What to expect from Olaf Scholz’s China visit?

The German chancellor is set for a balancing act during his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Berlin weighs economic interests against geopolitical concerns. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves for China on Saturday for a three-day diplomatic visit that includes … Read More

How Russia Is Testing the EU’s Resolve on Sanctions

posted in: European Union, News

It’s not just about its enclave in Kaliningrad. It’s also about a cluster islands in the far north of Norway. Recently Russia has been screaming bloody murder about the effects of sanctions on its enclave of Kaliningrad. The Russians have … Read More

Putin refuses to guarantee withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian border

posted in: News, Russia

No one knows how Russia will continue to act on the border with Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Kremlin. “How Russia will act further? According to the plan. And what … Read More

German chancellor calls on society to come together to beat COVID

posted in: Germany, News

Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued a call for the public to stand together in the fight against the pandemic in his first new year’s address to the nation. Scholz, who succeeded Angela Merkel as chancellor in … Read More

Berlin wants EU to be ‘Fourth German Reich’, says Poland’s Kaczynski

posted in: Germany, News

Poland’s national-populist leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski accused Germany of trying to turn the European Union into a federalist “Fourth German Reich” in an interview published Friday. There are countries that “are not enthusiastic about the prospect of building a German Fourth … Read More