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    Ukraine again ‘explosive’, Germany warns
    Aug17

    Ukraine again ‘explosive’, Germany warns

    German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned on Sunday that conditions in Ukraine once again threatened to tip Europe into a full-blown military conflict. …read more Source: The Local...

    Merkel participates in four-way Ukraine talks
    Jul24

    Merkel participates in four-way Ukraine talks

    The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held talks Thursday over the conflict in east Ukraine, with all sides calling for the full implementation of a ceasefire deal, the French presidency said. …read more Source: The Local...

    Gorbachev: Build up that trust!
    Jul22

    Gorbachev: Build up that trust!

    Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Moscow and Berlin on Tuesday to “re-establish trust” amid fierce tension caused by the ongoing Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Local...

    France, Germany warn of slow Ukraine progress
    Jun22

    France, Germany warn of slow Ukraine progress

    Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented the “insufficient” progress in resolving the Ukraine crisis after a telephone conversation Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a source close to the French president. …read more Source: The Local...

    G7 condems ‘Russian aggression in Ukraine’
    Jun08

    G7 condems ‘Russian aggression in Ukraine’

    World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were on Monday set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from jihadist insurgencies to what US President Barack Obama condemned as “Russian aggression in Ukraine”. …read more Source: The Local...

    G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine
    Jun07

    G7 summit opens with tough line on Ukraine

    The leaders of Germany and the United States hammered home a tough line on Russia on Sunday at the start of a G7 summit dominated by crises in Ukraine and Greece. …read more Source: The Local...

    Germany slams ‘serious violations’ in Ukraine
    Jun04

    Germany slams ‘serious violations’ in Ukraine

    Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed “great concern” on Thursday over “serious violations” of a February truce after a flare-up of violence in Ukraine, warning against the return of a “military escalation”. …read more Source: The Local...

    German woman, 65, has quadruplets
    May23

    German woman, 65, has quadruplets

    A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Local...

    Merkel meets Putin for talks, snubs WWII parade
    May10

    Merkel meets Putin for talks, snubs WWII parade

    Angela Merkel on Sunday met Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on the situation in Ukraine, stressing the need for the agreed ceasefire to be respected. Ahead of the talks, the German chancellor paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in World War Two in an apparent compromise move for snubbing Russia’s mammoth...

    Government knew of threat to Ukraine flights
    Apr27

    Government knew of threat to Ukraine flights

    Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, media reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The Local...