Foreign policy has taken first and last place in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. In two blocks separated by domestic issues, the Democratic president has made a vigorous defense of aid to Kiev (Ukraine can defend itself with more aid, he stated) and, to close his speech, of the US contribution to … Read more
A worker controls facilities at a liquefied natural gas station in Wilhelmshaven, northern Germany.MICHAEL SON (AFP) On April 7, 2022, a few weeks after Vladimir Putin’s first bombings on Ukraine, the European Union activated the first sanctions on a Russian fossil fuel: coal. At that time, there were still fears that a total embargo on … Read more
Where there used to be wheat, corn, beets or sunflowers, the Russians have planted mines. In the agricultural operation that Román manages on one side of the road that connects Prokrovsk (Donestk) with Ocheretine, less than 10 kilometers to the east and already on the Donbas front, guided bombs weighing up to 500 kilos, projectiles … Read more
About twenty men and three women get on their knees and point their rifles at cardboard targets that represent enemy troops. They are all volunteers with the Swedish National Guard, and most have had to wait more than 20 months since they applied to join the reserve force. “What a group I got today, fresh … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to reduce the lead of Marine Le Pen’s party in the campaign for June’s European elections. The formula? Place Russia’s war in Ukraine at the center of the campaign. Blame the nationalist and eurosceptic Le Pen and her European candidate, Jordan Bardella, their historical closeness with the Russian leader … Read more
Pope Francis’ suggestion that Ukraine choose “the courage of the white flag” has drawn harsh criticism from Ukraine. “When you see that you are defeated, that things are not going well, you must have the courage to negotiate,” Francis said during an interview, recorded a month ago by Switzerland’s RSI and broadcast on television this … Read more
In February: Chancellor Scholz visits a production hall with armored vehicles from the armaments company Rheinmetall. Image: dpa Today the SPD is again in a situation like it was during the NATO retrofitting period – only it no longer has Helmut Schmidt. On the contrary: Olaf Scholz admits that he is prepared to be put … Read more
About twenty men and three women get on their knees and point their rifles at cardboard targets that represent enemy troops. They are all volunteers with the Swedish National Guard, and most have had to wait more than 20 months since they applied to join the reserve force. “What a group I got today, fresh … Read more