Germany, as part of the discussion of possible sanctions against Russia, took the issue of disconnecting the country from SWIFT off the table, Euractiv writes. "While oil and gas are considered as possible leverage, one EU diplomat …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Scholz has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine in a crisis pitting Berlin’s main gas supplier against its biggest …
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht agrees with Chancellor Olaf Scholz that all measures should be considered as sanctions against the Russian Federation in case of aggression against Ukraine, TASS quotes the minister’s interview …
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a press conference after a meeting with Sergey Lavrov said that Germany is ready to hold a dialogue with Russia on mutual security steps. "Russia demanded …
The German cabinet of ministers wants to have stable relations with Russia, both countries have a long list of issues to discuss, German Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock said on Monday before traveling for talks to Kiev and …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called important and necessary Russia’s contacts with NATO and the US on security issues. "It is very important that we are using different formats," he said in Berlin on Thursday after …
Speaking to the German broadcaster RBB German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Thursday that she welcomed contacts between Russia and NATO on Europe’s security situation. "We are now in a situation where we can …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz considers efforts to build relations with Russia as an important factor and is going to place this issue under his personal control and expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin already in January, the …
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hopes to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov soon. She stated this in an interview with DPA. "In this very tense situation, it is important for me …
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Kremlin press service informs. "A telephone conversation took place between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin …
Russia has declared two diplomats working at the German embassy in Moscow personae non gratae in a tit-for-tat response to Germany’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats after a Berlin court’s ruling in the murder case of Georgian …
Michael Roth, chair of the German Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, said on Sunday that he doesn’t think that Nord Stream-2 is a purely economic project. "I must admit that Nord Stream 2 is not a purely economic …
Russia is convinced that the Nord Stream 2 project is of interest to all European consumers, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. "Both the Russian and the German sides are interested in the project. Overall, …
Moscow will retaliate against Germany for expelling two Russian diplomats, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Berlin’s decision is “unfriendly,” and Russia will give an …
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia will not be allowed to operate in the event of any new "escalation" in Ukraine, under an agreement between Berlin and Washington, Germany's new Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on …
The candidate for the post of head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Norbert Röttgen, said in an interview with the DPA agency that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock should take a "clear position" …
The CEO of "Naftogaz of Ukraine", Yuriy Vitrenko, considered the permission given by the German Federal Network Agency to the operator Nord Stream 2 AG to create a German subsidiary "mockery", writes …
Germany’s new ruling coalition of the Social-Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party is ready for a constructive dialogue with Russia, as follows from a 177-page coalition agreement circulated on Wednesday. …
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Germany should stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Europe if it wants to work for peace, linking the project to his country’s handling of migrants on the Belarus border. …
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has "suspended the procedure to certify Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent transmission operator" due to organization and legal issues, the regulator said in a statement on …
