Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 441 of the invasion Ukrainian official says Russians in Bakhmut have been pushed back by up to 2km; Russia’s Transneft reports attack on oil pipeline The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023
German party rejects punishment for ex-leader's Russia links German media say former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder won’t be sanctioned by his own party because of his ties with Russian state-owned companies The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Green, 'Premier' Western Politicians Are Clearly Pro-Putin, Financier Says Political activist and financier Bill Browder is putting U.S. representatives and world leaders on notice for either supporting Russia, or openly accepting donations from the Vladimir Putin regime. There is “no question” that western politicians still accept money from Russia, even after its invasion of Ukraine, he said. Benzinga · Oct 4, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv calls Amnesty report that says Ukrainian forces are putting civilians at risk a ‘perversion’ – as it happened Kyiv hits back after charity says Russia’s attacks ‘unjustifiable’ but Ukraine’s tactics are endangering civilians. This live blog is closed The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 162 of the invasion UN to conduct fact-finding mission into deaths of Ukrainian PoWs; US Senate ratifies Sweden and Finland’s accession to Nato The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022
Ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schröder under fire for meeting Putin Schröder, who is facing investigation over Kremlin links, says he has nothing to apologise for over friendship with Russian leader The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022
Scorpions say they changed Wind of Change lyrics as song ‘romanticised Russia’ German rockers’ most famous song now includes lyrics: ‘Now listen to my heart / It says Ukrainia’ The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022
Russia bans 963 Americans from country - as it happened Joe Biden among those banned after signing $40bn aid package for Ukraine; Finnish president says he held ‘open and direct’ talks with his Turkish counterpart. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 20) A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. WEKU · May 20, 2022
Russia ‘takes control of Azovstal steel plant’; gas supply to Finland to be cut – as it happened Plant was last part of Mariupol in Ukrainian hands; Gazprom will suspend gas sales to Finland from Saturday. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion Intense fighting reported around Severodonetsk in the Donbas; Russia plans to change law to scrap age limit for soldiers The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022
Whatever it takes? Europe forced to speed up its energy transition It took the invasion of Ukraine for Europeans to realise that decades of short-sighted energy policy have caught up with them. As Germany strips its former chancellor of parliamentary privileges over his refusal to sever ties with Gazprom, Gerhard Schröder's downfall is a reminder that it's all of Germany and… France 24 · May 19, 2022
Gerhard Schröder to be stripped of privileges for not cutting ties with Russia Former German chancellor, who holds positions at Rosneft and Nord Stream, will lose staff and office The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022
Months into the Ukraine war, has Germany’s position changed? Berlin has eased its restrictive arms export policy to supply Kyiv with lethal weapons, but frictions remain. Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022 Germany’s SPD calls on Gerhard Schröder to quit party over Russia links Former chancellor says he has no intention of resigning his seats on boards of Russian energy firms
Los Angeles Times · Apr 25, 2022 What will it take for Germany, Europe’s heavyweight, to stand up to Russia? As the savage war in Ukraine continues, the world expects Germany, Europe’s largest economy and a political heavyweight, to play a central role in the fight to isolate and stop Russia. But how serious is Germany about supporting Ukraine?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022 Germany agonises over Merkel’s legacy: did she hand too much power to Putin? The war in Ukraine has prompted criticism of former chancellor’s decisions on Nord Stream pipeline and Russia
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022 Germany’s ‘Putin-caressers’ start coming to terms with their naivety Analysis: politicians who believed Putin could be ‘tamed by empathy and accommodation’ are having to hurriedly rethink their positions
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 Can Germany function without Vladimir Putin’s gas? Nord Stream 2 was meant to deliver 70% of country’s gas and switch to renewable energy sources has been slow
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022 Two former European prime ministers quit boards of Russian companies Finland’s Esko Aho and Italy’s Matteo Renzi step down from Sberbank and Delimobil respectively after invasion of Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022 Ghosts of Germany’s past rise as Olaf Scholz seeks strategy for Ukraine Guilt over Nazism’s crimes is affecting Berlin’s approach to Moscow – and that equivocation has frustrated its allies