Tag: Foreign trade policy
US cut normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus
Visitors with umbrellas in the national colors of Ukraine in front of the Capitol in Washington The Senate and House of Representatives have imposed further sanctions on Russia. (Photo: Reuters)…
EU states apparently decide on fifth sanctions package against Russia
European Council meeting room in Brussels There were some delays in the negotiations between the 27 EU countries on the sanctions. (Photo: Reuters) The 27 EU countries have launched the…
Foreign Minister calls for more weapons from NATO
Brussels The NATO countries are planning a significant increase in military support for Ukraine. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday, a radical change of course on…
Foreign Minister calls for more weapons from NATO
Dmitro Kuleba and Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General pledges support to Ukraine (Photo: AP) Brussels In anticipation of a feared major Russian offensive in the east and south-east of Ukraine,…
Shell writes off up to $5 billion
Shell petrol station in London The oil company sees a write-down requirement of up to five billion dollars in the first quarter. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf At the beginning of March,…
Reshape globalization
Liberal democracies are on the decline worldwide, and more and more are turning into illiberal democracies. This is shown by the analyzes of the British think tank Chatham House. Many…
Germany is too expensive a location for many US companies
Dusseldorf Despite all the suffering over the atrocities and the number of victims, there is an expectation in company headquarters that the war in Ukraine will give German-American relations a…
Ukraine expects new offensive
Donetsk region Russian tank in the war zone. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Dusseldorf Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. He called for an…
US government puts Putin’s daughters on sanctions list
new York The US government has expanded its sanctions against Russia. Now the adult children of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the closest relatives of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are…
Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto calls for arms deliveries
Berlin Green foreign policy is about intervening in the event of massive human rights violations, says Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. But since this would mean a confrontation between NATO…
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Olaf Scholz – “We deliver what we can”
Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) speaks a little more carefully than usual, and there is sadness in his voice. “The murder of civilians is a war crime,” says the Chancellor, referring…
What the EU rule of law procedure means for the country
Victor Orban Reports detail Prime Minister Viktor Orban providing himself, his family and friends with lucrative grants. (Photo: IMAGO/Belga) Brussels In Hungary and Poland, the governments are securing power and…
Russia pays off dollar bonds in rubles for the first time
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin In total, Russia has 15 outstanding international bonds with a face value of around $40 billion. (Photo: AP) Moscow Russia is getting closer to bankruptcy: for…
How the West wants to help with heavy weapons
Berlin, Brussels A month and a half of war has dug furrows in the face of the Ukrainian President. Pain and anger could be seen on Volodymyr Zelensky when he…
How the Ukraine war could shake Africa
Cape Town The military rulers in Sudan must have sensed a certain uneasiness when they had to almost double the price of bread last year because of high inflation. When…
USA and Europe increase sanctions pressure on Russia – German industry supports
Joe Biden The US wants to present further sanctions against Russia today. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The US and its allies want to increase the pressure on Russia with further sanctions.…
The United States, together with allies, want to tighten sanctions against Russia
Joe Biden The US wants to present further sanctions against Russia today. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The US and its allies want to increase the pressure on Russia with further sanctions.…
The Mulliez family has problems with the Russian business
Paris The protest against the hardware store chain Leroy Merlin started on March 21st. A Russian missile hit a shopping center in Kyiv, largely destroying it and killing several people.…