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Ambassador warns of war of aggression by Azerbaijan

The Armenian ambassador to Germany, Viktor Yengibaryan, has accused Azerbaijan of “war crimes.” He fears an attack on his country. The Armenian ambassador to Germany, Viktor Yengibaryan, fears that after Azerbaijan’s conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh, the neighboring country will also attack Armenia itself. “We hear a lot of aggressiveness, threats and hate speech from Baku, not […]

After Friedrich Merz’s dentist statement: “CDU members are ashamed”

After his statements about dental treatments for rejected asylum seekers, CDU leader Friedrich Merz is now facing severe criticism from his own party. The deputy head of the CDU social wing, Christian Bäumler, called on party leader Friedrich Merz to withdraw his statements or forego his candidacy for chancellor. “Merz’s derailments are not compatible with […]

33 years of reunification: Germany is still so unjust

Good morning, dear reader, many East Germans feel like second-class citizens. There’s actually no formal reason for this – or is there? Why did people in the East receive less pension for decades, why do they still receive lower wages on average, have poorer career prospects and inherit fewer? There are certainly reasons for this, […]

“I hate the Russians to death”

They don’t want to bow down, they want to show strength. But sometimes tears burst out of them. How are the people of Ukraine, whose country is being attacked by Russia? Some suffer in silence, others give vent to their anger: the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has deeply shocked many people in the […]

Armenia’s ambassador warns of war of aggression by Azerbaijan

The Armenian ambassador to Germany, Viktor Yengibaryan, has accused Azerbaijan of “war crimes.” He fears an attack on his country. The Armenian ambassador to Germany, Viktor Yengibaryan, fears that after Azerbaijan’s conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh, the neighboring country will also attack Armenia itself. “We hear a lot of aggressiveness, threats and hate speech from Baku, not […]

Olaf Scholz wants close relations with ex-Soviet republics

On Friday, the Chancellor met with several heads of state from former Soviet republics. They agreed to a partnership. Against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Germany has agreed on a strategic partnership for the first time with the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia. This is intended to “strengthen and […]

33 years of reunification: Germany is still so unfair

Good morning, dear reader, many East Germans feel like second-class citizens. There’s actually no formal reason for this – or is there? Why did people in the East receive less pension for decades, why do they still receive lower wages on average, have poorer career prospects and inherit fewer? There are certainly reasons for this, […]

The Foreign Office apparently supported a project with a connection to Tehran

The Foreign Office has apparently funded a think tank that has connections to the regime in Iran. A well-known expert is said to have influenced Tehran’s image in the West. Until May of this year, the Foreign Office supported a project whose leader was apparently close to the Islamic regime in Iran. This emerges from […]

Soldiers criticize training in NATO countries

Ukrainian soldiers report a lack of training – in the West. Many of NATO’s strategies cannot be applied. For many months now, Ukrainian soldiers have not only been supported with material from the West, but also trained. Soon after the outbreak of war, many European countries offered help, showing how tanks and howitzers worked, but […]

Putin will be happy to hear it

In the debate about migration, CDU leader Merz caused outrage with a controversial statement. His formulation has precedents. They can be found far to the right. Every September, Friedrich Merz seems to transform into a kind of Cassandra. The CDU leader then loudly warned of the decline of the welfare state. That was the case […]