Section: Germany
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy appoints Georgia’s ex-President Saakashvili as top adviser
The former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, is making a political comeback in Ukraine. His appointment as the head of a presidential committee has prompted strong reaction in his home country. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
World War II and the battle over collective memory in Eastern Europe
Russia and Ukraine commemorate the end of the war in very different ways. While Moscow has continued to politicize the historic event, Kyiv has shifted toward an increasingly Western approach. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Russia removes Vladimir Putin mosaic from military church
An enormous new military church was set to feature mosaics of Vladimir Putin, a tribute to the annexation of Crimea and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The president himself has now intervened to remove his own image. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Chernobyl fires still burning on anniversary of accident
Fires are blazing close to where the world’s worst nuclear disaster took place exactly 34 years ago. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited firefighters still trying to extinguish the flames. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Saakashvilli says Ukrainian President Zelenskiy is ‘against thieves’
Controversial Georgian ex-leader Mikheil Saakashvili has been offered a top government post in Ukraine, prompting anger in Tbilisi. Talking to DW, Saakashvili warned a collapse in Ukraine would threaten all of Europe. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Chernobyl: Ukraine crews extinguish forest fires in exclusion zone
Firefighters worked for 10 days to extinguish fires that broke out in the forest around the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Ukrainian officials say they’ve tracked down two men who are believed to be behind the blazes. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine’s ex-foreign minister arrested for murder
After an Ukrainian advertising magnate was found dead in the home of former Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, police detained the politician on murder charges. Kozhara and his wife claim the businessman committed suicide. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
MH17 trial begins in Amsterdam despite suspects’ absence
It’s been almost six years since 298 people lost their lives when the Malaysia Airlines MH17 was downed over Ukraine. The trial investigating four suspects has kicked off — but the accused did not show up. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
MH17 trial: What you need to know
Almost six years after the Malaysia Airlines Boeing was shot down over eastern Ukraine, international investigators are opening a trial in a special court in Amsterdam. DW gives you the basic facts of the case. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
Ukraine Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk resigns for second time
Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk submitted his resignation for the second time in two months. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy previously wanted to give him a second chance. …read more Source:: Deutsche...
