Russia must lose this war
To ask the Ukrainians to stop fighting and negotiate is to invite a reinvasion as soon as Putin has rebuilt…
ByOlaf Scholz has been the chancellor of Germany since December 2021. Born in 1958, he studied law at the University of Hamburg, was Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018, and since 2018 had been vice-chancellor and finance minister in Angela Merkel’s coalition government. His Social Democratic Party won the most seats in the September 2021 federal election and governs in coalition with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party. Find all our latest news, comment and opinion on the German chancellor here.
To ask the Ukrainians to stop fighting and negotiate is to invite a reinvasion as soon as Putin has rebuilt…
ByPromises of eventual membership provide some of the political disadvantages associated with joining but none of the advantages.
By"European sovereignty" has to bind in central and eastern states if it is to succeed
ByJürgen Hardt, the foreign affairs spokesperson for Germany’s main opposition party, also blames Olaf Scholz for not being hard enough.
ByOlaf Scholz’s unwillingness to say “Ukraine must win” in public shows his fear of stumbling inadvertently into a conflict.
ByThe 92-year-old philosopher has warned Germans not to allow anger at Russia and admiration for Ukraine to displace their country's…
ByAfter promising a sea-change in German foreign policy — a Zeitenwende — Olaf Scholz is reverting to type.
ByThe German chancellor insisted that it was currently impossible for his country to end its dependence on Russian gas.
ByBritain can no longer afford to turn away from Europe in these difficult times.
ByAnnalena Baerbock, the foreign minister, is the most visible face of a clear stance against Russia’s aggression and in favour…
ByRussia's security demands betray a deep-seated view of its neighbour as a satellite state, rather than fully separate.
ByBerlin is signalling that it will cancel the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia invaded Ukraine.
BySeveral Western countries have urged their citizens to immediately leave Ukraine amid warnings of an imminent Russian attack.
ByGermany’s new government is more critical of Russia than previous administrations, but history and trade weigh heavily in the balance.
ByWhen politics becomes war, democracies stop working.
ByThe country’s target of phasing out the fossil fuel completely means electricity generation from coal in the EU is projected…
ByThe incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz is likely to maintain Angela Merkel’s pragmatic style of governing.
ByOlaf Scholz’s three-party talks conclude with a promising coalition deal.
ByAnother lockdown, whether for the unvaccinated or for the country as a whole, would be immensely unpopular.
ByThe crushing defeat of Angela Merkel's party in last month's election made it clear that the centre-right is facing an…
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