Section: Germany
Doubts over peace talks on Ukraine’s ‘Day of Silence’
As Ukraine begins a “Day of Silence” in a bid to rejuvenate the failing truce with pro-Russian separatists, plans for new peace talks remain uncertain. Neither side has confirmed attendance in Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany still dependent on Russian energy
New figures released on Monday showed that Germany continues to be heavily dependent on Russia for its fossil fuel supplies as tensions remain high over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...
Putin ‘hopes’ for fully implemented Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has struck a conciliatory tone during a visit by his French counterpart. Francois Hollande is the first Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Hollande to meet Putin in surprise Moscow visit: reports
French President Francois Hollande is due to make a surprise visit to Moscow on his way back from a visit to Kazakhstan. Hollande is expected to meet his Russian counterpart and discuss the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Link: OSCE must start making collective decisions again
For two days, the OSCE has held a heated debate over the Ukraine crisis. The director of the organization’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights examines the OSCE’s future in a DW interview. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Germany rejects Putin’s ‘transparent’ speech
The government rejected on Friday the justification given by Russian President Vladimir Putin for annexing the Crimea in his annual state of the nation address. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukraine’s forgotten security guarantee: The Budapest Memorandum
Twenty years ago, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees from Russia and the West. Today Kyiv feels betrayed – and not merely by Moscow. …read more Source: Deutsche...
New ceasefire agreed in Ukraine?
Reports out of Ukraine suggest that the central government and the separatists in the east have agreed to a complete ceasefire, to start on December 9. An earlier accord, still in effect, has not stopped the conflict. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Stuck in the Middle: Polish Intellectuals Sound the Alarm on Russia
Poland has long seen itself as stuck between the East and West, resulting in plenty of historical suffering. Russian aggression in Ukraine has many in the country fearing the worst. Leading Polish writers worry that the West isn’t doing enough. …read more Source: Der...
Putin blames West for Ukraine ‘tragedy’
President Vladimir Putin has signaled that Russia intends to stay in “sacred” Crimea, part of Ukraine annexed in March. And he’s blamed “risky” judgements by Western powers for what he calls the “tragedy” in Ukraine. …read more Source: Deutsche...
