Tag: Putin
Investors should remain calm and just wait and see
Investor looks at a stock exchange board Equities remain the most promising liquid asset class. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt A good 800 points down, 400 up, briefly in the black, only…
Putin gives separatists more territory in eastern Ukraine
Wladimir Putin Russia’s president is escalating the situation in Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin recognizes the separatist regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in their much larger original…
“Someone has to be there”
Ukraine conflict A woman walks through the area near Sloviansk. (Photo: dpa) Darya Romanenko still had a small hope. “I hope that we can continue working here. I hope that…
“Without Ukraine, Russia is not a great power”
Celebrations in Ukraine Pro-Russian activists celebrate recognizing separatist territory in Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin These lines are a quarter of a century old, but they read like they are from…
“Putin has no interest in dialogue”
Julianne Smith “We cannot predict exactly what Putin is planning. But we all view the stationing of Russian troops in Belarus with considerable concern.“ (Photo: Reuters) Ms. Smith, the federal…
Bitcoin and Markets Focused on This Question! Will Putin Cross the Red Line?
The tension between Russia and Ukraine has turned from a regional struggle to a global crisis. While the USA sided with Ukraine, harsh statements from both sides lowered the risk…
German managers cancel meetings with Putin
Wladimir Putin The lobby association has canceled a video call with Russia’s president planned for early March by the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf, Berlin After…
The full speech of Putin in the video
Berlin, Moscow On Monday, February 21, in a speech to the people, Vladimir Putin explained his reasons for invading Ukraine and recognizing the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. In many…
News about Putin and Ukraine
The US government has described Moscow’s recognition of the so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics and the planned deployment of Russian troops in the eastern Ukrainian territories as “the beginning…
How Russia breaks international law
Geneva The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, felt compelled to make clear statements. After Russia recognized the rebel areas of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as independent…
News about Putin and Ukraine
In view of the Russian escalation in Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline must not go into operation from the point of view of FDP parliamentary group Vice President Lukas…
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…
What chance is there against Russia?
Vienna The Ukrainian armed forces have changed radically over the past three decades: from the military, anti-Western bulwark of the Soviet Red Army to a force that sees itself as…
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…
The army is stronger than in 2014 – but it still looks bad
Vienna The Ukrainian armed forces have changed radically over the past three decades: from the military, anti-Western bulwark of the Soviet Red Army to a force that sees itself as…
Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon
Wladimir Putin It seems that the Russian President has already prepared every step. (Photo: AP) If there is any such thing as sacrilege in international relations, it is disregard for…
Putin is driving commodity prices higher
Gas pipeline in Poland Concerns about a shortage of gas, oil and wheat from Russia are growing. (Photo: dpa) Zurich Russia’s decision to move troops to eastern Ukraine caused price…
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…
Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon
Wladimir Putin It seems that the Russian President has already prepared every step. (Photo: AP) If there is any such thing as sacrilege in international relations, it is disregard for…