Spiegel: Merkel-era Germany trained Russian troops just before Russia’s 2014 Crimea invasion
German officers and Rheinmetall helped develop Russia’s war simulation centers months before Putin seized Crimea.
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Israel’s attacks are not illegal, while Russia has violated international order by its war against Ukraine, says Merkel
Angela Merkel highlights the critical difference between Moscow’s violation of international law by invading Ukraine and Israel’s military actions aimed at countering existential threats from Iran.
Polish PM slams Merkel for energy agreements with Russia, draws comparison to Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Mateusz Morawiecki criticized the gas and raw materials policy pursued by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
German ex-Chancellor Merkel shares responsibility for Russia’s war, Bundestag MP says
The former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel misjudged Russia and is partially responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…
Vitaly Portnikov: Russia “bombarding” the doubters before Normandy Four Summit
Add to this the killing in Berlin. Of course, some will accuse the Russian special services of gaucherie…
Portnikov: With Putin, Zelenskyy can speak freely
Volodymyr Zelenskyy seemed genuinely perplexed by the very possibility of making public his telephone conversation with Donald Trump.…
Piontkovsky: Ukraine is being prepared for disguised surrender to Russia
Q: Perhaps one of the most significant international events of the autumn was the statement of the French…
Portnikov: Crimea and the Big Seven
President of the United States Donald Trump talks about the advisability of Russia’s participation in what was called…
Putin has outlasted ‘cowardly and corrupt Western leaders,’ Skobov says
Since the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been obvious to all but the blind…
Vitaly Portnikov: Ukraine is slowly disappearing from the geopolitical chessboard
In the recent past, Ukraine has never had to express such a demand. Any telephone conversations between the…
Putin is consistent but the West isn’t, Portnikov says
At the very moment that the international investigation of the downing of the Malaysian jetliner concluded that Moscow…
‘It’s the policies, stupid!’
In 1992, James Carvill, the chief strategist for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, told Democratic Party activists that they…
Is Moscow about to be offered easing of sanctions on the West’s terms?
Russian commentator Lilia Shevtsova argues that Moscow is about to be offered a way out of isolation but…
Kyiv must reject West’s calls to change Constitution and hold elections in occupied Donbas, Piontkovsky says
Kyiv must reject calls by Berlin and Paris to change the Ukrainian constitution and allow elections in the…
Putin allying with Europe’s far right to change Europe, Eidman says
Most commentators have suggested that Vladimir Putin is supporting the Russian extreme right to force the governments of…
West still approaching conflict in Ukraine tactically rather than strategically, Shevtsova says
The West has been far more united and tougher about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine than anyone would have…
Savchenko’s mother asks Merkel to help save her daughter
Mariya Savchenko, the mother of the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, has written a letter to the German Chancellor…
What EU leaders and Angela Merkel really said at the European Union Summit (Euromaidan Press comments)
"Thousands of foreign troops and hundreds of foreign tanks are now in Ukraine’s territory," Poroshenko said during the…
Klimkin announces Merkel’s “unusual” visit
The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ukraine on August 23 will be “unusual” and will bring…
What does Medvedchuk want?
By Serhiy Leshchenko It's unpopular to write about this now, but I think that Viktor Medvedchuk a)…