Germany’s domestic intelligence service has labeled Alternative für Deutschland (AFD) as right-wing extremist. The party and its members can thus be monitored. The incoming government will consider a ban on AFD. It is unthinkable that a political party can be banned in a democracy. But with Germany’s history and a party where parts of…
The message that German police went to the arrests of 25 people scattered around Germany. Among those arrested are a former parliamentarian, a German aristocrat, a former high-ranking German officer and a Russian woman. The group, with connections to the neo-Nazi milieu, had concrete plans for a coup. The Riksdag was to be seized…
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have placed great emphasis on sanctions against Russia. The hope is that these will crack the Russian economy. Until now, the sanctions have had little effect on the Russian economy. Russia responds with its strongest and only economic weapon, which is gas for Europe….
On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact. The agreement is named after the two countries’ foreign ministers Molotov and Ribbentrorp. An additional part to the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement divided Europe into two. Which lands Germany and the Soviet Union had the right to take. In addition, which lands should…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, September 2 that Alexei Navalny was attempted murdered with a nerve agent. She says there is no doubt that an attempt was made on Navalny’s life. According to the German newspaper Spiegel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador to explain the findings of the…