rights Council. The Ukrainian envoy says that this action "sends a very strong signal to the Russian Federation that such actions are not acceptable".
news.yahoo.comGermany commits 100 billion euros to new armed forces fund
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that Germany is committing 100 billion euros to a special fund for its armed forces, raising its defense spending above 2 percent of GDP. “It’s clear we need to invest significantly more in the security of our country, in order to protect our freedom and our democracy,” Scholz told a special session of the Bundestag in Berlin Sunday morning. The move is a significant one for Germany, which has come under criticism from the United States and other NATO allies for not investing adequately in its defense budget.
news.yahoo.comGermany to send anti-tank weapons and missiles to Ukraine, in major reversal of restrictive arms export policy that 'marks a turning point' for the country
"It is our duty to do our best to help Ukraine defend against the invading army of Putin," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday.
news.yahoo.comHow Nord Stream 2 Got Stuck in Russia-Ukraine Limbo
The newly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea has come tantalizingly close to being able to pump billions of cubic meters of Russian gas to the European Union. Now its future is in limbo amid tougher sanctions from the U.S. and Europe. The link between Russia and Germany runs parallel to the existing Nord Stream pipeline that’s been fully operational since 2012. The launch of the new link was already delayed by earlier U.S. efforts to block its completion. Russia’s invasion of
washingtonpost.comWhat Nord Stream 2 Needs Before Gas Can Start Flowing
The newly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea has come tantalizingly close to being able to pump billions of cubic meters of Russian gas to the European Union. The link between Russia and Germany runs parallel to the existing Nord Stream pipeline that’s been fully operational since 2012, and has a ready-made market. But its startup was already delayed by earlier U.S. efforts to block its completion, and now Russia’s recognition of two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine has
washingtonpost.comHow Nord Stream 2 Got Stuck in Russia-Ukraine Limbo
The newly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea has come tantalizingly close to being able to pump billions of cubic meters of Russian gas to the European Union. The link between Russia and Germany runs parallel to the existing Nord Stream pipeline that’s been fully operational since 2012, and has a ready-made market. But its startup was already delayed by earlier U.S. efforts to block its completion, and now Russia’s recognition of two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine has
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