Section: Germany
NATO, Russia to escalate troop deployment amid rising tensions
NATO plans to increase its troop deployment along its eastern flank in response to Russian military aggression in Ukraine. Moscow has said it will respond in kind, with deployments that could outnumber NATO 10-1. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany ‘to host fresh Ukraine talks’
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Saturday said he had invited his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts to talks in Berlin on May 11 intended to smooth differences between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: The Local...
‘Authorities are step-by-step escalating repression’ in Crimea
In an interview with DW, Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov explained what the recent ban of his organization means for the governing body of Crimean Tatars. He also criticized Russian authorities. …read more Source: Deutsche...
‘Authorities are step-by-step escalating repression’
In an interview with DW, Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov explained what the recent ban of his organization means for the governing body of Crimean Tatars. He also criticized Russian authorities. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Crimea court upholds Tatar assembly ban
A Moscow-appointed prosecutor has hailed the ban on the ‘extremist’ Tatar representative body. But human rights groups said criminalizing the Mejlis is just another step aimed at ‘snuffing out’ dissent in Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Global donors pledge more money for nuclear safety on Chernobyl anniversary
Donors around the world have promised additional funds to help ensure Chernobyl’s safety. The pledge comes as the government of Ukraine plans to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Polish economic reformer appointed adviser to Ukrainian president
Leszek Balcerowicz – the author of Poland’s post-communist transition to a market economy – has been appointed adviser to the Ukrainian president. The often contentious figure will have plenty to contend with in Kyiv. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany’s Merkel awarded Four Freedoms medal
The German chancellor has been honored for her work on Europe’s wave of migration and mediating conflict in Ukraine. The awarding institution said Merkel had shown “great moral leadership as chancellor of all Germans.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia cracks down on Crimean Tatars
Two years after annexing Crimea, Russia is setting its sights on the Tatars that live there. Their representative body, the Mejlis, has now been outlawed. Protests from Ukraine and Strasbourg are being ignored. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Putin and Poroshenko discuss possible prisoner swap
The Kremlin says the fate of a Ukrainian pilot jailed in Russia and two Russians tried in Ukraine have been discussed by both leaders. Poroshenko has previously mooted a prisoner swap. …read more Source: Deutsche...
