Section: Germany
Ukraine contact group to meet, EU considers tougher sanctions
The contact group seeking to bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine has agreed to hold a fresh round of talks. Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers were discussing whether to expand sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia warns Bosnia and Herzegovina against sending ammunition to Ukraine
Moscow has condemned the plans of Sarajevo to ship small arms ammunition to Ukraine, warning that it would lead to “senseless” deaths. Two Bosnian companies have already agreed on the sale worth millions of dollars. …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU to call for expanded Russian sanctions
EU sanctions against Russia are to remain in place until December and expand in scope, according to a draft statement from EU foreign ministers obtained by reporters. This comes as violence in eastern Ukraine increases. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Russia may declare 1989 reunification illegal
More than 25 years after the Berlin Wall’s fall, Russian lawmakers are mulling a proposal to condemn West Germany’s 1990 “annexation” of East Germany as Moscow’s answer to Western denunciation of its seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: The Local...
Obama and Merkel ‘concerned’ over increased Ukraine violence
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken about their concern over a “significant increase in violence” in eastern Ukraine. Separatists have recently launched a series of new offensives. …read more Source: Deutsche...
EU threatens new Russia sanctions over rebel support in Ukraine
EU leaders are threatening new sanctions against Russia for its “growing support” for pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine. The final decision about whether to impose them will be made at a summit next month. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Putin says ‘foreign legion’ in Ukraine, NATO says ‘nonsense’
The chief of NATO has labeled Russian President Putin’s allegation of a NATO legion in Ukraine as “nonsense.” The government in Kyiv has placed all Ukrainian territory on high alert amid the worst fighting in months. …read more Source: Deutsche...
UN Security Council, OSCE to discuss escalating violence in Ukraine
Diplomatic efforts are continuing in an attempt to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. A quick breakthrough is not expected, with both sides blaming each other for the deadly shelling of Mariupol over the weekend. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Merkel phones Putin over Ukraine violence
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday to “put pressure” on Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin separatists to end a recent upsurge in violence. …read more Source: The Local...
Poroshenko says ‘no alternative’ to September truce deal with rebels
Ukraine’s president says sticking to a ceasefire deal struck with separatists last year is the only way out of the conflict in the country’s east. Pressure is mounting after an attack on Mariupol left 30 people dead. …read more Source: Deutsche...
