German Chancellor Olaf Schlolz and his chief challenger in the upcoming elections, Friedrich Merz, agreed during a television debate on Feb. 9 that Berlin must continue supporting Ukraine and that Russia’s war must end as soon as possible. Polls show Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance as a clear favorite for the Feb. 23 snap elections. The […]
Germany’s Bundeswehr is investigating potental espionage after unidentified drones were spotted six times in January flying over a sensitive German military base where Ukrainians have been training, Der Spiegel reported on Feb. 9. Germany failed to force the drones to land or to locate their pilots despite the use of special jamming devices, the Der […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a Feb. 8 interview that discussions over Germany potentially deploying its peacekeeping troops to Ukraine are “premature and inappropriate.” He told the German newspaper RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) that “first there needs to be an end to the conflict and real negotiations,” and only then it would be possible to discuss […]
Independent Russian media outlet Meduza and a German PR agency both apologized on Feb. 2 for a promotional campaign that featured photos of Ukrainian war victims. The campaign used a photo of Yaroslav Bazylevych whose entire family was killed when a Russian missile hit their apartment building on Sept. 4 in the western Ukrainian city […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky separately met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22. Talks between Zelensky and Merz focused on “necessary efforts and coordinated actions with allies to achieve a just and lasting peace,” the Presidential Office said. Merz […]
A German national suspect on a legal visa allegedly killed a United States Border Agent during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Northern border, Fox News Digital has confirmed. “Our partners at the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the deceased subject is a German national in the U.S. on a current Visa,” a spokesperson […]
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Jan. 14 to discuss further military Ukraine as it resists Russian aggression, Deutsche Welle reported. “It is important for me to show with this trip that we continue to actively support Ukraine. This is a signal that Germany, as the largest NATO country in Europe, stands […]
Emir M. stands up when his aging father comes in, as does everyone else in the family. They all do this whenever their father enters the room for the first time of the day, or after he has been out. Emir is the eighth of ten siblings from his father, although there are some […]
The lights went out on iconic German landmarks last night as growing ‘anti-Islamisation’ rallies pulled in the highest numbers yet around the country. Monuments including a major Catholic cathedral were plunged into darkness, in a sign of protest … http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/06/pegida-anti-islam-protests-marches-germany-cathedral_n_6421980.html?utm_hp_ref=uk