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The images from liberated towns in #Ukraine are unbelievable, even worse than expected. No question: The West must massively step up its support to Ukraine. If #NeverAgain has any meaning whatsoever, this is it. 🇺🇦
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Russians are shooting civilians after tying their hands behind their backs. Dead bodies are all over the Kyiv oblast, on the streets, in cars, in people’s yards. Mass graves are full of unidentified bodies. Many families will never know what happened to their loved ones
Remarkable: puts Moscow on notice: No crop supplies for the 2023 growing season in Russia unless the war against #Ukraine is ended.
Keep in mind: #Russia = number 1 wheat exporter in the world.
#PeaceInUkraine 🇺🇦
If order of magnitude referenced by is accurate, this is shocking. Mass #deportation of civilians to Russia is a violation of the 4th Geneva convention. It's also relevant with regard to the issue of genocide. #Ukraine should document incl specific individual cases.
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Replying to @WorldAffairsPro
#BREAKING President Zelensky says around half a million people - including 5,000 children - have been forcibly deported to the Russian Federation from occupied areas of #Ukraine️
On the issue of re-export of Swiss ammunition from Germany and I argue that #Switzerland should decide in favor of solidarity with #Ukraine
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Very good to see Marieluise Beck speaking from Kyiv tonight, literally standing with #Ukraine & making the case for (among other things) a presence of key European governments on the ground 🇺🇦
Very happy to see #German equipment is doing its job 🇩🇪 - But more #AirDefenseforUkraine is urgently needed 🇺🇦 -
Including ammunition from beautiful #Switzerland🇨🇭for the Gepards, please!
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German anti-aircraft “Gepards” downing Iranian drones near Odesa, saving lives.
Thank you, Germany!
Dear world, we need #AirDefenceForUkraine!
75 yrs ago my dad became a POW, age 16
treated him well, released him before he turned 17. At 20 he began in broadcasting in Hamburg, trained by journalists. He became a radio/tv correspondent. One example of how allies helped us get back on our feet
#VEDay75
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After almost 80 days, Germany is back in Kyiv! Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visiting Ukraine's proud capital today and reestablishing our diplomatic presence. We stand united! 
Im Namen unserer Familie - 1000 Dank für Nachrufe, Würdigungen und die vielen Sympathiebekundungen für unseren Vater #GerdRuge
Das tröstet, und ihm hätte es gefallen!
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Die Reporter-Legende Gerd Ruge ist tot - ein Nachruf tagesschau.de/inland/regiona #GerdRuge
Former SPD Member of Bundestag & spokesperson on defense has a clear take on #Ukraine 🇺🇦
- Russia must not win
- Objective is to liberate areas occupied by 🇷🇺
- To do this Ukraine needs armor & artillery
- West needs to make extra effort NOW
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Jetzt ist es Zeit schwere Waffen für den Gegenangriff zur Befreiung der besetzten Landesteile zu liefern. Sonst entsteht im Südosten die territoriale Grundlage für den nächsten Angriff.
Clear message: Foreign Minister of Germany on her determination to stand with #Ukraine regardless of the political turbulence that lies ahead. This being the full version, not the manipulated snippets spread around by Russian disinfo 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦
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Should we support despite high energy prices?
Greens 97%
SPD 82%
FDP 74%
CDU/CSU 73%
Left 59%
AfD 30%
Overall: 70% Yes //21% No
(ZDF Politbarometer)
despite high energy prices?
Greens 97%
SPD 82%
FDP 74%
CDU/CSU 73%
Left 59%
AfD 30%
Overall: 70% Yes //21% No
(ZDF Politbarometer)
#Talks between #Ukraine & #Russia continue. Ukrainians are fighting hard, but they are also negotiating. President and his team deserve huge respect on both counts. The West must do more to back them up.
#PeaceForUkraine 🇺🇦
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model of security guarantees is on the negotiating table. What does this mean? A rigid agreement with a number of guarantor states undertaking clear legal obligations to actively prevent attacks on .
Details: t.me/M_Podolyak/7🇺🇸 Lloyd Austin gave a powerful speech on "Why #Ukraine Matters" in Halifax on 19 Nov. It deserves to be read widely & should inspire us (if further inspiration is needed) to ramp up our support to Ukraine️ 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
defense.gov/News/Speeches/
On this day, 75 years ago, #Stauffenberg and others risked all to decapitate the Nazi regime and end the war. Those involved were soldiers and civilians. They came from the left and the right of the political spectrum.
