Tag: Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has categorically ruled out the deployment of ground troops from NATO states to Ukraine in its war against Russia, publishes DPA news agency. The chancellor opposed French President Emmanuel Macron's earlier comments that nothing was off the table to make sure Kiev wins the war, including the deployment of French troops. At a Ukraine aid conference on...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has harshly denounced plans by far-right extremists for the repatriation of immigrants, saying no one deserves to be judged on where they come from or the colour of their skin, writes German news agency DPA. "Learning from history is not just lip service. Democrats must stand together," the chancellor wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday,...

Photo: Screenshot of the video One cannot claim that all media were servicing some kind of Netanyahu propaganda as suggested by the post. The videos show that the sirens clearly alarmed for an air raid and rockets could be seen (according to the texts, the rockets were from Israel’s aircraft defense that repelled the rockets from Hamas). According to the...

Germany is looking to import natural gas from Nigeria, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said in an interview published as he left Berlin on Sunday for a trip to West Africa, writes German news agency DPA. "Nigeria has the biggest gas supply in Africa," he told the Nigerian daily The Punch. "German companies are interested in gas deliveries from Nigeria and...

Germany is firming up its plans to introduce fixed border checks on entry points from Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, government sources told dpa on Monday, writes German news agency DPA. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is set to notify the European Commission about the plans, which will mean the possible introduction of police checks directly at the borders...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern about the significant gains made by the far-right in two state elections at the weekend. "It is a matter of defending democracy," Scholz said on Tuesday at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a Franco-German cabinet meeting in Hamburg. Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party rose in...

As Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine drags on, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he does not think a peaceful resolution is yet in sight, writes German news agency DPA. Scholz said that while it has been possible, at times, to bring key players to the table for discussions, Germany must not turn away from the daily brutality of the war. "This...