Angela Merkel

Germany: Nord Stream 2 project not possible without clarity about Ukrainian role

Press TV – April 10, 2018 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that plans for a controversial second underwater pipeline to bring gas from Russia could not go forward without Ukrainian involvement in overland transit. “A Nord Stream 2 project without clarity about the Ukrainian transit role is not possible,” Merkel said, after talks in […]

Britain’s ultimatum to Russia BACKFIRES, NATO and EU allies reject demands for action on Skripal

Donald Trump’s latest tweets saying that the US should aim for better relations with Russia underscores a crucial point about the Skripal case: the British are failing to win the support of their allies that they seem to have expected.
At this point it is necessary to say something about the British diplomatic strategy last week,

Russia’s Reaction to the Insults of the West is Political Suicide

The onslaught of western Russia bashing in the past days, particularly since the alleged poison attack by a Soviet-era nerve agent, Novichok (the inventor of which, by the way, lives in the US), on a Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, has been just horrifying. Especially by the UK. Starting with PM May, who outright accused Russia of using chemical weapons (CW) on UK grounds, without delivering any evidence.

Three Years after Guilt-Trip Ambush: Germany to Enhance Societal Destabilization on Path to Self-Destruction

By D. E. Steil  |  Aletho News | March 13, 2018 I – Introduction – Merkel to continue leadership that has thus far been a colossal failure in numerous instances Tomorrow Angela Merkel is expected to be elected in the Bundestag to a fourth term as Germany’s federal chancellor, a position she has continuously held […]

Merkel admits no-go zones exist in Germany

With the sharp increase in crime in Germany committed by migrants and safety concerns on the rise, when Merkel was questioned on such matters, the German Chancellor admitted that “no-go zones” do exist in Germany, where indigenous Germans do not feel safe. While she didn’t address the matter of migrant crime, admitting that the nation now has areas that are locally considered unsafe inadvertently casts a light on the issue. RT reports:

Merkel survives as German Chancellor as SPD backs ‘Grand Coalition’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains Chancellor of Germany after a vote by the SPD’s grassroots gave the SPD’s leadership the mandate it needed to continue its “grand coalition’ with her.
The majority of 66% for the “grand coalition” amongst SPD members was decisive.
I have written previously how this is the worst possible result for Germany, perpetuating a “grand coalition” government which in the September parliamentary elections visibly lost support, and which is unwanted by the German public.