Ukraine snubs German president over past ‘close ties to Russia’ Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects request by Frank-Walter Steinmeier for meeting in Kyiv, Bild reports The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022
German president calls for war crimes tribunal against Putin, Lavrov - Spiegel German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is calling for a war crimes tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, German magazine Der Spiegel cited Steinmeier as saying. Reuters · Apr 8, 2022
‘Wrong about Putin’: Did Germany and France turn a blind eye to the threat from Russia? The escalating civilian toll of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has fuelled calls for a reappraisal of more than a decade of French and German efforts to engage with a leader whose forces stand accused of committing horrific war crimes in Ukraine. France 24 · Apr 5, 2022
The bodies of Bucha have set a difficult test for the west Analysis: From Ukraine’s point of view, this has to be the time to pile pressure on Germany in particular The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022
I Got Putin Wrong, Says Chastened German President German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, long an advocate of Western rapprochement with Russia, expressed regret for his earlier stance, saying his years of support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline had been a clear mistake. Steinmeier, a Social Democrat who served as Foreign Minister under Chancellor Angela Merkel before being… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022
I got Putin wrong, says chastened German President German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, long an advocate of Western rapprochement with Russia, expressed regret for his earlier stance, saying his years of support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline had been a clear mistake. Reuters · Apr 4, 2022
German president and his wife test positive for COVID-19 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has tested positive for COVID-19 as the country’s infection rate remains persistently high The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022