Tag: Antony Blink
Uprising against Putin’s business model – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Germany would be a flawless democracy according to Moscow pattern, then it would most certainly say something about a “special operation” and a “peacekeeping force” to take on this Russian…
Russia appears to be preparing to storm Kyiv
More attacks These people are leaving the city of Irpin, which is near Kyiv. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Twelve days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the situation…
Second attempt to evacuate Mariupol – number of refugees is growing at the fastest rate since World War II
Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant from the air Russia now controls the largest European nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is increasingly alarmed…
Second attempt to evacuate Mariupol – number of refugees is growing at the fastest rate since World War II
People who fled from Kyiv in Romania Biggest refugee disaster in Europe since World War II. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Despite intensive mediation attempts by various countries over the weekend, Russian…
About 1.3 million people have fled Ukraine
help in the capital Arrival of war refugees at Berlin Central Station. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Thiel) Berlin More and more Ukrainians are seeking protection in other countries because of the Russian…
Ukraine announces partial mobilization of reservists – key developments of the night
Demonstration in Berlin on Tuesday evening More and more countries are imposing sanctions on Russia. (Photo: AP) new York Against the background of the latest escalations in the Ukraine conflict,…
How Putin could justify the war
Wladimir Putin The US accuses him of looking for a pretext for the invasion. (Photo: imago images/SNA) Moscow The situation in Ukraine is becoming confusing: the United States accuses Russia…
How Putin could justify the war
Wladimir Putin Is he looking for an excuse for an invasion? (Photo: imago images/SNA) Moscow The situation in Ukraine is becoming confusing: The United States accuses Russia of fomenting the…
Ukraine crisis causes tension on the financial markets
Trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Investors are likely to keep a close eye on the Ukraine conflict in the coming week as well (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The alert…
Baerbock and Blinken warn of an escalation in Ukraine
Munich In view of the massive tensions in the Ukraine crisis and without the participation of Russia, the 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC) has begun. “Today a new war is…
No relaxation in Ukraine – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Yesterday, at this point, I pointed out that the perceived relaxation in the Ukraine crisis corresponds above all to western wishful thinking. Now reality has caught up with us. So…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz warns Russia against invasion
Berlin It is Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) most difficult journey to date: war is threatening in the middle of Europe – and Scholz assured Ukraine of his support during his…
All power for Friedrich Merz – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
it works for Friedrich Merz, the new boss of the battered CDU. What could be better for an opposition leader than being reprimanded by the Foreign Minister for “pithy comments”?…
What position should Germany take in the Ukraine conflict?
Russian armored vehicles in Crimea. Russia has massed an estimated 100,000 troops with tanks and other heavy weapons near Ukraine in what the West says could be the prelude to…
Ukraine conflict intensifies – Germany’s Russia policy under criticism
Brussels, Berlin It has long been more than the usual provocations in the Ukraine conflict. The message from Moscow to the West is sharp and unmistakable: there is an acute…
The fallout after the resignation of naval chief Schönbach
“Such statements raise the suspicion that Germany should ideally do nothing at all and want to keep possible sanctions as small as possible. And a quiet Federal Chancellor is enthroned…
Blinken-Lavrov talks ended prematurely – US Secretary of State warns of escalation
Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov (from left) in Geneva on Friday. One conversation, two opinions. (Photo: AP) Geneva After the crisis talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary…
Blinken warns Russia of further escalation after crisis talks
Antony Blinken and Sergey Lavrov The US Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart had prematurely ended their meeting in Geneva. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Geneva After the crisis talks with…
World risk Putin – how Russia is endangering peace and the economy
Wladimir Putin International relations and global peace depend on the decisions of the Russian President. (Photo: Mona Eing & Michael Meissner) Russia’s President Putin cleverly exploits the West’s weaknesses. The…
Blinken and Baerbock demonstrate unity towards Moscow
Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf Demonstrating unity is what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Germany is all about. “Regardless of how Russia decides, it will find the USA, Germany…