Tag: Head of state
The war in Ukraine is the legacy of the Russian President
Kyiv Military vehicles drive through Kyiv city center after the Ukrainian government said its troops have regained control of the entire Kyiv region. (Photo: dpa) This war is Vladimir Putin’s…
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…
Macron promises more social justice and purchasing power aids
Nanterre, Stiring spiral The French Prime Minister also has to take part in the Laola wave: Jean Castex, 56, bends forward and throws his arms in the air. The exercise…
How Marine Le Pen tries to go mainstream
Paris Marine Le Pen used to be called the “devil’s daughter” in France. The 53-year-old right-wing extremist is the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the Front National party,…
How left-wing populist Mélenchon scores in the election campaign
Marseilles A large stage rises up on the beach in Marseille, white tent roofs gleam in the sun, and French rap blares from the loudspeakers. It could be the setup…
A rapprochement in the negotiations is unlikely
Russian President Vladimir Putin It is unlikely that Putin will be satisfied with the results of the negotiations. (Photo: dpa) Markets are only too happy to cling to hope. Investors…
A rapprochement in the negotiations is unlikely
Talks in Istanbul Turkish President Erdogan welcomes the participants. (Photo: dpa) Markets are only too happy to cling to hope. Investors are now speculating on peace in Ukraine. And given…
Joe Biden in Brussels: Melancholic Friendship Summit
Joe Biden with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen During his visit to Brussels, the US President made it clear that the US is behind Europe in the Ukraine…
Putin is not lost yet
Vladimir Putin If Putin adapts his goals to the new realities, he too may emerge from this war with a result that Kremlin propagandists can sell as a Russian victory.…
Biden has Democrats and Republicans behind him
new York While US President Joe Biden is still on the plane after his European tour, his great rival takes the stage 800 kilometers south-west of Washington. In front of…
Putin must not remain in power
Warsaw Russia accompanied Joe Biden’s performance in Warsaw with two heavy waves of attacks on the western Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv, just 340 kilometers away. In the Polish capital in…
Putin must not remain in power
Warsaw Russia accompanied Joe Biden’s performance in Warsaw with two heavy waves of attacks on the western Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv, just 340 kilometers away. In the Polish capital in…
Putin must not remain in power
Warsaw Russia accompanied Joe Biden’s performance in Warsaw with two heavy waves of attacks on the western Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv, just 340 kilometers away. In the Polish capital in…
Putin must not remain in power
Joe Biden The US President gave a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on Saturday evening. (Photo: REUTERS (M)) Warsaw In what has been announced as a historic speech…
The West should ignore Putin’s ruble bluff
Shirt with poker face Putin What if the West simply does not respond to the Russian President’s demand for payment in rubles? (Photo: Reuters) Vladimir Putin has a clever idea:…
Is Putin the second Stalin?
Poster with Stalin, Putin and Hitler (from left) at a demonstration in Berlin against the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine A historical approach to history-obsessed Putin makes sense. (Photo:…
What to make of China’s position in the Ukraine war
US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi During the call on Friday, Biden and Xi discussed the war in Ukraine. It was the first direct meeting between the heads of…
President Zelensky’s closest confidants
Selenski’s closest confidants The impacts are getting closer, closer and closer. Pictures of destroyed residential buildings in Kyiv go around the world, and there are deaths every day. Many people…
Macron presents his campaign program
Paris Emmanuel Macron actually wanted to hold his first major campaign appearance in Marseille, but he has twice postponed plans for a visit to the southern French city of over…
Macron presents his campaign program
Paris Emmanuel Macron actually wanted to hold his first major campaign appearance in Marseille, but he has twice postponed plans for a visit to the southern French city of over…