We will remember them.
#20Juli1944
Gestern wurde unser Vater Gerd Ruge auf dem Nordfriedhof in München beigesetzt. Herzlichen Dank allen, die seiner gedacht haben!
Today #Germany made important statements in support of #Ukraine
- MinDef Lambrecht announced delivery of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (Gepard)
- Visiting Poland, Minister Habeck says Germany now able to handle an oil embargo
Significant & welcome news
reuters.com/business/energ
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Ist Europa am Ende? - Interview mit Ulrike Guérot
Herzlichen Danke an @RadioMuenchen
youtu.be/JRSTh6o2pGs via @YouTube
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Der russische Überfall markiert eine Zeitenwende. Es ist unsere Pflicht, die Ukraine nach Kräften zu unterstützen bei der Verteidigung gegen die Invasionsarmee von #Putin. Deshalb liefern wir 1000 Panzerabwehrwaffen und 500 Stinger-Raketen an unsere Freunde in der #Ukraine.
I don't agree with everything Minister Pabriks said just now at the #LennartMeriConference
But Germans do well to listen carefully to our allies on the Eastern flank. There's a lot of frustration. Berlin must work hard to rebuild trust & to deliver on the #Zeitenwende 🇩🇪
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Strong words from Latvian defence minister @Pabriks on :
The Baltic region was the most friendly. The trust to Germany are now closed to zero. A German Baltic policy doesn’t exist. If don’t want this trust turn into mistrust,it needs to change its policies substantially.
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The Baltic region was the most friendly. The trust to Germany are now closed to zero. A German Baltic policy doesn’t exist. If don’t want this trust turn into mistrust,it needs to change its policies substantially.
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#Mariupol:Ein Genozid hat nicht immer das Gesicht von Auschwitz. Die Genozid Konvention besagt: Vernichtungsabsicht, Verneinung einer eigenständigen Identität eines Volkes, bewusste Angriffe auf Zivilisten, Versperrung von Fluchtwegen.Nun Einsatz mobiler Krematorien in Mariupol…
Thank you SG for placing trust in me & appointing me as the next Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs & Security Policy. This will be my 3d time working for #NATO. No place I’d rather be at this critical moment for transatlantic security.
The escalation of #PutinsWar, deliberate #killing of civilians, and #Russia|n state TV programs discussing future #executions of "terrorists" all illustrate the need for the West further to step up its assistance to the democracy that is #Ukraine 🇺🇦 twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews
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ARD DeutschlandTrend public opinion poll, #Germany, April 2022:
Response of the government to the Russian invasion...
...goes to far: 11% (change: -3)
...is appropriate: 37% (change: -16)
...doesn't go far enough: 45% (change: +18)
government to the Russian invasion...
...goes to far: 11% (change: -3)
...is appropriate: 37% (change: -16)
...doesn't go far enough: 45% (change: +18)
After #Bucha: Vice Chancellor Habeck & Foreign Minister Baerbock (Greens) come out in favor of ramping up #sanctions against Russia. Chancellor Scholz & SPD also ready for new measures, with MinDef Lambrecht specifically talking about sanctioning gas imports
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
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Robert Habeck zu #Butscha: „Dieses furchtbare Kriegsverbrechen kann nicht unbeantwortet bleiben. Ich halte eine Verschärfung der Sanktionen für angezeigt. Das bereiten wir zusammen mit unserer Partnern in der EU vor.“
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Die Außenminister der #EU kommen zu weiteren Beratungen über den Krieg Russlands gegen die #Ukraine zusammen. Im Gespräch ist auch ein Öl-Embargo. Annalena #Baerbock fordert zudem weitere Waffenlieferungen. trib.al/ti0Ykea
Minister Vulin uses #Moscow visit to remind the world: “Serbia is the only state in Europe that didn’t introduce sanctions & was not part of the anti-Russian hysteria.” Seems mostly like a fair statement. So where exactly does #Serbia see its future?
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In 1995 Germany was a member of the UN Security Council. I was the junior diplomat in charge of Bosnia. I will #NeverForget #Srebrenica including who perpetrated the crime & how the international community failed the victims. Plenty of lessons here which we mustn't unlearn.
