Tag: Olaf Scholz
Authorities demand a concept for the dismantling of the Baltic Sea pipeline
Tubes for Nord Stream 2 construction Berlin If the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 2 were not put into operation for a long time, the operators would have to develop…
“A terrible day for Ukraine and a dark day for Europe”
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor describes Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a “blatant breach of international law”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The German government is horrified by Russia’s military action against Ukraine.…
This is how politicians reacted to Russia’s attack
Joe Biden The US President speaks of a shameless aggression by Russia. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Dusseldorf Top politicians around the world have strongly condemned Russia’s order for a military…
The false messenger of peace from Donbass – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
These days we remember a piece of wisdom from Otto von Bismarck. The “Iron Chancellor” once said that “there was never as much lying as before the election, during the…
US government launches sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG
Tube for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline Washington After the federal government suspended the approval process for the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, the USA are now introducing sanctions…
Is the energy price crisis now threatening to worsen?
Dusseldorf Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has stopped the approval process for the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. It was in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s breach of international law,…
Conflicts are increasing in the traffic light coalition
Berlin The SPD, Greens and FDP quickly agreed on the goal. The self-proclaimed progressive coalition will make Germany fit for the digital age. “Speed in infrastructure expansion”, that’s what Volker…
Putin’s “Invasion”, Stalin’s Legacy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
it’s not about Crimea anymore. It is no longer about the Donbass. It’s all about Ukraine. And at some point it’s about Georgia and other states that were once part…
The consequences of the Ukraine crisis for stock exchanges and the German economy
Dusseldorf The conflict between Russia and Ukraine reached a new level of escalation on Monday evening. In an almost hour-long speech on Russian state television, President Vladimir Putin recognized the…
Olaf Scholz shows with the stop of Nord Stream 2 format
In times of crisis, the Germans could rely on all federal chancellors. Helmut Kohl shaped unity after the fall of the Wall, Angela Merkel even has the honorary title of…
Putin confronts the West with a sanctions dilemma
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The Brussels authorities have put together a package of sanctions. But when and how is it played out? (Photo: dpa) Brussels, London It…
Scholz stops Nord Stream 2
Berlin Olaf Scholz has made his decision: the commissioning of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline will be stopped in view of the escalation of the Ukraine crisis. The…
Putin presents the West with a sanctions dilemma
Brussels, London It is a breach of international law, an act of aggression – but it is not yet a large-scale war of aggression: With his decision to recognize the…
Scholz draws consequences after Putin’s speech
Chancellor Scholz Nord Stream 2 initially stopped. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Olaf Scholz reacts clearly to Russia’s aggressive signals in the Ukraine conflict. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the Chancellor…
The frustration, the speech, the war – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
for psychologists, Vladimir Putin is probably a case study for the theory that out of repeatedly subjectively experienced frustration – Nato! East expansion! – Aggression is almost inevitable. And so…
Ukraine crisis escalates – the most important developments of the night
UN Security Council The panel discusses the Ukraine crisis in an emergency session. (Photo: Reuters) new York Russian President Vladimir Putin further escalated the Ukraine crisis in the evening. The…
The West condemns the Russian President’s escalation in Ukraine
Paris, Brussels, Denver, Berlin After recognizing the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the West is stepping up its crackdown on Russian President Vladimir Putin: US President Joe Biden ordered new…
Putin ignites the next level of escalation in the Ukraine conflict
Brussels, Moscow, London, New York Despite the efforts of the Europeans, the chance of a peaceful solution to the conflict with Russia over Ukraine is dwindling. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Putin ignites the next level of escalation in the Ukraine conflict
Brussels, Moscow, London, New York Despite the efforts of the Europeans, the chance of a peaceful solution to the conflict with Russia over Ukraine is dwindling. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Putin recognizes the “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk
Moscow In an hour-long speech on Monday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin drew a radical line under the Minsk Agreement: Russia had done everything it could to preserve Ukraine’s territorial…