Ukraine PM thanks Germany for solidarity and calls for more weapons Denys Shmyhal’s comments on visit to Berlin show easing of tensions over response to Russian invasion The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022
Israel’s Herzog Travels to Germany for 1972 Olympics Memorial Israeli President Isaac Herzog departed Sunday for Germany, where he will attend a memorial for 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics. "I am leaving this morning on a state visit to Germany, at the invitation of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier," Herzog said… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 4, 2022
Still ‘every bit the hero,’ Dirk Nowitzki’s German No. 14 is retired at EuroBasket COLOGNE, Germany — Nearly 18,000 people in Lanxess Arena on Thursday night alternated between craning their necks to see the highlights, speech text and video displays on the jumbotron hanging from the ceiling and looking down toward the man at the center of the spotlight on the court. Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
News briefs Fetterman rejected a debate with Oz and now the Pa. Senate race is descending further into name-calling Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Munich Olympics massacre families reach agreement over compensation German president expected to apologise for 1972 attack in which 11 Israelis were murdered The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022
German President Looks to Placate Israel with Visit after PA President’s Statements German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, according to an Israeli official, is considering flying to Israel in a bid to placate the Jewish state after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s inflammatory comments on Tuesday, in which he claimed that Israel had carried out “50 holocausts” against Palestinians. Steinmeier would bring with him… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022
Major German art show opens amid antisemitism controversy Germany’s president has appealed to the organizers of this year’s documenta fifteen art show to do more to tackle the antisemitism allegations surrounding the event The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022
Ukraine will prevail as Europe did in 1945, Scholz to say in VE Day speech German chancellor will draw parallel with second world war defeat of Nazi dictatorship in TV address The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022
Zelenskiy invites Germany’s Scholz to visit Ukraine on Russia’s Victory Day President says visit on 9 May, when German leaders have often travelled to Moscow, would make powerful statement The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
Zelenskyy Calls on Scholz to Visit Ukraine on May 9 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he has invited Germany’s head of government and its head of state to visit Ukraine on May 9, the day Russia marks the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II. Western officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin could use… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 72 of the invasion Russia violated its promise of Mariupol ceasefire, Kyiv says, as US says it shared intel on the location of Moskva cruiser sunk by Ukraine The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022
German foreign minister will visit Ukraine shortly, chancellor says German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will visit Ukraine shortly, after the two countries mended a diplomatic rift over Kyiv's refusal to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday. Reuters · May 5, 2022
Zelenskiy telephones with German president after row over cancelled visit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke on the phone with the German president on Thursday, the presidential office in Berlin said, one day after Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Kyiv to mend a diplomatic rift between the two countries. Reuters · May 5, 2022
Months into the Ukraine war, has Germany’s position changed? Berlin has eased its restrictive arms export policy to supply Kyiv with lethal weapons, but frictions remain. Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022
Reuters · May 3, 2022 This is our fight, German opposition leader says on Ukraine visit Germany's opposition leader met Ukraine's president in Kyiv on Tuesday and said its battle against Russian invaders was a fight on behalf of freedom everywhere, raising pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to make an appearance in the Ukrainian capital.
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022 Germany irritated by Ukraine's snub of a presidential visit German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized a diplomatic snub by Ukraine for his country’s president and defended Berlin’s record on delivering weapons to Kyiv
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022 Ukraine seeks to patch up relations with Germany after snub to president Relations strained after Kyiv said it would prefer visit from German chancellor
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 Scholz irritated by German president's aborted Ukraine visit Germany's president would have liked to visit Ukraine and the fact that he was not received there was "irritating", Chancellor Olaf Scholz told RBB public radio, adding that he had no immediate plans himself to visit Kyiv.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022 More than 1,000 Ukraine marines have surrendered in Mariupol, says Russia Moscow makes claim as leaders of four countries bordering Russia arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 Ukraine official denies Zelenskiy rejected visit offer from Germany's Steinmeier An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Serhiy Leshchenko, denied in an interview with CNN that Zelenskiy had rejected a visit offer from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as reported by the Bild newspaper.
Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2022 Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland head to Ukraine German president was scheduled to be part of the visit but said on Tuesday he was not welcome by Ukraine.
Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events on day 49 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 49th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are on their way to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an adviser to the Polish leader said on Wednesday.
Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2022 War in Ukraine: Latest developments KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Reuters · Apr 12, 2022 German president says Kyiv did not want him to visit A planned visit to Kyiv by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was not welcomed by Ukraine, he said on Tuesday, following a report that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was critical of Steinmeier's historic advocacy of Western rapprochement with Russia.