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Merkel to meet Putin on Saturday for talks on Ukraine and Syria

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:39:03 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin this weekend to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Eastern Ukraine.

Merkel wants to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:49:51 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday they favour extending EU sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, ahead of a Brussels summit that will discuss the issue.

Syria now on the table as Putin comes to Berlin

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:43:29 +0200

Russian President Vladimir Putin will face Western pressure over Ukraine and Syria at talks in Berlin on Wednesday, on his first visit to the German capital since the Ukrainian conflict erupted.

Germans, Russians trust each other less and less

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:38:12 +0200

Despite so-called Putin-sympathizers and eastern Germany's historic link to Mother Russia, a new poll shows that German and Russian opinions of one another have soured dramatically in recent years.

Merkel: we must keep talking to Putin

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:53:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday against severing ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis but said he must also do his part. Meanwhile a huge convoy of Russian aid approached the Ukraine border.

Global turmoil hits German economy

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:20:00 +0200

German investment sentiment is taking a hit from the crisis over Russia and Ukraine, new data showed Tuesday, in a further setback for the eurozone which is already worried about France.

Germans fret over Ukraine, Schröder parties

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:13:00 +0200

The Ukraine crisis may be rattling German consumers, according to a poll on Tuesday, but that did not stop the country's former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder hugging his old friend Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday night.

German love of Russian gas 'limits' EU power

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:05:00 +0100

UPDATE: Germany's reliance on Russian natural gas poses a threat to European sovereignty, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday amid rising East-West tensions over Ukraine.

Merkel slams China & Russia over Syria stance

Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:07:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Russia and China over their stance in the Syrian crisis, saying in an interview published Saturday that their action weakened the United Nations.

All-star cast plot anti-Putin concert

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:11:00 +0200

Star violinist Gidon Kremer has invited the biggest names in classical music to perform a concert with him in Berlin to draw attention to human rights in Russia, organisers said.

Putin's spies target German embassy staff

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:36:00 +0200

Over 25 years after his stint as a spy in Dresden for the Soviet KGB, Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasing surveillance of the German government as the Kremlin ratchets up its anti-German rhetoric, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday.

Topless protests disrupt Putin visit to Hannover

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:19:00 +0200

Topless protesters disrupted Russian President Vladimir Putin's tour of an industrial fair in Germany Monday as he and Chancellor Angela Merkel clashed over Moscow's recent NGO crackdown.

Merkel tells Putin: Give NGOs a chance

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:27:00 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organizations which she described as a "motor of innovation".

Merkel to Putin - Pussy Riot jail sentence unfair

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:06:00 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the imprisonment of the protest band Pussy Riot during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday. Yet Siemens also signed a €2.5 billion deal with Russian state railway.

German president 'avoiding Putin'

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:34:00 +0200

German diplomats are struggling to gloss over the fact that President Joachim Gauck – a democracy activist in East Germany - is reluctant to have anything to do with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer.

Schröder backs up old friend Putin

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:03:00 +0100

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has defended Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin against accusations of election fraud, standing by his notorious description of his former ally as a “democrat through and through.”

Putin tried to stop Neuer's move to Bayern

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:07:00 +0200

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tried to block Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's switch from Schalke 04 to Bavarian giants Bayern Munich, according to Royal Blues chairman Clemens Tönnies.

Outrage after researcher denied entry to Russia

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0200

Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian deputy ambassador to Berlin on Thursday over a German political scientist who was refused entry to the country at a Moscow airport.

Berlin suggests sending election observers to Russia

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:17:00 +0200

The German government on Monday called on Russia to see that next year’s presidential election observed “democratic principles,” and added that it would welcome a plan to send in independent election observers.

Merkel luke-warm on Putin's likely return

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:01:00 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that the likely return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency of Russia was a, “national Russian matter,” and that she would work well with him.