Tag: #Germany
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UK foreign minister to visit eastern Europe in efforts to deter Russian invasion of Ukraine
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit several European countries this week, her office said on Thursday, adding that it was continuing diplomatic efforts to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Putin demands immediate resolution of issue on Kyiv’s relationship with NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow does not want a war in Europe amid rising tensions over Ukraine but demanded that the issue of Kyiv’s relationship with NATO be resolved in its entirety immediately
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German DW fires two more Arab employees over alleged anti-semitism
Two Palestinian-German journalists have been fired from their jobs at German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, a week after the news organisation let go of five of its Arabic service staff
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Russia opens door for diplomatic resolution of Ukraine standoff
Russia appeared to open the door Monday to a diplomatic resolution of the deepening Ukraine standoff, as the United States said it believed Vladimir Putin had yet to make a final decision on invading the ex-Soviet state
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Kyiv in bid to head off “very critical” threat of invasion
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Kyiv on Monday before visiting Moscow to try to head off a “very critical” threat of a Russian invasion that could spark the worst crisis since the Cold War
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Diplomatic efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine may pay off: Chancellor Scholz
Hopes are mounting that efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine could begin to bear fruit, as diplomatic pressure mounts on Thursday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Baltic leaders in Berlin and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson heading to NATO and Poland
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EU leaders pledge unity in averting war, easing tensions with Russia over Ukraine
European leaders on Tuesday pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron said he saw a path forward on easing tensions with Russia over Ukraine after an urgent round of shuttle diplomacy
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Russia bans Deutsche Welle in response to Berlin’s ban on Russian RT
Russia has said it is closing the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and revoking staff accreditations in Russia, in response to Berlin’s ban on the German-language channel of Russian state TV network RT
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US official says time is running out for Iran nuclear talks, urges action
A senior US official said Monday that time was running out for nuclear talks with Iran and urged Tehran to agree to direct talks to help reach an agreement.
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One killed and several injured in shooting at Germany’s Heidelberg University
A gunman stormed a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, killing a young woman and injuring three others before fleeing the scene and turning the weapon on himself.