Section: Germany
Despite distance, war takes toll on western Ukraine
In Ukraine’s west, long a bastion of pro-European sentiment, the war and economic crisis are shaking faith in the country’s leadership. Ian Bateson reports from Novovolynsk. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukraine appoints ex-Georgian President Saakashvili governor of restive region
Ukrainian President Poroshenko has appointed former Georgian leader Saakashvili as governor of troubled Odessa region near Russian-annexed Crimea. Moscow has slammed the fiercely anti-Russian politician’s appointment. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia releases travel ban blacklist
Russia has published a blacklist of 89 European Union politicians and military leaders banned from the country. The move is said to be in response to EU sanctions placed on Moscow over Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
German view of Ukrainian history like a map with blank spots
Germans’ view of Ukrainian history often has more to do with Russia than Ukraine, but a new commission aims to change that. Its co-chair fills DW in on what historians have to offer when it comes to the current crisis. …read more Source: Deutsche...
NATO, allies launch Arctic aerial drills
NATO members and partners have begun large-scale aerial drills in northern Europe. The exercises take place against the backdrop of terse language between the western allliance and Russia over Ukraine’s conflict. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia bans German MP from entering country
Foreign affairs politician Karl-Georg Wellmann has been stopped from entering Russia, where he was to take part in talks on “the future of Ukraine”. The move is “unacceptable,” German Foreign Ministry says. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Medvedev: Russia to adopt ‘tough position’ if Ukraine defaults on debt
Russia says it’ll adopt a tough stance if Ukraine fails to pay off debts owed to Moscow by its previous government. The warning comes after Kyiv passed a law making it possible to delay payments to foreign creditors. …read more Source: Deutsche...
German woman, 65, has quadruplets
A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
‘Ongoing’ war crimes by both sides in eastern Ukraine conflict, says Amnesty
Amnesty International has released a report detailing war crimes perpetrated by pro-Kyiv and pro-Russia forces. The report details summary killings, mock executions and torture on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ukrainian president says country in a ‘real war’ with Russia
Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko has revealed he doesn’t trust Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and says the two countries are engaged in a “real war.” The comments come days after Kyiv said it had captured two Russian soldiers. …read more Source: Deutsche...
