Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Baerbock to meet Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow in 18th January to discus Russian security guarantees proposals
The situation with Nord Stream 2 shows that Germany has no freedom to pursue its commercial interests, - Russian FM Sergei Lavrov
Borrell, top European diplomat, says Nord Stream 2 and Ukraine are indeed connected. "As you'd imagine, you can't sanction Russia with one hand and open that infrastructure" with the other
Kremlin's spokesperson calls "absurd" linking of Nord Stream 2 and questions of security in Europe
A former Syrian colonel, sentenced to life in prison after a historic trial in Germany
The Bundestag is soon discussing an extension of the Iraq mandate: Above all, the Greens and their Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have to explain why they were against last time, but agree this time
German Defence minister Lambrecht says we should not draw a link between Nord Stream 2 and the differences with Russia over Ukraine
2 year agoA garbage truck is burning on the A 100. The driver had previously parked the car on the hard shoulder and called the fire brigade. Two other employees had also brought themselves to safety beforehand
Federal Chancellor Scholz is answering questions from parliamentarians in the Bundestag for the first time. It is expected that the coronavirus policy of the SPD, Greens and FDP will play a central role in the survey
On Leipziger Strasse in Dresden, police forces were able to prevent corona critics and counter-protestors from meeting. Police separated the two camps
In Plauen emergency services yesterday seized a large amount of partly forbidden pyrotechnics. They noticed the 19-year-old owner while on patrol
Ukraine's ambassador to Germany @MelnykAndrij urged the German government to authorise provision of lethal weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces
2 year agoGerman Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht talks to German soldiers as she visits German armed forces in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region on January 9, 2022. Safin Hamed/AFP
Major study from Germany confirms covid-19 mortality rate in children is lower than chickenpox
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht arrives in Erbil
2 year agoAfter several attempts, the police have now erected a cordon at the cathedral in Magdeburg. There are around 150-200 people in the cordon
Germany imposes a ban on arms exports to Kazakhstan
Putin's adviser Kozak meets advisers to the Chancellor of Germany and the President of France to discuss Ukraine
Blinken, meeting German FM Baerbock, says Russia rhetoric on Ukraine is "a little bit like the fox saying it had no choice but attacking the hen house because the hen presented a threat"
On the phone with @RauZbigniew, FM @ABaerbock promised full support for the Polish OSCE Chairmanship. Ahead of her upcoming trip to the U.S., both ministers discussed the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border. They promised to further strengthen & deepen their close cooperation
Yesterday, a person was slightly injured in the collision of two trams in Dresden. Obviously, setting the course was the cause of the accident. There was property damage of 200,000 euros. Further reports from the Dresden Police Department:
2 year agoSeveral thousand people demonstrated against the Corona measures in Cottbus today. According to a spokesman for the South Police Department, it should not have been a gathering, but an "unannounced walk". @PolizeiBB takes on the demonstrators' self-portrayal
2 year agoProtest of antivaxxers at Zdf office in Berlin
Bild: Germany's new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, seeks meeting with Putin this month in effort to "reset" relations with Russia, running roughshod over Greens coalition partner—and EU
Germany and Austria come out strongly against the EU proposal to classify some natural-gas and nuclear projects as sustainable investments, accusing the bloc of "greenwashing"
Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the Putin's presidential administration, will hold a meeting in Moscow on January 6 with his colleagues in the Normandy format from Germany and France, a source in the administration said.
Six demonstrators and four police officers were injured in protests against the Coronavirus policy on New Year's Day in Greiz. The @Polizei_Thuer used pepper spray and batons. 20 criminal charges were filed. Thuringia
Man claiming to be German soldier arrested after video 'warning' against COVID restrictions
2 year agoA man in Bundeswehr form gave the German government an ultimatum until today, 16:00, to withdraw all corona measures and step back from a possible vaccination mandate. Otherwise he threatens "bodies on the fields". The German defense ministry is searching for the suspect
Germany strongly condemns recent attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers in Myanmar. EU ready to impose further sanctions & calls for global arms embargo. We echo the UN Security Council call for immediate end of violence, accountability & return to democratic transition
