https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she has "the very greatest interest in stopping sanctions" against Russia, Reuters reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160830/merkel-offers-russia-lifting-of-sanctions-if-it-behaves-ukraine-crimea Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:50:09 +0200 merkel-offers-russia-lifting-of-sanctions-if-it-behaves-ukraine-crimea German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned on Sunday that conditions in Ukraine once again threatened to tip Europe into a full-blown military conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20150817/ukraine-once-again-explosive-germany-warns Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:55:49 +0200 ukraine-once-again-explosive-germany-warns German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia and Ukraine to set in motion the next phase of the shaky Minsk peace accords aimed at stopping the fighting in east Ukraine, ahead of talks about their implementation in Berlin on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150413/ukraine-minsk-ceasefire-berlin-meeting-germany-calls-for-russia-ukraine-co-operation Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:38:09 +0200 ukraine-minsk-ceasefire-berlin-meeting-germany-calls-for-russia-ukraine-co-operation At the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her French counterpart, Francois Hollande, secured support for an extension of sanctions to the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/merkel-pushes-through-new-russia-sanctions Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:49:28 +0100 merkel-pushes-through-new-russia-sanctions A new poll showed on Friday that only 15 percent of Germans think Russia is a trustworthy partner in international affairs. https://www.thelocal.de/20150306/just-one-in-seven-germans-trusts-russia Fri, 06 Mar 2015 10:02:44 +0100 just-one-in-seven-germans-trusts-russia US President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders confirmed on Tuesday that sanctions against Russia would not be lifted until ceasefire conditions in Ukraine were met. https://www.thelocal.de/20150304/no-end-to-russia-sanctions-until-ceasefire Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:33:05 +0100 no-end-to-russia-sanctions-until-ceasefire President Barack Obama will hold a secure video conference with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine on Tuesday, as Russia faces possible further sanctions for its role in the conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20150303/obama-calls-euro-leaders-over-russia-sanctions Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:52:18 +0100 obama-calls-euro-leaders-over-russia-sanctions French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for the "Minsk II" ceasefire deal in Ukraine to be "fully respected" after meeting in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150220/ukraine-crisis-merkel-and-hollande-cling-to-minsk-agreement Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:24:26 +0100 ukraine-crisis-merkel-and-hollande-cling-to-minsk-agreement Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Petro Poroschenko of Ukraine on Monday evening, agreeing on how observers could be used to maintain the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150217/merkel-and-putin-agree-ceasefire-observers Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:19:49 +0100 merkel-and-putin-agree-ceasefire-observers UPDATE: Chancellor Merkel, along with the Presidents of France, Russia and Ukraine, issued a statement confirming that a ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine had been reached in Minsk. https://www.thelocal.de/20150212/leaders-aim-for-ukraine-ceasefire-within-48-hours Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:07:00 +0100 leaders-aim-for-ukraine-ceasefire-within-48-hours