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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state premier Manuela Schwesig and SDP leader (now chancellor) Olaf Scholz on the day after Germany’s general election last September. (Photo by Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images)
Senior Members of Germany’s Ruling Party Under Fire Over Russia Stance
April 20, 2022 | 7:27pm EDT
A coal storage site at a coal-fired power plant in Duisburg, Germany. A new E.U. sanctions package against Russia is set to include coal and oil. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)
EU to Stop Importing Russian Coal And Plans to Sanction Oil; Gas Remains a Point of Dispute
April 5, 2022 | 6:53pm EDT
A pro-Ukraine demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in the Dutch capital, The Hague, last week. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
Citing Security Concerns, E.U. Expulsions of Russian ‘Diplomats’ Continue
March 30, 2022 | 5:04pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Sergei Ilyin / Sputnik / AFP via Getty Images)
Exploiting EU Divisions Over Energy Sanctions, Putin Says Future Gas Contracts Must Be Ruble-Based
March 23, 2022 | 7:38pm EDT
Ukrainian and European Union flags fly in Kyiv’s independence square in 2014. (Photo by Paul Ryan/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Ukraine’s Bid to Join EU Sees Bloc Divided Along East-West Lines
March 16, 2022 | 6:44pm EDT
Ukrainians fleeing the war wait at the Polish border on Wednesday. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images)
2.1 Million and Climbing: Ukraine ‘Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis’ Since World War II
March 9, 2022 | 7:57pm EST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kyiv early last month. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey Backs Ukraine on NATO and EU, Moves to Limit Russian Warships’ Entry to Black Sea
March 1, 2022 | 6:10pm EST
A security fence along the Ukraine-Romania border. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
Europe Prepares For Refugee Wave As Prospect of War in Ukraine Intensifies
February 22, 2022 | 6:03pm EST
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his visit to Latvia this week. (Photo by Gints Ivuskans/AFP via Getty Images)
German President, Who Once Accused NATO of ‘Saber Rattling,’ Says Russia is ‘Seriously Endangering Peace’
February 16, 2022 | 3:46pm EST
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder Schroder with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Germany’s Social Democrats Distance Party From Ex-Chancellor Deeply Involved in Russian Energy Sector
February 9, 2022 | 7:54pm EST