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Here's the best footage as #Prishtina residents take to their balconies to protest with pots and pans against LDK plans to overthrow the government of #Kosovo in midst of the #covid19 crisis.
On this VE (Victory in Europe) Day 2023 a reminder that many of the Red Army soldiers who fought all the way to Berlin & defeated the Nazi regime were from Kiev, Odessa, and Kharkov - witness the graffiti preserved in Germany's parliament, the former Reichstag 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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An den Wänden des Reichstagsgebäudes findet man Inschriften von Soldaten der Roten Armee. Auch aus Kyjiw, Odesa und Charkiw. Dem 2. Weltkrieg fielen über 8 Mio Ukrainer*innen zum Opfer. Daraus erwächst für Deutschland heute und immer eine besondere Verantwortung. #TagderBefreiung
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Im Dez starb in Kingston/Jamaika Stefan Keil, Botschafter Deutschlands. Heute wurden seine sterblichen Überreste in Berlin mit militärischen Ehren empfangen. Neben seiner Familie präsent: Mitglieder der 44. Crew. 1989 haben wir unseren Weg im AA begonnen. Ruhe in Frieden, Stefan!
Remarkable poll on attitudes on security policy in #Germany - Major shift in favor of strong #deterrence #defense posture given Russia's aggression. Also notable: Huge gap between E & W 🇩🇪// greatest change among supporters of Greens (now 62% favorable)
faz.net/aktuell/politi
#Putin will do the maximum to conceal #Russia|n casualties in his war of aggression. But too many Russian soldiers are dying in #Ukraine and the news will get to families back home. They will have a question for Putin & his henchmen: Why?
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Two US officials confirmed that Ukraine shot down a second Il-76 transport aircraft tonight. If true, this would be a really significant mistake for the Russian military, and possibly the worst loss of life for the Russian Airborne Forces since the 2nd Chechen War. twitter.com/JimLaPorta/sta…
Very good to see US Congress & incoming administration taking an interest in situation in #Tigray - #Ethiopia - Horn of #Africa
@EUSR_Rondos @SanninoEU twitter.com/adancabdulle/s
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#PutinsWar has brought #death & destruction to Ukraine and will bring #hunger & economic distress to much of the world.
If not already the case, this should be raised in all relevant #UN bodies & publicized widely, especially where people will go hungry
#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
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navy is currently blocking more than 90 civilian ships from accessing ports in the Black Sea. They seek to transport grain and other good products to nations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Some ships have even been shelled.
navy is currently blocking more than 90 civilian ships from accessing ports in the Black Sea. They seek to transport grain and other good products to nations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Some ships have even been shelled.Quote
My girls are my everyday motivation & make me believe that a mom of twins can do anything. Through the voice of #MiriamCani & #AlbanSkenderaj we sang #TiJeDhurata for all the kids out there, who are inspiring their parents to be courageous & never give up.
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The E3 
note that the US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal on 8 May, 2018. Consequently, the US attempt to initiate the ‘snapback mechanism’ is incapable of having any legal effect. We remain committed to preserve the nuclear agreement.
note that the US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal on 8 May, 2018. Consequently, the US attempt to initiate the ‘snapback mechanism’ is incapable of having any legal effect. We remain committed to preserve the nuclear agreement.
SPD Chair Klingbeil has been pushing for more robust #German foreign policy. 2 points from this interview are close to my ❤️
🇩🇪 was wrong to ignore warnings from Eastern partners
🇩🇪 needs better national security coordination (call it NSC or whatever)
zeit.de/2023/03/lars-k
2 days ahead of #Inauguration many in Europe look forward to the swearing in of
Hopes are high for a renewal of the #transatlantic alliance.
I was proud to be part of a group of Germans proposing #ANewAgreement betw/ the US and Europe 🇺🇸🇪🇺👇
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Russia’s war against Ukraine aggravated the global food security crisis facing developing countries. The @RockefellerFdn and @MunSecConf are urging the international community to respond in a coordinated manner to address the crisis. Read our statement: rockfound.link/3PlTUbh
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Replying to @christogrozev
Good morning. Wagner have occupied the military HQ and FSB office in Rostov.
#Montenegro: Seems like something & the #EU need to get onto as a matter of urgency. What is the role of the #Serbia|n government & that of President #Vucic?
