Section: The Local (Germany)
Merkel and Macron call for ‘peaceful settlement’ in eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and France called on Saturday for all sides in the Ukraine conflict to “face their responsibilities” after a rise in ceasefire violations in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Local...
Gennadiy Butkevych’s ATB Discount Store Competes with Eastern European Retailers
European Ambitions of Ukrainian Business: “ATB” Discount Store of Gennadiy Butkevych Will Compete with Eastern European Retailers? The largest Ukrainian discount store–the retail network ATB-market–will have more than 1000 supermarkets in Ukraine by 2020 and will be able to challenge the largest players of national retail...
Germany to take part in new talks on Ukraine conflict
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will hold telephone talks on Monday, officials said, amid a fresh flare up in fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The Local...
Siemens to cut back Russia trade after generators end up in Crimea
German industrial conglomerate Siemens said Friday it would scale back its operations in Russia after confirming gas turbines it sold to companies there had been diverted to Ukraine’s Russian-annexed Crimea region in breach of sanctions. …read more Source: The Local...
Merkel rebukes Putin on gay rights in frosty Sochi meet
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin insisted Tuesday that there was no alternative to a stalled Ukraine peace plan as they struggled to mask deep rifts during a first meeting in Russia since 2015. …read more Source: The Local...
VictoriaBrides Now Helps Users to Organize Real Dates
Recently, dating platform Victoria Brides has launched a new offline service that helps users to go on a real date with their Ukrainian, Moldavian, Latvian, Georgian, and Russian brides. The service is fee-paying and called “Request Meeting”. Victoria Brides premium dating site, aimed to help men and women from every corner of the...
Merkel wants to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday they favour extending EU sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, ahead of a Brussels summit that will discuss the issue. …read more Source: The Local...
Syria now on the table as Putin comes to Berlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will face Western pressure over Ukraine and Syria at talks in Berlin on Wednesday, on his first visit to the German capital since the Ukrainian conflict erupted. …read more Source: The Local...
Putin coming to Berlin for first time since start of Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to arrive in Berlin on Wednesday as part of a summit hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel on the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Local...
75 years since one of Holocaust’s most horrific massacres
On Thursday, German president Joachim Gauck spoke in Kiev 75 years after the Nazis slaughtered 33,771 Jews during one of the worst single massacres of the Holocaust. …read more Source: The Local...
