DER SPIEGEL | inoffiziell4d ago
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to be a leading voice in Europe, but first he must figure out how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. His first few weeks have produced mixed results.#GermanForeignPolicy #VladimirPutin #Russia #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #NATO #EuropeanUnion #DonaldTrump #World
The German Chancellor's Diplomacy Offensive: Can Friedrich Merz Help Keep Trump from Abandoning Europe?
The German Chancellor's Diplomacy Offensive: Can Friedrich Merz Help Keep Trump from Abandoning Europe?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to be a leading voice in Europe, but first he must figure out how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. His first few weeks have produced mixed results.

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DER SPIEGEL | inoffiziell6d ago
Kyjiw setzt westliche Raketen und Marschflugkörper bislang nur in der russischen Grenzregion ein. Das könnte sich nun ändern. Aber der Kreml bereitet sich schon lange darauf vor.#RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #RusslandsKrieggegendieUkraine #Russland #Ukraine #Kyjiw #Nato #Kreml
Aufhebung der Reichweitenbeschränkung: Hat die Ukraine jetzt freie Hand beim Einsatz westlicher Waffen?
Aufhebung der Reichweitenbeschränkung: Hat die Ukraine jetzt freie Hand beim Einsatz westlicher Waffen?

Kyjiw setzt westliche Raketen und Marschflugkörper bislang nur in der russischen Grenzregion ein. Das könnte sich nun ändern. Aber der Kreml bereitet sich schon lange darauf vor.

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Der Spiegel - Non officielMay 8
The opera house in Kharkiv was almost destroyed and an undetonated Russian rocket can still be found on its roof. But after a long interruption, the ensemble is once again staging productions - in the basement. Its shows are usually sold out.#RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #VladimirPutin #Culture #Arts #World
Resistance in Ukraine: The Show Must Go On (Underground) in the Kharkiv Opera House
Resistance in Ukraine: The Show Must Go On (Underground) in the Kharkiv Opera House

The opera house in Kharkiv was almost destroyed and an undetonated Russian rocket can still be found on its roof. But after a long interruption, the ensemble is once again staging productions - in the basement. Its shows are usually sold out.

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DER SPIEGEL | inoffiziellMar 12
With U.S. President Donald Trump having made it clear that he has little use for the trans-Atlantic alliance, Europe is rapidly trying to design a strategy for Ukraine - and for its own future.#EuropeanUnion #NATO #VladimirPutin #Russia #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #DonaldTrump #Europe
Bye Bye U.S.: Europe Scrambles to Find Strategy in Trump's World
Bye Bye U.S.: Europe Scrambles to Find Strategy in Trump's World

With U.S. President Donald Trump having made it clear that he has little use for the trans-Atlantic alliance, Europe is rapidly trying to design a strategy for Ukraine - and for its own future.

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DER SPIEGEL | inoffiziellMar 10
Donald Trump has jettisoned the existing world order and the U.S. is backing away from decades-old alliances. Europe has no choice but to fend for itself.#DonaldTrump #UnitedStates #Trans-AtlanticRelations #EuropeanUnion #Russia #VladimirPutin #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #Europe
Trump vs. Europe: America Is Now an Adversary
Trump vs. Europe: America Is Now an Adversary

Donald Trump has jettisoned the existing world order and the U.S. is backing away from decades-old alliances. Europe has no choice but to fend for itself.

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DER SPIEGEL | inoffiziellMar 7
For 80 years, the United States was the undisputed leader of Western democracies. But Donald Trump is discarding allies and values in favor of power and money as he steers America into the camp of the autocrats.#DonaldTrump #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #Russia #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #NATO #Trans-AtlanticRelations #World
Europe on the Sidelines: Trump Steers America Away from Allies and Towards Autocracies
Europe on the Sidelines: Trump Steers America Away from Allies and Towards Autocracies

For 80 years, the United States was the undisputed leader of Western democracies. But Donald Trump is discarding allies and values in favor of power and money as he steers America into the camp of the autocrats.

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Der Spiegel - Non officielMar 3
For the last three years, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been playing the role of a Ukrainian Winston Churchill, confidently defending his country with Western support. Now, Donald Trump has flipped the script.#VolodymyrZelenskyy #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #Russia #World
Three Years after the Invasion: The Churchill of Ukraine Seeks a New Role
Three Years after the Invasion: The Churchill of Ukraine Seeks a New Role

For the last three years, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been playing the role of a Ukrainian Winston Churchill, confidently defending his country with Western support. Now, Donald Trump has flipped the script.

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Not RappaportJun 16, 2024

Study details huge emissions resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/study-details-huge-emissions-resulting-russias-invasion-ukraine-2024-06-12/

#RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Imperialism #ClimateEmergency

Stine Eckert, Ph.D.Dec 12, 2023
"Zelensky and the White House have argued that supporting Ukraine would protect the West in the long term by preventing President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia from trying to seize more of Europe, though polls show the American public has grown increasingly skeptical of financial assistance for Ukraine." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/zelensky-ukraine-biden-washington.html?smid=nytcore-android-share #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #UkraineWar
Zelensky Begins Aid Push in Washington, Casting Inaction as Win for Putin

The Ukrainian president plans to meet with President Biden and lawmakers on Tuesday as chances of an aid deal in Congress have become increasingly bleak.

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