Tag: St. Petersburg
Wie Putin den Kontinent vereinnahmen will
Riga, Kapstadt Wieder einmal ertönt in der Nacht zu Donnerstag Luftalarm in der gesamten Ukraine. Besonders gewachsen ist die Anspannung in den Hafenstädten des Landes: Seit Russland das Getreideabkommen einseitig…
Regional elections in Russia: meaningless
Regional elections in Russia People don’t have a real choice anyway – the result is therefore not meaningful. (Photo: dpa) When the polling stations in Russia closed on Sunday evening…
Regional elections in Russia: meaningless
Regional elections in Russia People don’t have a real choice anyway – the result is therefore not meaningful. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt When the polling stations in Russia closed on Sunday…
The Political Comeback of War – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
we thought we were dealing with a “chess player”, not a war criminal. We believed he was playing by the rules and not betting his own. We figured he just…
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…
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…