Section: Germany
Ukraine puts Visegrad solidarity to the test
Central Europe is sharply divided on the crisis in Ukraine, while the EU is anxious to maintain unity. Several of the countries reject the very notion of Russia as a security threat. Rob Cameron reports from Prague. …read more Source: Deutsche...
NATO’s Breedlove says ‘all tools’ on table to help Ukraine
NATO’S top military commander has said the West should “consider all our tools” to assist Ukraine. This, General Philip Breedlove said, includes sending defensive weapons to areas held by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia urges France, Germany to prevent Ukrainian ‘provocations’
Russia’s top diplomat has asked for help from Europe in ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov has also criticized the idea of a Ukrainian vote in the Donbass region. …read more Source: Deutsche...
The woman who leads a rebel Ukraine army unit
Previously, she worked at a casino. She now leads an artillery unit in eastern Ukraine. DW’s Kitty Logan travels to Donetsk to meet one of the female leaders of the self-declared “People’s Republic.” …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU extends sanctions against Russia until Minsk deal implemented
European Union leaders have said that economic sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until the Minsk peace agreement on eastern Ukraine is fully implemented. The current sanctions were due to expire in July. …read more Source: Deutsche...
US-British training mission for Ukraine’s soldiers
The United States has announced that it will train 780 Kyiv troops, with UK confirming that its servicemen had begun working with Ukraine’s army. Russia has warned that the move could risk the peace process. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russian Nationalist Idol: The Man Who Started the War in Ukraine
Strelkov claims to have convinced Russian President Putin to start the war in eastern Ukraine. The nationalist is seen as a hero by the Russia’s extremist fringe. And he is continuing the fight to return his country to its past glory. …read more Source: Der...
Merkel and Poroshenko talk sanctions, football and Minsk deal
While Ukraine’s president called for further sanctions against Russia, Germany’s chancellor expressed reluctance to do so. But both have agreed there was “no alternative” to the Minsk peace agreement for Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Poroshenko and Merkel: ‘No alternative to Minsk agreement’
The leaders of Germany and Ukraine have agreed that there is no alternative to the Minsk agreement for resolving the Ukraine conflict. Both mentioned ceasefire breaches by pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Poroshenko arrives in Berlin to appeal for German support
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has been received by his German counterpart Joachim Gauck at Schloss Bellevue palace in Berlin. Poroshenko appealed for help in the German press ahead of his trip. …read more Source: Deutsche...
