Tag: olaf scholz
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Scholz trying to crush coalition split
Sunday’s talks will be a good opportunity to “remove blockages” on key issues, Habaek also told broadcaster ARD, condemning the coalition’s record and policy leaks. At the root of Habaek’s discontent lies a controversial project put forward by his ministry to ban the installation of new oil and gas boilers from 2024 – a year…
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India buying Russian oil is of no use to us: German Ambassador
Putin said, “What we heard yesterday, Putin said… He did not mention the word talks or peace even once. India has very skillful diplomacy, very good diplomacy, if they want to move forward they have to find a good moment to step in. What I can say is the moment is not yet,” said the…
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Ukraine’s priority is to stay on the border as global security leaders gather
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address that his priority was to stop the Russian attacks and prepare for an eventual Ukrainian counteroffensive. “Presenting the situation and preparing for any move by the enemy – this is the priority for the near future,” he said. NATO alliance officials this week discussed the…
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Re-polling of Scholz’s Social Democrats in Berlin causes an uproar
SPD Secretary General Kevin Kühnert underscored the local vote’s impact on the national level, warning that it could determine whether Scholz has the strong SPD-led states to implement his plans for Germany. Any upset risks changing the balance of power in the Bundesrat, the upper house of the federal parliament, which represents the regional states.…
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How autonomous is the European Union?
Meanwhile, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, acknowledges that “economic interdependence is becoming very prone to political conflict”: the pandemic disrupted supply chains; China deliberately creates dependence, Russia can turn off the gas tap at will. One of the areas listed in the Berlin Coalition Agreement at the end of 2021 as particularly deserving…
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Putin admits Russia’s war in Ukraine could be long
mobilization Of the 300,000 reservists called up in September and October, about 150,000 were deployed to Ukraine, in 77,000 combat units, Putin said. The remaining 150,000 were still in training centres. “Under these circumstances, it makes no sense to talk about any additional mobilization measures,” Putin said. Russia’s economy has overcome a short-term slump caused…