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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a 2015 meeting focused on the conflict in Ukraine. (Photo by Maxim Malinovsky/AFP via Getty Images)
Merkel Under Fire Over Phonecalls to Lukashenko, Viewed by the EU as Illegitimate
November 23, 2021 | 9:16pm EST
Migrants hoping to cross the Belarusian-Polish border into Poland on Thursday. (Photo by Maxim Guchek/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images)
Belarus Border Crisis: Germany Disputes That it Has Offered to Take in Stranded Migrants
November 18, 2021 | 7:02pm EST
Migrants approach the Belarusian-Polish border on Monday. (Photo by Leonid Shcheglov/ Belta /AFP via Getty Images)
EU Border Migrant Standoff: Poland Accuses Putin of Enabling Belarusian Autocrat’s Strategy
November 9, 2021 | 5:09pm EST
Greens co-leader and chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock. (Photo by David Gannon/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany’s Greens Party Accuses Russia of Trying to ‘Blackmail’ Europe Over Gas, Nord Stream 2
October 21, 2021 | 6:49pm EDT
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images)
EU-China Tensions: Merkel Voices Support for Stalled Trade Deal But Also Says Bloc Must Diversify
October 13, 2021 | 7:11pm EDT
(Photo by Eric Piermont/AFP via Getty Images)
German Gov’t Denies Involvement in YouTube’s Shutdown of Russian State Media Channel
September 30, 2021 | 11:17pm EDT
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the man hoping to succeed her, Christian Democratic Union leader Armin Laschet, during the campaign. (Photo by John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images)
Post-Election Talks Loom in Germany as Both Major Parties Consider Coalition Options
September 27, 2021 | 10:34pm EDT
President of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Rapid Collapse in Afghanistan Prompts New Calls for EU Defense Initiative
September 15, 2021 | 9:19pm EDT
The latest polls place Olaf Scholz of the center-left SPD in leading position to be Germany’s next chancellor. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/ Pool /AFP via Getty Images)
Party of Outgoing Chancellor Merkel Drops to New Low in Polls As Election Draws Near
September 6, 2021 | 11:26pm EDT
Interior ministers of E.U. member-states meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the Afghanistan migration issue. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Pondering Migration Implications of Taliban Takeover, EU Wants to Avoid Repeat of 2015 Crisis
August 31, 2021 | 7:59pm EDT