Tag: Defense policy
Greece is arming: warplanes, helicopters & warships
Athens Preparations are already underway at the Tanagra military airport west of Athens. The first six Rafale fighter jets will land there on January 19th. Greece has ordered 18 of…
“Another NATO Easter Extension is not to be accepted”
Wladimir Putin The Russian President defends his policy at the annual press conference. (Photo: AP) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused NATO of massive expansion to the east without…
Apparently agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Kiev In the midst of the tensions in the Ukraine conflict, Russia is planning a military maneuver, according to a media report, which should provide fresh fuel. Hundreds of paratroopers…
Apparently agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Kiev The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced an agreement on a full ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. This is the result of the talks between the…
Apparently agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Conflict in Ukraine Apparently the conflicting parties in Eastern Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire. (Photo: dpa) Kiev The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced an…
Russia threatens military action
Wladimir Putin There are worldwide fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow One day after the G7 countries warned of an attack on Ukraine, Russia tightened the tone.…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
The USA, Australia & Japan warn China against invasion
Japanese coast If Taiwan fell to China, Japan’s rival could control the ocean, disrupting Japan’s major shipping routes. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin The world looks…
The USA, Australia & Japan warn China against invasion
Japanese coast If Taiwan fell to China, Japan’s rival could control the ocean, disrupting Japan’s major shipping routes. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Wire) Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin The world looks…
Scholz and Biden talking on the phone – Emphasize transatlantic friendship
Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz The new Federal Chancellor and US President Biden at the virtual “Summit for Democracy”. (Photo: AP) Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to US President Joe…
Foreign policy: Baerbock versus Scholz – The first practical test
Baerbock and Scholz Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Chancellor Olaf Scholz have to take a strong stand against China and Russia. (Photo: Reuters) At first glance, the new federal government…
Biden agrees to support Zelenskyj in a phone call
Selenskyj in conversation with Biden The conversation lasted about an hour and a half. (Photo: AP) Washington, Kiev Two days after his video summit with Russian head of state Vladimir…
Biden warns Putin of the enormous economic consequences of invading Ukraine
Brussels, Berlin US President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of enormous damage to the Russian economy in the event of an invasion of neighboring Ukraine. This was…
Biden on the phone with Putin – traffic light is a deterrent
Brussels, Berlin If Vladimir Putin has shown anything in his long reign, it is opportunism – which in his case, however, means less the flexibility of political positions than a…
Escalation or Relaxation? Biden and Putin discuss the confrontation in Ukraine
Brussels, Berlin If Vladimir Putin has shown anything in his long reign, it is opportunism – which in his case, however, means less the flexibility of political positions than a…
Five reasons Putin is risking the escalation
Moscow Instead of the red telephone, the “red video chat” is celebrating its premiere: a secure internet connection between Moscow and Washington at the highest level. This connection existed before,…
Biden and Putin meet for video summit
The costs would turn out to be very high, “should Russia decide in favor of such an approach,” said a US government official. Putin would then have to reckon with…
Strack-Zimmermann: The Bundeswehr needs a critical review
Foreign missions with unclear goals, faulty material and disaster control in the event of floods and pandemics – the traffic lights are facing major challenges in terms of defense policy.…
Russia increases military presence on the border with Ukraine
Brussels, Moscow The world is looking at the dramatic situation in the Belarusian-Polish border area. For Russia, however, this is only a sideline to its power politics, which is a…