Section: Germany
Putin changes tack on Ukraine
The upper house of the Russian parliament has withdrawn its permission to send troops into Ukraine. Analysts see several reasons why Vladimir Putin may have taken this step. …read more Source: Deutsche...
NATO: Russia not meeting international commitments in Ukraine
Moscow hasn’t upheld its promises to calm tensions in Ukraine, NATO has said. The West is watching Russian President Putin closely this week, as Ukraine struggles to combat separatists who have violated a ceasefire. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Austria defies US, EU over South Stream during Putin visit
Austria’s OMV and Russia’s Gazprom have signed a deal for the Austrian section of the controversial South Stream gas pipeline that bypasses Ukraine. Austria’s president, Heinz Fischer, has rejected US and EU criticism. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russian Riddle: EU Can’t Agree on a Natural Gas Strategy
European leaders agree that the Ukraine crisis has made natural gas supplies from Russia precarious. Yet they are divided over what to do about it. Poland wants a new European energy union, but others seem to be in no hurry. …read more Source: Der...
Russia to cancel resolution allowing for military intervention in Ukraine
Russian media have reported that President Putin intends to revoke a resolution that allowed Russia to intervene in Ukraine. He originally requested the power in March in order to protect ethnic Russians in the country. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany’s Steinmeier to meet Poroshenko in ‘decisive’ week for Ukraine
Germany’s foreign minister is set to hold talks with Ukraine’s president in a bid to end the fighting in the east of that country. This comes after pro-Russian separatists agreed to observe a cease-fire declared by Kyiv. …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU foreign ministers threaten more sanctions on Russia, take action against Syria
Foreign ministers from across the EU have begun deliberating over several crises, particularly in Ukraine and Syria. Amid failed diplomatic efforts, they’re looking to sanctions to get their message across. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine: Cossacks Thought To Be Behind Observer Kidnappings
Western diplomats believe that leading Cossacks could be behind the abduction of two teams of OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine, SPIEGEL has learned. A leading Cossack in the Russian parliament could have the power to free them. …read more Source: Der...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine overshadows calls for peace from Kyiv and Moscow
Despite a seven-day ceasefire declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, there has been continued fighting in the east of the country. Both Kyiv and Moscow have called for a settlement. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Putin urges ‘substantial’ dialogue between Kyiv and Ukraine rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Kyiv and separatists to call an end to hostilities after heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine. Putin said he backed a peace plan drawn up by the Ukrainian president. …read more Source: Deutsche...
