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French, German foreign ministers to visit Ukraine next week, - Steinmeier Foreign Ministers of Germany and France, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Jean-Marc Ayrault, are going to visit Ukraine next week. 07.09.16 21:28 4 680 24 Ukrainian Politics

"Lost in translation:" German Foreign Ministry denies preparation of new rules for Donbas German's Foreign Ministry explained the meaning of its leader's statement about a "new cease-fire regulation" in the Donbas, stressing the media misunderstood Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 05.09.16 23:28 20 834 41 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

OSCE drafts "new regulation" for maintaining cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, Germany's foreign minister says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday he hoped a new regulation aimed at maintaining a fragile cease-fire in eastern Ukraine could be completed soon by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 05.09.16 09:25 125 001 476 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany, France intend to resume stalled negotiations on eastern Ukraine’s conflict settlement, French foreign minister says Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Marc Ayrault plans to visit Kyiv together with Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The date of the visit is still discussed. 02.09.16 23:04 8 544 96 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Conflict in eastern Ukraine to be among OSCE informal meeting’s key topics, Steinmeier says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expects to come close to the solution of complex problems, including the conflict in Donbas at today's meeting with colleagues from the OSCE. 01.09.16 21:28 3 202 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Europe faces new dangerous arms race spiral, Steinmeier says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes Europe’s security is under serious threat and proposes arms control resumption. 26.08.16 14:50 20 082 182 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Normandy format may come up with new troops withdrawal deal, - Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Melnyk A document on the removal of troops from the demarcation line in the Donbas has been drafted as part of the Normandy format. 23.08.16 00:06 19 470 94 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande discuss recent Russian provocation in Crimea President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a telephone conversation with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 16.08.16 22:35 15 592 86 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

"We have proposals which can help improve the security situation in Ukraine," - Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says there are new ideas as to how to improve the security situation in the Donbas. 15.08.16 11:15 19 015 60 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande to discuss situation in Crimea and Putin's statements, - Klympush-Tsyntsadze Tomorrow, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is going to have a phone talk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande. 15.08.16 12:26 24 621 91 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

Germany calls on Ukraine and Russia to prevent further escalation of situation in Crimea German Foreign Minister Steinmeier commented the latest tensions between Russia und Ukraine. 14.08.16 16:32 10 813 87 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

Ernst Reichel assumes duties as new German ambassador to Ukraine. PHOTO On Aug. 1, 2016, newly-appointed German Ambassador to Ukraine Ernst Wolfgang Reichel presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Integration Olena Zerkal. 02.08.16 13:16 6 857 8 Ukrainian Politics

Munich shopping center carnage: local police confirm six killed Local police confirmed six killed in an armed attack in Munich. 22.07.16 23:38 18 922 110 Incidents

No Ukrainians among Munich attack victims, - Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry There were no citizens of Ukraine among those killed and injured in an armed attack in Munich’s Olympia mall. 22.07.16 22:59 3 858 9 Incidents

Munich attack filmed by eyewitness. VIDEO Several people were killed in the shootout that took place in the Olympia mall in Munich’s Moosach district. 22.07.16 21:17 214 779 634 Incidents

Shootout in Munich: 15 victims reported in shopping mall attack Police reports gunshots in the vicinity of the Olympia shopping center in Munich. 22.07.16 20:55 88 532 236 Incidents

US Treasury Secretary Lew and Germany's Schäuble reiterate common position on Ukraine The heads of Finance Ministries of Germany and the United States Wolfgang Schäuble and Jack Lew confirmed their common position on the situation in Ukraine at today's meeting in Berlin. 14.07.16 21:32 10 199 45 Economics

Germany's Steinmeier satisfied with NATO-Russia Council meeting outcome Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, calling it useful. 14.07.16 11:02 11 865 77 World

Elections cannot take place now due to objective reasons: it is dangerous in Donbas, - Merkel It is impossible to hold the elections in the occupied Donbas at the moment due to objective reasons. 27.06.16 17:22 55 361 194 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine and Germany to hold joint economic conference in October Ukraine and Germany intend to hold a joint economic conference in October, 2016. 27.06.16 16:53 3 049 27 Ukrainian Politics

Hroisman and Merkel met in Berlin. PHOTOS Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman arrived for a working visit to Germany Monday, June 27. 27.06.16 16:17 20 402 113 Ukrainian Politics

Germany allocates 65 million hryvnia for renovation of houses for IDPs in Dnipro region The German government has allocated about 65 million hryvnia for refurbishment of houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 21.06.16 21:01 4 118 27 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Germany ready to take further restrictive measures to increase costs for Russia, German Chancellor's spokesperson says German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands by her view that European sanctions against Russia can only be unwound once Moscow fully implements the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine. 20.06.16 15:59 11 230 26 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Steinmeier calls for easing of EU sanctions against Russia if situation in Donbas stabilizes The European Union should gradually phase out sanctions imposed against Russia over the crisis in the Donbas if there is substantial progress in the peace process. 19.06.16 18:12 12 503 100 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany's intention to recognize Russian Federation as rival and threat is abnormality, Russia’s Lavrov says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expresses hope that the German government will weigh all the pros and cons before moving Russia into the category of "rivals." 07.06.16 00:05 52 575 188 Oddities

