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May 20, 2022 at 1:57 am

G7 countries to provide $19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine

The Group of Seven leading economies have agreed to provide $19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure its finances do not hinder its...

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April 25, 2022 at 8:22 am

German ex-Chancellor Schroeder urged to leave Scholz party

The co-leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party says former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder should leave the party.

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April 14, 2022 at 4:25 am

4 Germans arrested over extremist blackout, kidnapping plan

German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an investigation of suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause...

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April 13, 2022 at 8:01 am

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.

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March 31, 2022 at 6:16 am

Kremlin demands rubles for gas, EU leaders push back VIEW

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the...

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March 27, 2022 at 12:30 am

Scholz’s center-left party secures big win in German state VIEW

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats have secured a big election win in a western state that their conservative rivals have led since 1999.

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March 9, 2022 at 2:01 am

Austria suspends vaccine mandate before enforcement starts VIEW

Austria's government says it's suspending the country’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for most adults.

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February 19, 2022 at 4:24 am

EU chief: Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods VIEW

A top European Union official says Russia would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case...

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February 15, 2022 at 11:46 pm

Germany announces end to most COVID restrictions on March 20 VIEW

Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20.

A Ukrainian serviceman fires an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) XVG101 XVG101

February 15, 2022 at 2:48 am

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know on hopes of averting war VIEW

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready for talks with the United States and NATO on military transparency, missile deployment limits and other security...

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