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Germany pledges 5% of GDP to defense in sharp shift under new Chancellor Merz
ANTALYA (Realist English). In a dramatic turn that stunned NATO allies, Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has committed to ramping...
Western leaders demand unconditional ceasefire from Russia during joint visit to Kyiv
KYIV (Realist English). British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister...
The West is losing ground in the Sahel — German Defense Minister
BERLIN (Realist English). The West is losing its geopolitical position in the African Sahel, which is of strategic importance due...
Germany has accused Macron of “naivety”
BERLIN (Realist English). German Finance Minister Christian Lindner called French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for the European Union to strive...
The Germans support Berlin’s course in the Ukraine crisis — poll
BERLIN (Realist English). The conflict in the Ukraine, along with climate change, energy policy and the refugee problem, remains one...
German concern BASF to cut 2,600 jobs amid high costs in Europe
LUDWIGSHAFEN (Realist English). German petrochemical concern BASF will cut 2,600 jobs and stop repurchasing its shares amid further revenue declines...
A new defense minister has been appointed in Germany
BERLIN (Realist English). German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned amid sharp criticism of Berlin's reaction to the Ukrainian crisis. 57-year-old...
Germany — Coup Attempt? — a False Flag Par Excellence
MONTREAL (Realist English). Some German and other European mainstream media reported early on 7 December 2022, an attempted Coup in...
Germany offered Europe to abandon security together with “Putin’s Russia”
BERLIN (Realist English). Europe should change the formula of relations with Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said. Commenting on...
Trump frames Iran war as support for regional partners
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States entered the war with Iran primarily to support its...
Putin and Pashinyan discuss trade, energy and South Caucasus ties
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks in the Kremlin on April...
“Turn to the East” cannot replace Europe for Russia — expert
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s strategic “pivot to the East” has helped address immediate economic and logistical challenges but cannot fully...
“There will be no winners in this war”: Stanislav Ivanov on the campaign against Iran and Hezbollah’s decline
MOSCOW (Realist English). The fourth week of the United States–Israeli military campaign against Iran has become a turning point for...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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