Tue, 21-Oct-2025

German leader wants Xi to “influence” Putin to cease Ukraine war

Putin

Frank-Walter Steinmeier said China and Europe want peace. Throughout the hour-long chat, the German president backed Ukraine. China and Russia will begin a weeklong naval exercise on Wednesday. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to cease the war in Ukraine during a … Read more

Putin waging war against Europe unity, says Frank-Walter

Frank-Walter

Ukraine conflict is “a fight for the unity of Europe”. Protecting these ideals also requires a willingness to “accept significant disadvantages,” he said. BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier described on Sunday the conflict between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine as “a fight for the unity of Europe.” In a speech he gave in the … Read more

Germans demand change a year on from deadly floods

Germans

More than 180 people killed in severe floods a year ago in western Germany. President Steinmeier tours Ahr valley, while Chancellor Scholz joins human chain in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The disaster prompted criticism of Germany’s flood warning system and concerns about climate change.   Germans paid tribute to more than 180 people killed in severe floods … Read more

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

Latest developments

  Russia says  in excess of thousand Ukrainian fighters have given up in the assaulted southeastern city of Mariupol following a fierce six-week fight for the essential port. “In the city of Mariupol… 1,026 Ukrainian servicemen of the 36th Marine Brigade willfully set out their arms and gave up,” the Russian guard service says. Ukraine … Read more

German president says Kyiv rejected his offer to visit Ukraine

German president

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday that he had offered to visit Ukraine with other EU leaders, but Kyiv had told him his trip was “not wanted”. The snub comes as Steinmeier, a former foreign minister, is facing criticism at home and abroad for his years-long detente policy towards Moscow, which he has since admitted … Read more

Munich Conference: German President criticizes global powers

German president

President of Germany has suggested that Russia and China and the United States, were stoking global instability, as he warned of the danger that the three were slipping into a new “great power” game and nuclear arms competition. According to the sources of Reuters, In opening remarks at the annual Munich Security Conference, German President … Read more