Dirigent Valery Gergiev The city of Munich has dismissed the chief conductor of its Philharmonic from his post because he has shown a certain closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Uwe Schlegel almost gets a little enthusiastic. “We are entering new legal territory here,” says the managing director of … Read more
“For me, the Second World War came to an end with your marriage in 1999,” my Kiev mother-in-law once said. She has been living in the air-raid shelter since last week. In 1941 she fled to Russia with her mother from the Wehrmacht. This time she stays in Kyiv, where rockets are now falling. Putin … Read more
The fighting continues into the night. Reports of the shelling of a research reactor in Kharkiv sparked new concerns about radioactive pollution. An overview of the current situation. It’s day 12 since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops continue the fighting with undiminished intensity, numerous people flee the country. An overview of what happened … Read more
Satellite images of Ukraine Modern technology makes images available that used to be reserved for secret services. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy, Maxar, Getty Images) New York, Düsseldorf Certainty comes from space: On February 24, satellite images confirm a report by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian troops are moving in the direction of Chernobyl, towards the still … Read more
Brussels The Dutch government is committed to tightening sanctions against Russia. “The Netherlands is open to excluding more banks from Swift,” said Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag in an interview with Handelsblatt and other European media. The EU recently uncoupled several Russian banks from the payment service provider Swift, but spared individual institutions such as … Read more
New York, Düsseldorf During the night of Sunday, fighting in Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, concentrated on the southern Ukrainian port of Mariupol and the area around the capital Kyiv. Mariupol, besieged by Russian troops, reported dramatic conditions after a failed ceasefire. In addition, the Russian army continued to advance towards Kyiv and other … Read more
not prolong the war artificially Expert advises Ukrainian government-in-exile in Berlin 03/06/2022, 00:01 Political scientist Johannes Varwick is certain that President Putin will achieve his goals in Ukraine. He suggests that President Zelenskyy go into exile – in Berlin or Warsaw. Otherwise, Ukraine is threatened with even greater bloodshed. The political scientist Johannes Varwick suggested … 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