Section: Germany
Ukraine: President Zelenskiy disbands parliament on inauguration day
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has moved to disband parliament after being sworn in as the new president of Ukraine. The political novice is under pressure to deliver much-needed reforms after unseating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelenskiy as president
Standup comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as the new president of Ukraine. The political novice is under pressure to deliver much-needed reforms after unseating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Council of Europe and Russia reach tentative compromise
Russia said it had no desire to leave the Council of Europe and was ready to pay its dues following an apparent breakthrough between Moscow and Western nations. Russia’s delegation had faced sanctions over Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s ruling coalition breaks up ahead of Zelenskiy inauguration
A group of lawmakers has quit Ukraine’s ruling coalition allied with the outgoing President Petro Poroshenko. This could pose an obstacle to incoming leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his efforts to call for new elections. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Council of Europe pushes to break impasse on Russia’s membership
Berlin, Paris and Moscow have signaled they are ready to compromise to keep Russia in the Council of Europe (CoE). Russia’s voting rights in the watchdog body were suspended after the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia, Ukraine naval dispute lands before sea tribunal in Hamburg
Last November, Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and captured dozens of sailors, sparking outrage in Ukraine. The case is now being heard at a UN sea tribunal in Hamburg, but Russia has vowed not to show. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Investigative journalism is a dangerous job in Ukraine
Another journalist is fighting for his life in Ukraine after a brutal attack; Vadym Komarov had just promised incendiary new findings. Ukraine’s reporters lament the lack of protection and the legal system’s failings. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Vladimir Putin stirs Russia-Ukraine tensions with passport offer
Just as Ukraine is set for a new leader, Russia has offered passports to millions of Ukrainians. Experts say Moscow wants to cement power over occupied areas and stop population decline — but the move is a powder keg. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy offers Russians citizenship
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to grant Ukrainian citizenship to Russians, responding to a similar move by Russia. However, he coupled the offer with a dig at the situation in the neighboring country. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Opinion: Vladimir Putin’s passport provocation in Ukraine
The Russian president is already testing Ukraine’s president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In fact, Putin’s latest decree can be seen as pseudo-legal preparation for military moves, says guest columnist Reinhard Veser. …read more Source: Deutsche...
