Tag: Scholz, Olaf (1958- )
Germany, Facing Energy Crisis, Gives Nuclear Another Look
LANDSHUT, Germany — When Angela Merkel pulled the plug on nuclear power after the Fukushima meltdown, she set…
Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change.
BERLIN — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seemed like an unexpected opportunity for environmentalists, who had struggled to focus…
Germany Ends a Nazi-Era Abortion Law That Criminalized Doctors
BERLIN — Lawmakers voted on Friday to end a Nazi-era ban on the advertisement of abortion services, a…
On Russia, Europe Weighs Competing Goals: Peace and Punishment
BRUSSELS — Losing ground to Russia’s brutal advance in the east, Ukraine on Monday demanded an arsenal of…
How the Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Became Putin’s Man in Germany
But it was more than that, Mr. Schröder said. “I had been chancellor. I couldn’t go back to…
Boris Johnson Urges Germany Not to Let Up Pressure on Russia
The risk for Britain, Mr. Powell said, is that it is viewed in other European capitals as merely…
Germany’s Dependence on Russian Gas Is Difficult to Break
LUBMIN, Germany — Past a nudist beach and a sleepy marina, a gigantic mesh of metallic pipes rises…
Amid Sanctions, Putin Reminds the World of His Own Economic Weapons
LONDON — In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their…
Women Drive Germany’s Foreign Policy Shift Amid Ukraine War
BERLIN — It was Chancellor Olaf Scholz who, three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, broke with Germany’s…
Russia-Ukraine War Is Reshaping How Europe Spends
Nicolae Ciuca spent a lifetime on the battlefield before being voted in as prime minister of Romania four…
Beyond Ukraine, the Target Is What Putin Calls America’s ‘Empire of Lies’
PARIS — President Vladimir V. Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine but made clear his true target…
Beyond Ukraine, Putin Eyes What He Calls America’s ‘Empire of Lies’
PARIS — President Vladimir V. Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine but made clear his true target…