Tag: EU and Russia
Less gas for EU neighbors: Gazprom threatens to further restrict transit through Ukraine
Less gas for EU neighbors Gazprom threatens to further restrict transit through Ukraine 11/22/2022, 7:01 p.m Back in May, the Russian energy giant scaled back supplies through Ukraine over alleged…
Ex-Chancellor speaks of “break”: Merkel: Putin’s threats “do not classify as a bluff”
Ex-Chancellor speaks of “break” Merkel: Do not classify Putin’s threats as a bluff 10/07/2022 06:53 am Russia’s President Putin is scaring many people with his nuclear threat. Ex-Chancellor Merkel also…
“Europe’s citizens pay the price”: Orban wants to ask people about sanctions against Russia
“Europe’s citizens pay a price” Orban wants to ask people about Russia sanctions 09/26/2022, 6:52 p.m Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has been cursing EU sanctions against Russia for months. The…
Russia throttles gas supplies: Uniper writes losses in the billions
Russia cuts gas supplies Uniper writes losses in the billions 08/17/2022, 10:08 am As the largest German gas importer, Uniper plays a central role in the energy crisis. In order…
Goods limits reached: Lithuania once again restricts Kaliningrad transit
Goods limits reached Lithuania again restricts Kaliningrad transit 08/11/2022, 10:18 am Kaliningrad has no direct land connection to the rest of Russia. Goods are therefore delivered by rail. But since…
Any blame denied: Kremlin: Still no documents for Turbine
All blame denied Kremlin: Still no documents for Turbine 08/03/2022, 3:25 p.m While the Chancellor describes the turbine in the gas pipeline, which has not yet been installed, as usable…
Contact is restricted: Kremlin declares five EU countries “unfriendly states”
Contact is restricted Kremlin declares five EU countries “unfriendly states” 07/22/2022, 4:45 p.m Last year, following a decree issued by Kremlin chief Putin, the Russian government drew up a list…
Leveled today’s Russia policy?: When the Eastern treaties became a crucial test for Brandt
Today’s Russia policy leveled? When the Eastern Treaties became an ordeal for Brandt 05/17/2022, 08:41 am “Change through rapprochement” was the motto when a new political approach to the Soviet…
Enforcement of sanctions: Traffic light declares war on oligarchs
More than a thousand people are on the EU sanctions list because of the Russian attack on Ukraine. So far, Germany has only frozen manageable amounts from those affected. Two…
“Can’t give no thought bans”: Habeck uses Nord Stream 2 as leverage
Saturday, December 18, 2021 “Can’t give no thought prohibitions” Habeck uses Nord Stream 2 as a leverage Economics Minister Habeck describes the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea…
Alliance reacts negatively: Russia publishes demands on NATO
Friday 17th December 2021 Alliance reacts negatively Russia publishes demands on NATO In the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin is now submitting its demands to NATO in writing: The defense alliance…
Michael Roth on the Russian crisis: “The situation is damn serious”
The longstanding European Minister Roth has been chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag since today. In an interview with ntv.de, he looks at Scholz’s first EU summit…