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Bucha – the “My Lai of Russia” – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
My Lai: For many years, the US Army’s image suffered from its 1968 massacre in a Vietnamese village. At that time 504 people died. Srebrenica: The 1995 massacre by the…
346 million despite the embargo: Europe’s arms deliveries to Putin
Berlin Versailles on Friday last week, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the EU summit: “Our destinies are linked. Ukraine belongs to the European family. Vladimir Putin’s attack…
US government rejects Poland’s proposal to supply fighter jets
Polish Air Force Mig-29 fighter jet The Pentagon has refused to deliver the planes to Ukraine. (Photo: AP) Washington The US government has finally rejected a proposal by Poland to…
The cold war with Putin is more dangerous than the cold war with the Soviet Union
Bundeswehr soldiers in Lithuania in February Nao forces have increased their presence in Eastern Europe. (Photo: AP) Aggressive war is a terrible word, but not terrible enough to describe the…
The cold war with Putin is more dangerous than the cold war with the Soviet Union
Bundeswehr soldiers in Lithuania in February Nao forces have increased their presence in Eastern Europe. (Photo: AP) Aggressive war is a terrible word, but not terrible enough to describe the…
Historic day: U-turn in Germany’s armaments policy
Berlin February 27, 2022 is already a historic day. Not only because the Bundestag is convening for a special session on a Sunday for the first time in its existence.…
Ukraine: Nobody expects a blood, sweat and tears speech from Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag today
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor must now reinvent his coalition under completely new premises. (Photo: AP) The special session of the German Bundestag this Sunday marks a turning point in the…
Ukraine: Nobody expects a blood, sweat and tears speech from Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag today
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor must now reinvent his coalition under completely new premises. (Photo: AP) Today’s special session of the German Bundestag marks a turning point in the Berlin Republic:…
We Germans have abandoned Ukraine
Demonstrators in Munster What does Germany have to say against Putin? (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) The Ukrainian President was on Thursday as EU leaders in Brussels discussed Russia’s war of…
Baltic states are demanding tough sanctions
Anti-Russian demonstration in Warsaw Fear is growing among the population of Poland. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Stockholm, Vienna For them, Putin’s war is particularly close: In Poland and the three…
“Only Putin can stop Putin”
Protests in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev on Tuesday. Destabilization of the West as a goal. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Berlin According to political scientist Carlo Masala, tougher…
Baltic states are demanding tough sanctions
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Wednesday in Kiev The Lithuanian President declares a state of emergency. His country borders on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. (Photo: imago images/Ukrinform) Stockholm The…
SPD is struggling for unity on the Russia question
Berlin In the midst of the crisis surrounding the Russian troop deployment on the Ukrainian border, the SPD is beginning to clarify its future strategy for dealing with Russia. According…
Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0
Olaf Scholz The chancellor takes his time with his decisions. (Photo: Getty Images) During the election campaign, Chancellor Olaf Scholz already had the reputation of having learned a lot from…
Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0
Olaf Scholz The chancellor takes his time with his decisions. (Photo: Getty Images) Chancellor Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0 in the Ukraine crisis. “If there…