BERLIN—Germany will continue to pay for Russian gas in euros or dollars, a government spokesman said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin had told the German chancellor nothing would change for European partners despite his plan for rouble payments. Russia has said that because of Western financial sanctions over Ukraine, it plans to require payment…
Germany Says to Still Pay for Russian Gas in Euros/Dollars After Scholz–Putin Call
Ukraine’s NATO Membership ‘Will Not Take Place’: German Chancellor
Ukraine’s membership is not on The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s agenda, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday. “I also made it clear in Moscow and in my visit that this option [Ukraine’s membership of NATO] is not on the table and will not take place,” he said during an interview with German public broadcaster…
Biden: ‘There Will No Longer Be a Nord Stream 2’ If Russia Invades Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Monday “there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2” gas pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Feb. 7, the two leaders showed a united front in posing the threat of “far-reaching, severe” sanctions against Russia if it moves…
Biden: ‘There Will Be No Longer a Nord Stream 2’ If Russia Invades Ukraine
President Joe Biden said Monday that there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Feb. 7, the two leaders showed a united front in posing the threat of “far-reaching, severe” sanctions against Russia if it…
Germany Could Halt Pipeline If Russia Attacks Ukraine, Scholz Signals
BERLIN/MOSCOW—Germany may consider halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz signaled on Tuesday, as pressure grew on his government to take a more hawkish stance on the Kremlin. Scholz met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin to discuss the next steps after talks between Russia and Western states on…
End of an Era: Germany’s Merkel Bows out After 16 Years
BERLIN—Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises, and being a role…
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