New York The situation for people in many cities in Ukraine is becoming increasingly dramatic 13 days after the Russian invasion. According to the city council, in the port city of Mariupol, which is under Russian siege, “there is no street without broken windows, destroyed apartments or houses.” The city is without electricity, water and … Read more
New York, Düsseldorf Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharpened his rhetoric towards the West and sharply criticized the punitive measures imposed. “These sanctions that are being imposed are tantamount to a declaration of war,” the Kremlin chief said in a televised speech on Saturday. At the same time, at a meeting with Aeroflot employees, he … Read more
Ukrainian military exercise At the “line of contact” in Donbass, Ukrainian troops and separatists fired artillery at each other. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Moscow, Paris Military incidents are becoming more and more frequent in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbass – and they make a Russian invasion increasingly likely. On Sunday, Ukrainian soldiers and Russian-backed separatists … Read more
Trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Investors are likely to keep a close eye on the Ukraine conflict in the coming week as well (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The alert on the stock markets is likely to continue. Against the background of the conflict over Ukraine, experts are concerned about the coming stock market week. … Read more
Outside of the Handelsblatt community, you quickly get a blank look when you start the small talk at the cocktail party with the nonchalant question: “Don’t you agree that the recent decline in investment in equipment is really worrying?” But here we are among ourselves and can agree: Germany has a massive investment problem. For … Read more
“Such statements raise the suspicion that Germany should ideally do nothing at all and want to keep possible sanctions as small as possible. And a quiet Federal Chancellor is enthroned above everything,” said Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Vice President of the German Marshall Fund and former head of the planning office of the then Federal President Joachim … Read more