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BERLIN – Angela Merkel is not angry, she’s just disappointed. She always knew Vladimir was a problem, but this? Barbaric. It’s not Germany’s fault, much less hers. After all, no one could have foreseen this Disaster. This is how Merkel’s unexpected return to the political scene unfolded this week after a six-month break from the … Read More “Merkel unplugged and not convincing – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article China can now enjoy turning the matter around. When President Mao Zedong visited Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the winter of 1949, he was largely the younger supplicant. Stalin packed him off to wait for weeks in his snow-capped No. 2 dacha, 27 kilometers outside Moscow, where the … Read More “China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article Cheese politics is now Lost politics. For years, Germany was the undisputed leader of a bloc within a bloc – the voice and muscles of Central and Eastern European nations in the EU, who looked to Berlin for protection, guidance and sometimes explicit instructions. Often, when Brussels needed … Read More “Germany loses EU power as Eastern Europe turns away from Russia – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article Cheese politics is now Lost politics. For years, Germany was the undisputed leader of a bloc within a bloc – the voice and muscles of Central and Eastern European nations in the EU, who looked to Berlin for protection, guidance and sometimes explicit instructions. Often, when Brussels needed … Read More “Germany loses EU power as Eastern Europe turns away from Russia – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article In their fight against Russia’s war in Ukraine, EU leaders surrendered to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – capitulating to his demands and giving Budapest an almost total exemption from a new embargo on Russian oil. The collective hole to Orbán, which spent 26 days preventing the proposed … Read More “After Orbán moves up, Hungary skips the Russian oil ban – POLITICO” »
EU leaders agreed late Monday night on a political agreement to impose sanctions on Russian oil imports. “Agreement to ban the export of Russian oil to the EU,” said European Council President Charles Michel tweeted from a leadership summit in Brussels. “This immediately covers more than 2/3 of Russia’s oil imports, which cuts a huge … Read More “EU leaders agree on Russian oil embargo – POLITICO” »
“Russia has to lose” in its war with Ukraine, and EU leaders should not make the mistake of striving for “peace at all costs,” Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said in an interview with POLITICO on Monday ahead of the European Council summit. . Kariņš warned that even when EU heads of state and government … Read More “‘Russia has to lose’ – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article EU leaders are set to discuss a plan to dilute the proposed sanctions against Russian oil in an attempt to bring Hungary on board, according to diplomats and draft summit conclusions seen by POLITICO. According to the wording of EU ambassadors, supplies of Russian oil via pipeline will … Read More “EU moves closer to agreement on Russian oil embargo – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article For many EU leaders, rising inflation, especially in the cost of energy and food, is proving to be a more frightening enemy than Russian President Vladimir Putin. The proof is in the now 25 days – and it counts – that they have not reached an agreement to … Read More “Stall on oil ban shows EU capitals trying to reduce pain by helping Ukraine – POLITICO” »
Tap play to listen to this article For two weeks, diplomats and officials in Brussels have struggled without success to reach an agreement between 27 EU countries to stop buying Vladimir Putin’s oil. For two weeks, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stood in the way. And while some diplomats are still hoping for a … Read More “What does it take to get Hungary to ban Russian oil? – POLITICS” »
