Der Kanzler ist beim G20-Gipfel in Rio de Janeiro, während in Berlin die Diskussionen in der SPD weitergehen, ob Scholz noch der richtige Kanzlerkandidat ist. Die Zustimmung für ihn sinkt, für Pistorius hingegen steigt sie weiter. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie sich der leise Abschied von Scholz möglicherweise bereits abzeichnet. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Jürgen Klöckner mit … Read more
Brantner wants to “make Green great again,” she said, adapting the slogan of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whom she has criticized as a threat to global climate policy. Brantner will remain state secretary in the German economy ministry, headed by Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor. He is expected to be nominated as the Green Party’s … Read more
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he would end the war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 in one day. In an attempt to anticipate any upcoming cuts to Ukraine funding, the government of outgoing President Joe Biden is looking to send the last of more than $6 billion … Read more
While Russian gains are putting pressure on the Ukrainian front, Radakin said, Moscow is suffering losses “for tiny increments of land.” The Kremlin does not provide figures on the impact the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has had on the Russian military. A Wall Street Journal report in September said more than a million … Read more
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk plans meetings with leaders from the EU, the U.K. and NATO to discuss the situation in Ukraine after Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States. Tusk said that he would host meetings in Warsaw with French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO chief Mark Rutte, while a meeting with British … Read more
Der „Herbst der Entscheidung“ scheint immer mehr zur Entscheidung zu werden, ob die FDP womöglich wirklich aus der Ampel aussteigt. Passieren könnte das noch vor den finalen Haushaltsverhandlungen, und inzwischen kochen die wildesten Spekulationen hoch, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt dafür sein könnte. Welche Ultimaten die FDP ihren Partnern jetzt stellen will und was die US-Wahl … Read more
Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday that no one had forced him to resign from the EU executive but that he’d felt he “had to do it.” In his first public comments since unexpectedly quitting last week, Breton reiterated his criticism of the Commission’s “dubious governance.” Breton, who served as commissioner for the … Read more
The German Air Force said separately on Saturday that it had identified five Russian jets flying over the Baltic Sea and had deployed Eurofighters to escort them. This is far from the first time Russian aircraft have wandered toward EU and NATO airspace. Earlier this month, Latvia’s defense ministry said a Russian drone crashed in the Rēzekne … Read more
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS summit of emerging economies in Russia, Tehran’s ambassador in Moscow confirmed Sunday, amid growing tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries. Pezeshkian will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit, which is scheduled for Oct. 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, … Read more
The Russian security service FSB said in a statement that Russian authorities received “documentary materials confirming London’s coordination of the escalation of the international military-political situation.” According to the FSB, the documents show that the six diplomats who worked in the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow took actions that showed signs of … Read more