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What is happening in Montenegro is not a religious issue, it’s not even a political or ideological issue; it is a conflict over the right of Montenegro to exist as an independent state. Everything else is secondary and would be resolvable.
Excellent piece by Sir Lawrence Freedman on Ukraine. The war started by Mr. #Putin may turn out to be unwinnable. #Russia|n casualties, already significant, will be deeply unpopular at home. And #Ukraine admirably led by is still in the #fight
samf.substack.com/p/a-reckless-g
I find myself in full agreement with this piece. Nice wordplay, too: "Suits on the Ground." It's about the return of US #diplomats to #Kyiv and more generally about the importance of having embassies & diplomats in place.
On Kurfürstendamm in Berlin: The remains of a vehicle in which women & children were killed by Russian forces while trying to escape from #Bucha
A fitting reminder of the horrors of the ongoing war & the need to step up our support to #Ukraine 🇺🇦
testamentofbucha.com/en/
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Russian warfare fulfils the central characteristics of #genocide. Therefore #Germany must fulfil its “Responsibility to Protect”.
An Open letter to the German Government and the Bundestag: libmod.de/en/genocide-in
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Germany delivers the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to #Ukraine. The recent Russian #missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities shows how important the air defense capability for Ukraine's self-defense is.
He was drafted into the Wehrmacht and got lucky by not being sent East but North, to Denmark. The Brits seem to have had a policy of releasing POWs under 17. Which they did after treating him for typhoid. By the way: He's still around, now 91 ...
Michael Kofman has a pretty good track record. But I'm hoping #PutinsWar runs out of steam a lot faster than 3 weeks.
When will the cost of this utterly criminal war finally sink in on the #Russia|n side? No victory parades coming up in Moscow.
#StandWithUkraine️️ 🇺🇦
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I try not to make too many predictions. I think given all the problems in the Russian campaign, delusional assumptions, an unworkable concept of operations, little prepared for a sustained war like this, I give it ~3 more weeks before this is an exhausted force. 1/
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On this day 21 years ago, @NATO_KFOR ended a terrible conflict. Grateful to over 50.000 @bundeswehrInfo soldiers who served here since. I bow to - all- victims. They remind us of what was accomplished since, but also of the obligations to be fulfilled. 1/2
9 November: Lots of candles out tonight in #Berlin to commemorate the Jewish victims of the 1938 pogroms across Germany, also known as "Crystal Night."
To me, the day also serves a reminder of the need to defend our democracy.
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I would just note that inflicting #starvation on people in the global south doesn't really qualify as "foreign policy." What #Russia is doing is a combination of #blackmail & warfare. And if hundreds of 1000s in Africa, the Middle East & Asia die, Putin won't give a damn. twitter.com/hahellyer/stat
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Very much looking forward to joining and his outstanding team as Vice-Chairman beginning August.
Grateful to and for seconding me with a view to strengthening our ties w/ #MSC
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Kosovo politician Gani Koci threatened several politicians and journalists on Facebook - including #BIRNKosovo director @JetaXharra, saying they should be covered over with concrete because they are “Serbian septic tanks”.
balkaninsight.com/2020/07/03/kos
#Belarus a critical factor in the war against #Ukraine - whether #Belarus army joins the fight, whether its territory continues to serve as a staging ground & the extent to which the resistance against #Lukashenko re-emerges
#StandWithUkraine ⚪️🔴⚪️
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This is the Kastus Kalinouski battalion – a volunteer group of Belarusians formed to defend Ukraine. As a part of our Anti-War Movement, more and more people from Belarus join to help Ukrainians defend their country. Because we #StandWithUkraine.
Слава Україні! Жыве Беларусь!
Happy 65th birthday #Bundeswehr
I'm not the military type. But back in 1982, I did my best. And I'm proud to have served in & alongside the armed forces of democratic #Germany
May you be equipped to deal with the challenges of today & tomorrow. And to be a good ally, always.
Excellent interview by #German Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht. A real antidote to some recent statements out of Berlin. Clear on countering Russian threats against #Ukraine & remarkable for mention of #F35 as option to maintain 🇩🇪 nuclear role.
welt.de/politik/deutsc
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Powerful: #Zemfira re-releases "Don't Shoot" as an anti-war video. Watch, listen & share!
