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Zelensky expects Russian attacks in the Donbass and in the south
Smoke columns on Sunday morning over Odessa More intense attacks in the south and east. (Photo: IMAGO/Agencia EFE) Dusseldorf In Ukraine, attacks on the port city of Mariupol in the…
In Serbia, Vladimir Putin is massively inflaming Europe
Vucic and Putin pin With his seesaw policy between Brussels, Moscow and Beijing, the increasingly autocratic ruling Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is destabilizing the Balkans. Will he become Moscow’s pawn?…
In Putin’s head – the logic and arbitrariness of an autocrat
Wladimir Putin The book “In Putin’s Head” was published in 2016 and is now being expanded to include a current chapter. (Photo: via REUTERS) It has now become fashionable to…
Zelensky expects Russian attacks in the Donbass and in the south
Ukrainian President Zelensky Volodymyr Zelensky sees a change in strategy in the Russian army. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After the withdrawal of Russian troops from the area around the Ukrainian capital…
Russian troops are attacking more in the south and east
Man at a destroyed house in Irpin Apparently Russian units withdrew from the suburbs of Irpin, Bucha and Hostomel northwest of Kyiv. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the sixth week of…
With Putin into a new era of the nuclear arms race
Military parade in Moscow Russia has ICBMs with nuclear warheads. This allows the country to attack the United States directly. (Photo: dpa) Geneva Monday, January 3, 2022: “We reaffirm that…
With Putin into a new era of the nuclear arms race
Geneva Monday, January 3, 2022: “We reaffirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be waged,” write the five official nuclear-armed powers in unison. They present a…
Germany is considering buying anti-missile defense systems from the USA or Israel
Test of the missile defense system “Arrow 3” Germany is considering buying such a defense system from Israel or the United States. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to Bundeswehr Inspector General…
EU leaders warn China against supporting Russia
Brussels, Beijing Mockers got their money’s worth, for days they had been amused by the Brussels “April Fool’s Summit”. So to say that expectations for the video conference between leaders…
EU leaders warn China against supporting Russia
Brussels, Beijing EU leaders have warned China against supporting Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine under threat of consequences. After a summit meeting organized via video conference, there were no…
Delivery of 58 tanks to Ukraine approved
Ukraine war Ukrainian soldiers sit on an infantry fighting vehicle. (Photo: dpa) Rome Further support for Ukraine in the war against Russia: On Friday, the German government approved the delivery…
India rolls out the red carpet for Russia
Sergei Lavrov (archive image) India is one of the few major economies that has not explicitly condemned Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Bangkok When top foreign diplomats…
Russian governor accuses Ukraine of airstrike on fuel depots in Russia
Explosion near Belgorod Two workers are said to have been injured in the explosion at the tank farm owned by the Rosneft oil company. The authenticity of the recordings could…
Beijing is on Moscow’s side
Just over a month ago, the meeting was seen as an opportunity to settle controversial issues such as the joint investment agreement that the European Parliament had put on hold.…
Russian troops apparently obstruct rescue operation from Mariupol
Destroy apartment buildings in Mariupol So far, the Russian armed forces have apparently not allowed 45 buses to rescue civilians in Mariupol through. (Photo: Reuters) new York At the beginning…
China is not a partner for Europe, but a rival
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Moscow and Beijing want to push back US influence. (Photo: via REUTERS) Under the shock of the Ukraine war, romance with Russia has become an…
Does the West misunderstand Putin’s nuclear bomb rhetoric?
Dusseldorf Military expert Florence Gaub believes the West misinterpreted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threatening gestures about the possible use of nuclear weapons. In the new episode of “Handelsblatt Today” she…
Putin’s shattered dream of Russian empire
Wladimir Putin The Russian government had tried to persuade the leaders of the other states of the other successor countries of the Soviet Union, which were working together in the…
The Ukraine war could lead to a break in economic ties
Parade in Beijing Human rights issues have repeatedly strained EU-China relations in recent years. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing, Brussels Europe’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell repeatedly draws attention to himself with…
We have to take the “turning point” seriously
Rarely has a “great power” lost so much in such a short time as Russia has: decoupled from large parts of the world economy, economically and socially in decline, militarily…