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It has ‘never been an alliance of equals,’ CDU party member & economist tells RT amid US plan to relocate troops from Germany

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020By Editor

The presence of US troops remains a contentious issue in Germany, and their planned relocation could prompt Berlin to rethink the country’s defense strategy, an economist and member of Merkel’s ruling party told RT. … Read More >It has ‘never been an alliance of equals,’ CDU party member & economist tells RT amid US plan to relocate troops from Germany

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Trump says US won’t protect Germany as it ‘pays Russia billions for energy’ in 1st tweet after Pentagon announces troop withdrawal

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pull out almost 12,000 troops from Germany by invoking its gas imports from Russia. Washington has recently ramped up its efforts to block the deliveries. … Read More >Trump says US won’t protect Germany as it ‘pays Russia billions for energy’ in 1st tweet after Pentagon announces troop withdrawal

Thousands of US troops to begin moving out of Germany within weeks – Pentagon chief

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020By Editor

The US will begin redeploying troops stationed in Germany within weeks, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said. Some 12,000 troops will move – around half will be brought home, and half will move to European countries like Italy. … Read More >Thousands of US troops to begin moving out of Germany within weeks – Pentagon chief

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Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020By Editor

There’s “no chance” of Moscow returning to the elitist Group of Seven unless the Ukrainian conflict is solved, Berlin has said. But untying this and other knots is unimaginable without Russia’s helping hand, it admitted. … Read More >Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

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Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline will significantly cut gas prices in Europe, energy consultancy says

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020By Editor

European consumers will benefit from lower gas prices if the underwater pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Nord Stream 2, is completed, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said as the US is up in arms trying to stop the project. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline will significantly cut gas prices in Europe, energy consultancy says

3 killed as small plane crashes into apartment block in Germany (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020By Editor

An ultralight plane has smashed into the roof of a five-story residential building in the town of Wesel in northwestern Germany. At least three people were killed in the crash, with two others injured, including a child. … Read More >3 killed as small plane crashes into apartment block in Germany (PHOTO, VIDEO)

‘Europe shouldn’t let US meddle in its economy,’ German mayor under threat of US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 tells RT

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020By Editor

A German mayor at risk of being blacklisted over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia told RT that Europe must not let the US dictate its economic policy. … Read More >‘Europe shouldn’t let US meddle in its economy,’ German mayor under threat of US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 tells RT

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US to pay Pfizer & BioNTech $2 billion for Covid-19 vaccine

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020By Editor

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense have announced a $1.95 billion deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for 100 million doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccine. … Read More >US to pay Pfizer & BioNTech $2 billion for Covid-19 vaccine

2% GDP mark is inaccurate, Germany claims, after sparring with Trump over cost of running NATO

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020By Editor

In a new twist, Berlin has suggested that a country’s commitment to NATO be measured by the proportion of its armed forces allocated for the alliance’s needs, not by the well-worn rule of spending two percent of GDP on defense. … Read More >2% GDP mark is inaccurate, Germany claims, after sparring with Trump over cost of running NATO

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Russian and German scientists develop ‘sodium sandwich’ that could replace lithium batteries

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020By Editor

Scientists in Russia and Germany have developed a new way to ‘stack’ sodium to create cheaper and more efficient batteries that could eventually be an alternative to the mass-produced and environmentally unfriendly lithium type. … Read More >Russian and German scientists develop ‘sodium sandwich’ that could replace lithium batteries

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