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World

Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

German-Russian friendship is over with ‘Ostpolitik’ dead and buried. Future relations will largely be based on confrontation, as Moscow no longer cares what Berlin thinks and Germany has lost its unique leverage with Russia. … Read More >Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

EU

Germany to start coronavirus vaccination in elderly care homes on December 27

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

German authorities will begin administering first vaccinations on Sunday, the health minister has said, after Europe’s medicines regulator on Monday approved the use of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. … Read More >Germany to start coronavirus vaccination in elderly care homes on December 27

World

Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

News of a supposedly highly infectious coronavirus strain being discovered in the UK has led to a flurry of travel bans. Now, a top German scientist says the mutation might not be as dangerous as we were led to believe. … Read More >Top German virologist casts doubt on fears of new ‘highly contagious’ UK Covid-19 strain

German investments in Russia back on track despite pandemic crisis & Western sanctions

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

German businesses’ direct investments in the Russian economy totaled €1.3 billion in the nine months to September, according to the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce. … Read More >German investments in Russia back on track despite pandemic crisis & Western sanctions

USA

Former US Defence Chief Urges Biden to Punish Germany Over Nord Stream 2 and Turkey for S-400s

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020By Editor

In an op-ed, Robert Gates, former defence secretary to both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has outlined his views on how the next US administration has to handle policies with NATO allies and also laid out a plan for a “whole of government” approach to confronting China. … Read More >Former US Defence Chief Urges Biden to Punish Germany Over Nord Stream 2 and Turkey for S-400s

EU

Germany to restrict entry from UK over new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant

Posted on December 20, 2020By Editor

Germany has become the latest European nation to reveal its plans to restrict entry after the UK announced that a variant of Covid-19 is rapidly spreading. … Read More >Germany to restrict entry from UK over new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline clearly beneficial for Europe & WILL BE completed – Putin

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

President Vladimir Putin says the Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany, Nord Stream 2, is almost finished and will serve European national interests, allowing the continent to buy cheaper Russian gas. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline clearly beneficial for Europe & WILL BE completed – Putin

EU

Non-essential services shut, no drinking in public & no fireworks: Germany rolls out tougher Covid-19 rules

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ordered tougher Covid-19 restrictions after the existing measures failed to stop the spread of infections. … Read More >Non-essential services shut, no drinking in public & no fireworks: Germany rolls out tougher Covid-19 rules

Russia

The end of Ostpolitik: Dream of Europe ‘whole & free’ over as Russian-German friendship fades & Moscow pivots to Asia

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

This Monday marked 50 years since one of the 20th century’s most iconic moments, when German Chancellor Willy Brandt fell to his knees in Warsaw, emotionally apologizing for the horrors the Nazis had unleashed on Eastern Europe. … Read More >The end of Ostpolitik: Dream of Europe ‘whole & free’ over as Russian-German friendship fades & Moscow pivots to Asia

EU

Merkel defends Germany’s coronavirus response, says it’s not ‘dictatorship’-styled as in other countries

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, stating that the country avoided “dictatorship”–style restrictions. Still, she admitted that the number of new infections remains “too high.” … Read More >Merkel defends Germany’s coronavirus response, says it’s not ‘dictatorship’-styled as in other countries