Section: Germany
MH17 photographer recalls grim crash day
Oleg Vitulkin was the first photographer on the scene of the MH17 plane crash that killed 298 passengers and crew members. The anniversary evokes memories he would rather let lie. Kitty Logan reports from Torez, Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Reports: Russian troops leave unit fearing Ukraine deployment
Dozens of professional Russian soldiers are facing trial after abandoning a training base, according to media reports. The soldiers were allegedly pressured to “volunteer” for fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine remembers Nazis’ Jewish victims
More than a million Ukrainian Jews were murdered by German troops under Hitler. A German-government financed project has created the first five monuments in Ukraine honoring the dead. Michael Scaturro reports from Lviv. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Lutheran pastor Ralf Haska leaves Ukraine
He opened the doors of his Kyiv church to injured Maidan protestors and supported his flock through Ukraine’s tumultuous revolution. Now, after six years there, German pastor Ralf Haska is leaving. …read more Source: Deutsche...
In Ukraine, a political power struggle comes to a head
Kyiv originally invited Alexander Kvitashvili of Georgia to come fix Ukraine’s corrupt healthcare system. Now the government has unceremoniously thrown him out of office. The ecology minister has been forced out as well. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Dutch PM pushes for UN tribunal over Ukraine MH17 crash
Mark Rutte’s government is lobbying for the creation of a UN tribunal, which would prosecute suspects in downing of the Malaysian plane, officials have said. Most of the 298 victims in last year’s incident were Dutch. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Malaysia calls for UN tribunal on downing of MH17 over Ukraine
Malaysia has told the UN Security Council it wants a United Nations-backed tribunal to pursue those suspected of shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jet last year. Veto holder Russia did not raise formal objections. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Muzzling the Media: Defying the Kremlin Crackdown on Press Freedom
Against the backdrop of the bloody conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to harness the Russian media and increasingly clamping down on critical voices. But some journalists are refusing to deliver pro-Putin propaganda. …read more Source: Der...
Russian rebel fights for ‘our land’ in Ukraine
Bound by a feeling of duty to the place he was born, Sergei left his family and comfortable life in Germany to fight with the pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. Kitty Logan reports from the front line. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Still no suspects named in downing of MH17 over Ukraine
International investigators are looking into ‘persons of interest’ related to the Boeing 777 that was likely shot down over Ukraine almost a year ago. Although no suspects have been named, prosecutors claim optimism. …read more Source: Deutsche...