G7 countries disagree with Russia on Crimea, - Germany The G7 countries do not support Russia's occupation of Crimea. 06.06.16 17:32 37 072 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea

US Department of Treasury representative to persuade France and Germany to maintaine sanctions pressure on Russia The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam J. Szubin will visit Paris and Berlin on June 7-8. 04.06.16 17:52 10 334 132 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Signals of lifting sanctions against Russia counterproductive, - Klimkin in Germany Any signals that indicate gradual removal of sanctions against Russia in case of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements are counterproductive. 01.06.16 20:00 6 583 33 Ukrainian Politics

Sanctions are political response to Russia and if West eases them it will lose its credibility, Bundestag Committee Head Röttgen says The West will be ready to lift the restrictive measures from Russian Federation, if it sees scaling down of the invaders’ military presence in the Ukrainian territory and respect for international law. 01.06.16 11:04 8 359 90 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

I hope that there will be progress by end of June and then we can see if we can reduce sanctions against Russia, - Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the possibility of a "step by step" reduction of EU sanctions against Russia if there is headway on ending the conflict in Ukraine. 28.05.16 16:55 16 638 110 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Merkel refused Obama in expanding Normandy format by United States, - media President Barack Obama has offered to add the U.S. to the countries of the Normandy format to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but was refused. 21.05.16 10:13 52 324 156 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany suspects Russia to be behind cyber attack on Bundestag, - Reuters Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany's lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days. 13.05.16 17:47 4 991 38 Incidents

Ukraine presented three-stage plan for settlement of situation in Donbas with OSCE mission involvement, - Klimkin The Ukrainian side has presented a plan of proposals for settlement of the situation in the Donbas with participation of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM). 11.05.16 19:30 33 576 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine insists on sending international armed mission to Donbas, - Minister Klimkin Ukraine insists on the presence of an international armed mission in the Donbas to ensure safe and fair election process. 11.05.16 17:40 12 428 84 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Blockade in relations between Kyiv and Moscow must be overcome: Steinmeier calls Normandy Four meeting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has invited colleagues from Ukraine, France, and Russia for another meeting on the issue of tackling the Donbas crisis. The Normandy Four talks are to be held on May 11 in Berlin. 03.05.16 11:56 64 259 427 World

Ukrainian soldier Yehor Zameta died in German Charité clinic, - Ukraine’s Ambassador Melnyk. PHOTOS The Ukrainian soldier who had his wound treated in Germany has died. He was injured in September 2015 near Zaitseve village. 01.05.16 15:10 85 531 5 Incidents

Minsk deal should be implemented as soon as possible, - Obama The U.S. insists on the implementation of the Minsk agreements in order to settle the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Barack Obama stated after meeting with Angela Merkel at the G5 summit in Hannover. 25.04.16 23:15 22 964 203 Ukrainian Politics

German prosecution authorities admit charges may be brought against Firtash in police officers bribery case, - Deutsche Welle The Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Firtash is currently not a defendant in the criminal case of bribery of criminal police officers in Germany. However, his status may change. 22.04.16 21:55 12 991 52 Incidents

Firtash was bribing German criminal police officials, - German media Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash acquired classified information from two officials of the criminal police of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also known as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – a federated state in northern Germany. 22.04.16 16:54 44 073 70 Incidents

West should reach out to new Ukrainian government, - Federal Deputy Foreign Minister Steinlein Germany and the West should help the new Ukrainian government and its leader. 19.04.16 11:58 2 597 38 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Agreement to return Savchenko in Ukraine reached at level of US president and German chancellor, - Tymoshenko The leaders of several countries have reached an agreement that Batkivshchyna MP Nadiia Savchenko, sentenced in Russia to 22 years in prison, will soon return to Ukraine. 05.04.16 18:25 13 996 82 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Federal Environment Minister Hendricks came to inspect Chornobyl Power Plant. VIDEO Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Barbara Hendricks arrived in Ukraine to carry out an inspection of the Chornobyl Power Plant. 23.03.16 16:58 16 277 59 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine requests Germany to send medical team to examine Savchenko's condition, - Ambassador Melnyk Ukraine has addressed Germany with a request to send a team of doctors to assess the state of health of Verkhovna Rada MP Nadiia Savchenko (Batkivshchyna faction). 10.03.16 23:08 4 420 28 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Elections in Donbas should be held in first half of 2016, - Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes that elections in the Donbas are to be held in the first half of this year. 01.03.16 10:35 47 612 300 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

German and French foreign ministers arrived in Kyiv for political talks, - media German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Ukraine for meetings with the country's authorities. 22.02.16 17:58 4 270 12 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian authorities to meet with Foreign Ministers of Germany and France Germany's foreign minister and his new French counterpart plan to make a joint visit to Kyiv on Monday to prod Ukraine's squabbling politicians to push ahead with reforms. 19.02.16 14:07 3 096 29 Ukrainian Politics

Minsk agreements doomed without functioning government, - Steinmeier German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the Ukrainian authorities to continue on the path of reforms and implementation of the Minsk agreements. 18.02.16 11:24 8 581 108 Ukrainian Politics

Russians behaved agressively and haughtily at Munich Security Conference, - US delegates American delegates to the Munich Security Conference Senator John McCain and former Senator Joe Lieberman describe Russian delegation's behavior at the event as arrogant and aggressive. 15.02.16 12:02 57 875 142 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia