The deployment of further armaments in Ukraine at the center of the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministries. Stoltenberg: “We must be realistic.” Further support for Ukraine with weapons and other military equipment is the main topic of today’s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels. As Secretary-General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg pointed out this […]
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The dilemma of new sanctions and the German way
The 5th package of sanctions against Russia for the atrocities in Boutsa is expected within the week. The margins, however, tend to be exhausted. “We will decide on further measures in the circle of our allies. President Putin and his supporters will feel the consequences,” Chancellor Soltz said Sunday night, as soon as photos of […]
Extension of the AUKUS agreement to supersonic weapons
Britain, the United States and Australia are expanding the AUKUS defense agreement to develop supersonic missiles to counter Russia and China. Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine undoubtedly leads world powers to increase their military and defense spending in the name of maintaining global stability. In this regard, Britain, the United States and Australia have announced […]
German Press: The chapter closes crisis for Greece
The early repayment of Greece’s loans to the IMF refers to a number of articles in the German press. Also the impact of sanctions in Russia on Cypriot tourism. The German press characterizes the announcement of the Greek Ministry of Finance for the early repayment of the country’s debts to the IMF as the end […]
Civil Society under international pressure
When Ukrainian refugees arrive at German train stations these days, it is often the volunteers who give them some food, a bottle of water, find them accommodation and help with the interpretation. The crisis highlights the power of civil society. State authorities alone may not have been able to provide the appropriate answers, as citizens […]
Cyprus: Thoughts on sending weapons to Ukraine
The US has submitted a request to Nicosia to assist with Russian weapons on the Ukrainian fronts, as the Cypriot edition of “Kathimerini” revealed on Sunday. A day after the Ministry of Defense of Cyprus was content to announce that “the deterrent defense capabilities of an occupied country will not be reduced in any way.” […]
Berlin: What will be the next step in sanctions?
The German government seems to be sticking to its position on rejecting an embargo on gas imports to Russia, but there are different trends and pressures in German politics. The next day, after the heinous crimes committed in Boutsa outside Kyiv by Russian soldiers against civilians, the pressure for stricter sanctions against Russia intensifies. The […]
Disgust for the civilian dead in the town of Boutsa
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of new sanctions against Moscow and said there were clear indications of war crimes. Ukrainian official Irina Venediktova spoke of 410 civilians killed by Russian fire. The Ukrainian city near Kyiv is estimated to have had 36,000 inhabitants before the war. According to information from the American army, a mass […]
France: ‘Everything is at stake’ in the presidential election
Last Wednesday’s poll, which showed a narrowing of the gap between Emanuel Macron and Marin Lepen in the second round of elections on April 24, shook the spirits. Despite the fact that the presidential candidate Macron maintains the preference of the voters, the difference with his opponent has, for the first time, shrunk to 5 […]
Berlin: Condemnation of the ‘crimes’ in Boutsa
Shocking images of civilian casualties in the city of Butcha, west of Kiev, are also causing disgust in Germany. Chancellor Soltz speaks of “crimes against innocent civilians”. The images of unprecedented savagery in the city of Butsa, outside Kyiv, also cause shock in Germany. In an extensive statement, Chancellor Olaf Soltz spoke of “crimes against […]
