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Putin says loss of trust in West will make future Ukraine talks harder

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia's near-total loss of trust in the West would make an eventual settlement over Ukraine much harder to reach, although contacts between Russian and U.S. intelligence services were at least continuing.

Reuters

Putin: Russia may have to make Ukraine deal one day, but partners cheated in the past

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would likely have to reach agreements regarding Ukraine in the future, but felt betrayed by the breakdown of the Minsk agreements.

Reuters

Analysis: Germany's government looks inward as challenges mount, allies fret

In its first year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government has driven the biggest overhaul of German policy since World War Two. The next year could be even tougher, further absorbing Berlin's bandwidth to Europe's detriment.

Reuters

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Ex-Wirecard CEO goes on trial over 'unparalleled' fraud

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun goes on trial in Munich this week for his role in the collapse of the once celebrated payments firm, brought down by the biggest accounting fraud scandal in German corporate history.

AFP

Germany's Scholz weathers shocks in turbulent first year

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - A war in his backyard, galloping economic crisis, and unhappy partners at home and abroad -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has weathered unprecedented shocks in his first year, while struggling to make a mark on the global stage.

AFP

Angela Merkel says she lost influence over Putin as a lame duck leader

Germany’s former chancellor defends her actions amid barrage of accusations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Angela Merkel: I was too weak to influence Putin in run-up to Ukraine invasion

Former German Chancellor says she ‘didn’t have the power to get my way’

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Germany's Merkel says didn't have political strength for pre-invasion Ukraine talks

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had aimed to convene European talks with Vladimir Putin the year before his invasion of Ukraine but in the end did not see any possibility of influencing the Russian president at the end of her term.

Reuters

Germany plans to tighten rules for firms highly dependent on China - document

Germany's foreign ministry plans to tighten the rules for companies deeply exposed to China, making them disclose more information and possibly conduct stress tests for geopolitical risks, a confidential draft document seen by Reuters said.

Reuters

German Chancellor Scholz asks China for economic ties 'as equals'

Germany's Olaf Scholz said Friday on his first visit to China as chancellor that he sought a deeper economic relationship with Beijing but expected equal treatment.

France 24

The Guardian view on Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing: treading a fine line

Editorial: There are no easy solutions to Germany’s China problem

The Guardian - UK

Germany's Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a diplomatically delicate trip while Germany and the European Union work on their strategy toward an increasingly assertive and authoritarian Beijing

The Independent UK

Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy

Scholz’s coalition government seems uncertain about what sort of relationship it wants with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

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The Guardian - UK

French-German friendship ‘still alive’ as Macron meets Scholz amid tensions

Two leaders under pressure to repair relations after rifts over defence, energy and China

Reuters

Analysis-Behind facade of unity, Franco-German relations falter as crises mount

When Germany unveiled a 200 billion euro ($200 billion) package to shield its industry and consumers from soaring energy prices, its government failed to notify neighbouring France beforehand, leaving French President Emmanuel Macron seething in private.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations to allow all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April

ABC News

Vladimir Putin's ambitious defence chief Sergei Shoigu was once the 'heir apparent'. Ukraine's war could bring him down

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was once among Vladimir Putin's most trusted advisers but, as his military campaign in Ukraine falters, there may be a target on his back.

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The Independent UK

No regrets: Unrepentant Angela Merkel defends her decision to rely on Russian gas

The former chancellor referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a ‘turning point’ in Germany’s energy reliance on Moscow

The Independent UK

Germany's Merkel defends decision to get Russian natural gas

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended decisions made during her tenure to buy natural gas from Russia

The Independent UK

Merkel praises others as she accepts UN refugee agency award

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received the U.N. refugee agency’s top award

Asharq Al-Awsat

Merkel Wins UN Refugee Agency Award over Welcome of Syrians

The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it's giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad. Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner…

The Independent UK

Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians

The U.N. refugee agency says it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to accept more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad

The Guardian - US

Trump asked May at debut meeting why Boris Johnson was not PM, book says

Former president reportedly asked indelicate question at White House in January 2017 when Johnson was foreign secretary

Evening Standard

Donald Trump ‘became obsessed with bombing Mexican drug labs’

Angela Merkel and Theresa May are also referenced by the former POTUS in Confidence Man book by New York Times journalist

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