Germany

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 16 623 110 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 52 299 156 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 4 969 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 33 557 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 12 405 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 64 238 427 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 85 509 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 22 944 203 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 12 969 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 44 055 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 2 584 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 13 982 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 16 252 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 4 406 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 47 597 300 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Germany elaborates "Marshall Plan" to revive Ukraine's economy, governance, and judicial system, - Bundestag deputy Germany closely monitors everything that is happening in the Ukrainian government and parliament. 29.02.16 14:45 24 056 164 Ukrainian Politics

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 4 259 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 3 076 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 8 574 108 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 57 850 142 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia

Sanctions can only be lifted if Russia fundamentally changes its policies in Ukraine, – Bundestag's Röttgen Sanctions against Russia should be maintained until the Russian Federation changes its policy towards Ukraine. 14.02.16 17:54 6 231 77 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany asks Ukraine for compromise on Russian loan, - Bloomberg Germany is asking Ukraine to propose a new offer to resolve a dispute with Russia over a $3 billion bond default after President Vladimir Putin’s government rejected a proposal put forward last month. 10.02.16 13:38 10 865 99 Previously in trend: Ukraine's agreement with creditors

EU sanctions against Russia to continue until it fully implements Minsk deal, German Chancellor says Sanctions against Russia must stay in place until Russia fully implements Minsk agreement. 01.02.16 19:32 27 050 129 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Slovakia deems Nord Stream II politically motivated project against Ukraine, - Foreign Minister Lajčák Slovakia says the Nord Stream II project of gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is politically committed and stacked against Ukraine. 01.02.16 17:04 3 640 27 Ukrainian Politics

Nord Stream-2 could only proceed if gas flows through Ukraine continue – German Vice Chancellor Gabriel A new pipeline Nord Stream-2 to double Russian gas flows to Germany will only go ahead if Russia does not cut off Ukraine and guarantees eastern European gas flows. 30.01.16 12:15 23 131 173 Ukrainian Politics

Germany to support Nord Stream 2 only if Eastern Europe's interests counted, - Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel During a meeting with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Mateusz Morawiecki, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Warsaw and Berlin have different views on the situation around the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline across the bottom of the Baltic Sea. 29.01.16 21:20 12 388 67 Economics

Holding elections in Donbas not safe now but dragging this issue is unacceptable, Steinmeier says The long-term de-escalation in the east of Ukraine is possible only on condition of holding of elections in the occupied territories under the Ukrainian legislation. At the same time, the situation in the ATO area has deteriorated making it impossible to provide security for holding of the elections in such conditions. 19.01.16 17:22 12 138 133 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Germany allocated 28 million Euros to support children of internally displaced persons in Ukraine Germany has allocated 28 million Euros to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support the children of internally displaced persons in Ukraine. 16.01.16 16:31 3 882 41 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Chief of Cologne police dismissed after New Year's Eve violence, - Reuters Cologne police chief Wolfgang Albers has been relieved of his duties following criticism of his handling of violent clashes in the city on New Year's Eve. 08.01.16 19:38 28 217 302 Incidents

80 Ukrainian soldiers sent to Germany for medical treatment Germany has provided Ukraine with medical equipment and invited more than 80 soldiers to the EU for medical treatment. 20.12.15 12:48 2 811 20 Previously in trend: Assistance to the Wounded

Germany will not cooperate with Russia in Syria Berlin is not going to cooperate with the Russian military in the fight against ISIS, head of the German Federal Chancellery Peter Altmaier told Spiegel. 05.12.15 15:46 15 869 187 Previously in trend: War in Syria

German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria, - Reuters Germany's lower house of parliament on Friday approved government plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. 04.12.15 15:45 2 495 31 Previously in trend: War in Syria

Ukrainian President held meeting with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. PHOTO The leaders emphasized the necessity of full and strict implementation of the Minsk agreements by the Russian party. 30.11.15 22:20 16 444 57 Ukrainian Politics

Germany to deploy 1,200 soldiers to Syria Germany is planning to deploy 1,200 troops to help France in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, army chief General Volker Wieker said on Sunday. 29.11.15 14:33 14 796 105 World

EU sanctions against Russia over Crimea to be extended, - German Foreign Ministry The sanctions imposed by the West against the Russian Federation over Crimea are beyond dispute or lifting. 23.11.15 20:15 16 456 82 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

West to retain sanctions against Russia until Minsk agreements fulfilled, - White House The U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and France have confirmed sanctions against Russia will remain in force until the Minsk agreements are fully implemented. 16.11.15 20:50 32 414 382 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Germany cosiders OSCE efficient tool in resolving Ukrainian conflict, - Steinmeier Germany plans to do its best chairing the OSCE in 2016 to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. 12.11.15 20:32 3 630 82 World

Germany to allocate EUR 136 mln in aid and grants to Ukraine Economic Development and Trade Minister of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius and Head of the Directorate of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Andreas Gies signed the corresponding documents in Kyiv on Wednesday. 04.11.15 15:27 2 466 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Minsk process' key priority is regaining control over Ukraine's border, - Merkel. PHOTOS Merkel assured Kyiv of its further support in the efforts to regain control over the occupied territories of the country. 23.10.15 16:25 7 611 78 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine has good preconditions for further positive development, Merkel says to German investors. VIDEO (in Ukrainian) German Chancellor Angela Merkel positively evaluated Ukraine's economic perspectives at the Ukrainian-German business forum in Berlin on Friday. 23.10.15 14:06 37 648 251 Economics

Merkel named key condition for possible lifting of sanctions against Russia German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that a possible lifting of sanctions against Russia is still tied to Russian authorities' commitment to observation of the Minsk agreements. 15.10.15 14:04 97 062 299 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Germany ready to immediately allocate 500 million EUR for Donbas reconstruction, -Poroshenko Germany is ready to immediately allocate 500 million EUR for the Donbas infrastructure reconstruction. 14.10.15 09:48 21 130 210 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US may join Normandy Four peace talks, Germany to keep its leadership, - former Foreign Minister of Sweden U.S. may join the Normandy format of negotiations on the Donbas, but Germany's role will remain the key one. 21.09.15 12:44 8 873 93 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany takes charge of Baltic air policing mission at Estonian Ämari airbase The Baltic Air Policing mission was established in 2004 to assist Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who have no airborne air defense capability of their own. 26.08.15 09:36 7 312 87 Incidents

Conflict in Ukraine drives German tank orders, - Financial Times Nato’s eastern European members are displaying “concrete interest” in buying German heavy weaponry, one of the country’s largest defence groups has revealed, as the Ukraine conflict exposes gaps in conventional deterrence. 20.08.15 22:32 46 758 296 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Conflict in Donbas might enter new stage at any moment – Steinmeier German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned about the possibility of a new escalation of tension in Eastern Ukraine. 16.08.15 17:55 29 109 279 Ukrainian Politics

German historian sues Russia for being called an extremist German historian Sebastian Stopper sues Russia in the European court of human rights as his academic research was labeled extremist. 15.08.15 12:57 27 374 246 World

Steinmeier concerned over truce violations in Ukraine German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday, expressing concern over the recent ceas-efire violations in eastern Ukraine. 15.08.15 10:22 48 583 209 Ukrainian Politics