Russia: Putin’s propagandists warn of “difficult times”
Read video transcript Serious mood on Russian state television: The experts in a panel discussion around Putin’s propaganda mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov spoke about Russia’s economic problems.Dmitri Evstafiyev, a professor of politics and media, claimed that the West was praising the Russian economy – and Russia’s media took up this enthusiastically. However, this is a cause […]
News blog | Lukashenko sees threat from the West
Lukashenko sees a threat from the West. The nuclear agency IAEA warns of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. More information in the news blog. The most important things at a glanceLoading… Embed Lukashenko speaks of alleged threats from the West 1:30: The ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, complained about an alleged threat […]
Celebrating Astronaut Day: The Legacy of Yuri Gagarin and International Human Space Flight Day
Follow the news >> The Story of a Nation “Astronaut Day” falls on April 12 every year. To celebrate humanity’s achievements in space flight, “Yuri Gagarin” completed the first mission to orbit the earth in 1961, or 63 years ago. Every April 12th is considered “Astronaut’s Day” To celebrate success “Yuri Gagarin” At the age […]
Mourning the Victims: The Soviet Song “Cranes” Unites Russians in Grief After Terrorist Attack
Reporter’s Notes | The Soviet song “Cranes” was sung over and over again – the Russian people mourned the victims of the terrorist attack Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, March 30Reporter’s Notes | The Soviet song “Cranes” was sung over and over again – the Russian people mourned the victims of the terrorist attack Xinhua News […]
20 years ago: NATO’s largest expansion
On March 29, 2004, seven Eastern European countries joined NATO. Not everyone was enthusiastic about this. Even the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine didn’t change much. When NATO suddenly grew by seven members 20 years ago, the world was still under the impression of 9/11 – the Islamist terrorist attacks in the USA. That […]
Russia classifies Leningrad’s siege as genocide
It is one of the greatest war crimes of the Second World War: the German Wehrmacht blockaded Leningrad for almost 900 days. Russia now wants to have the siege recognized as genocide. Russia is demanding that Germany recognize the siege of Leningrad in World War II 1941-44 not only as a war crime, but as […]
Putin receives election victory congratulations – criticism from democracies
After the presidential election in Russia, which was accompanied by allegations of vote manipulation, the official election winner Vladimir Putin received his first congratulations from authoritarian states and criticism, especially from democracies. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated before the Russian election results were announced that he did not want to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his […]
Putin secures re-election and leaves a trail of blood behind
Vladimir Putin is likely to remain loyal to himself in his fifth term in office. He seeks revenge against the West, which in turn pleases China, since the USA cannot concentrate on Asia, which is what they actually want. One can of course ask oneself what it was all about, this sham election that apparently […]
Only a few eastern pensioners receive money from hardship funds
With German unification, some pension entitlements from the GDR era were lost. Anyone who was affected by this and is now poor could apply for money from a special fund. Only a few were successful. So far, only around 550 people with lost claims from the GDR era have received money from the hardship fund […]
Putin warns NATO states against deployment in Ukraine
In his speech to the nation, Kremlin leader Putin reacts to ideas in the West about sending troops from NATO countries to Ukraine. And he announces big things for the period after the presidential election. At the beginning of the third year of his war of aggression against Ukraine, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin demonstrated certainty […]
