Section: Germany
Opinion: War or peace
Now that the situation in eastern Ukraine has escalated, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are on a diplomatic mission to Kyiv and Moscow. It’s the last chance to keep the peace in Europe, says DW’s Bernd Johann. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Munich Security Conference. Desperately seeking solutions
The Munich Security Conference starts Friday in the wake of escalating violence in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Some 400 politicians and experts will spend three days trying to find ways out of the current crises. …read more Source: Deutsche...
New Ukraine peace initiative: Merkel, Hollande to travel to Kyiv, Moscow
As violence escalates in Ukraine, German Chancellor Merkel and French President Hollande have said they will travel to Kyiv and then Moscow to present a new initiative for peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Merkel and Hollande to visit Kiev and Moscow
French President Francois Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kiev later Thursday, before heading to Moscow, in a fresh push to find a solution to the raging conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
‘No military solution to Ukraine’ says Biden
In an interview with Munich-based daily Süddeutsche Zeitung published on Thursday, American Vice President Joe Biden discussed possible solutions to the Ukraine-Russia conflict ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s U.S. visit. …read more Source: The Local...
John Kerry not expected to pledge US weapons to Ukraine just yet
US Secretary of State Kerry will meet with Ukraine’s top brass amid the ongoing conflict. Whether the US will provide weapons to Ukrainian troops fighting pro-Russian separatists will be the main point on the agenda. …read more Source: Deutsche...
War takes precedence over reforms in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is losing control of the military situation in eastern Ukraine. This makes conducting peace negotiations even more difficult, especially as the West doesn’t know what he wants. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Deadly shelling of Donetsk hospital
More than ten civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours of intensified fighting in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian government hopes the West will reconsider sending arms in light of the intensified violence. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Opinion: No simple solutions
The US is debating whether Washington should supply Ukraine with weapons to help Kyiv fight the separatists. But this would only trigger an arms race in Russia, says DW’s Miodrag Soric. …read more Source: Deutsche...
UN raises Ukraine death toll, condemns civilian casualties
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 5,350, the UN has said. At least 224 civilians have died in the past three weeks alone. Moscow has called for direct talks between Kyiv and rebels. …read more Source: Deutsche...