#PeaceForUkraine 🇺🇦
Земфира. Не Стреляйте (2022) Новости Украины youtu.be/pZRVad45zsA via
In its "family album" section, was kind enough to publish this Christmas 1968 photo of my parents, my sister, & myself, along with what I was able to remember about a special time in our lives in #Washington DC.
German medical association calls on people to wear makeshift #masks at all times. Needed NOW: A public info campaign to get this going in #Germany
What about doing his next presser with a fancy mask?
#masks4all #covid19
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/11
Finally: #Germany sending equipment to #Italy in this hour of need. Meanwhile #BadenWürttemberg offering support to neighboring in #France - heavily affected by #Covid19
Desperately needed: Tangible #solidarity among #EU partners
Perfectly captures the moment. Hats off to illustrator Sarah Grillo of
Meanwhile in #Switzerland: 🇨🇭authorities move toward allowing re-export of arms & ammunition to #Ukraine. Below an op-ed & I wrote in November on #Gepard ammo 🇨🇭🇺🇦🇩🇪
#China will try to extract maximum benefit from the pictures coming out of #Afghanistan and they have plenty of bad images to work with. But arguably, after withdrawal, the #US will be able to focus more on China.
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: “This defeat of US is a clearer demonstration of US impotence than the Vietnam War - the US is indeed like a ’paper tiger.’ From another perspective, the US' defeat is even more humiliating than that of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s.” globaltimes.cn/page/202108/12This is an important commitment: Chancellor Scholz announces willingness to upgrade the enhanced forward presence in #Lithuania to a #German-led combat brigade to strengthen #NATO deterrence & defence
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Replying to @Bundeskanzler
We will defend every centimetre of #NATO territory – I reiterated this to our Baltic partners in Lithuania today. Germany will strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and lead a robust combat brigade in Lithuania to bolster both deterrence and defence.
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Many thnx for the replies. My grandfather was hardly flawless. But:
- He was involved in plans for a coup from 1938 onward
- He was a liaison to socialdemocrats (Julius Leber)
- He knew chances of success were slim in 44
-He knew what was at risk if the coup failed and went ahead
Am Dienstag, 8. März, 11 Uhr vor der russischen Botschaft in #Berlin #Demo gegen den Krieg!
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Am #IWD2022 auf die Straße gegen den #UkraineKrieg: Lasst uns die Stimmen der Betroffenen hören, damit die Waffen schweigen! Am 08.03. sind wir mit @HawarHelp und @lnob2020 vor der @RusBotschaft, um gegen Putins Angriffskrieg zu demonstrieren. #NoWarDividesUs #StandWithUkraine
Great piece by Fiona Hill on #Putin #Ukraine & the #transatlantic alliance. My sense is that Moscow has underestimated the response of the West. All the commentary on #Germany notwithstanding: When the chips are down Berlin will be part of a unified front.
nytimes.com/2022/01/24/opi
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AFP- Slovakia gives S-300 air defence system to Ukraine: PM
After 3 (short) yrs in #Washington #DC it's #WheelsUp ✈️
for & our #girls Nxt stop #Berlin
#ThankYou to all - friends, colleagues, and esp. our #neighbors & #KeySchool for making us feel so welcome
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#Japan|s remarkable reset on #security & defense was anticipated in PM Kishida's speech at this year's Shangri La Dialogue. The new policy announced on Friday looks like a real gamechanger in terms of reestablishing a balance of power in the #IndoPacific
Raising with Xi the issue of Russia's nuclear threats was a key point in the rationale for Scholz's trip to #China. Rightly so.
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During meeting with Olaf Scholz, Xi called on the international community to “reject the threat of nuclear weapons” and advocate against a nuclear war to prevent a “crisis on the Eurasian continent".
This alone makes Scholz' trip worth it.
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By popular demand: |s speech on relations in English. Lots on . But also a bit of a love letter to #America - as a culture, as a democracy & as a friend of #Germany.
I, for one, approve this message
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"What Europe needs now is not more dependence on an unreliable partner, but more European sovereignty": Green MP @fbrantner's response to AKK's "Europe still needs America" op-ed politico.eu/article/time-f
Green MP @fbrantner's response to AKK's "Europe still needs America" op-ed politico.eu/article/time-fNew header photo:
Ben Franklin's famous quote has obvious relevance for the #West
Our best chance of dealing with today's challenges is for the #democracies of #Europe #America & the #AsiaPacific to stand together
