Blinken Threatens Germany With Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2
While meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US’s opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will connect...
View ArticleNord Stream 2 Operator Warns Warships and Planes Threaten the Russia-Germany...
A senior official from Nord Stream 2 AG, the project company leading the Nord Stream 2 Russia to Germany natural gas pipeline project, has reported an uptick in “provocative” activity from warships...
View ArticleUS to Send 500 Additional Troops to Germany After Halting Trump’s Cuts
After reversing a Trump administration plan to cut the US troop presence in Germany by about 12,000, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced an additional 500 soldiers are being deployed to the...
View ArticleBiden Chooses Not to Sanction Head of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Project
The Biden administration is choosing not to sanction the Russian company and its CEO that is running the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project that will connect Russia to Germany. The State...
View ArticleMost European Troops Have Already Pulled Out of Afghanistan
Washington’s European allies that followed the US into the disastrous war in Afghanistan have already pulled most of their troops out of the country, including Germany, which had the second-largest...
View ArticleBiden Administration Won’t Block Completion of Nord Stream 2
Several media outlets reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration won’t block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from being completed. The reports said Washington and Berlin are close to reaching a deal...
View ArticleGermany Blames Iran for Stalling Nuclear Deal Talks
Western powers continue to blame Iran for stalled negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. In comments reported by Germany’s Der Spiegel on Friday, German Foreign Minister Heiko...
View ArticleGerman Warship Heads for the South China Sea
Germany has deployed a warship to Asia that will sail through the disputed South China Sea, as the European country is following the US and other allies to stoke tensions with China in the region. The...
View ArticleUK Warships Did Not Sail Near Artificial Chinese Islands in South China Sea
Britain’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike group did not sail near artificial Chinese islands while transiting the South China Sea, a sign that the UK chose to avoid a naval...
View ArticleEuropeans Express ‘Grave Concerns’ Over Latest Iran Nuclear Advances
The three European parties to Iran’s nuclear deal, Germany, France, and Britain, have issued a joint statement on Iran’s latest nuclear developments, expressing “grave concern” and accusing them of...
View ArticleUS Hits Russia With More Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Despite Deal With Germany
On Friday, the Biden administration announced new sanctions against one Russian ship and two Russian individuals involved in the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that will connect Russian and...
View ArticleFrance and Germany Press Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks ‘Immediately’
Indirect negotiations between the US and Iran to revive the nuclear deal have been stalled since June 20th. France and Germany are both calling for the new government in Tehran to resume the talks...
View ArticleGermany, Others to Launch EU-Wide Military Force
Under a new initiative to expand the EU’s alliance-wide military force, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, and Slovenia will establish a rapid-reaction force, aimed to act within EU...
View ArticleGerman Navy Chief Vows Long-Term Presence in Asia
On Tuesday, the head of Germany’s navy said the European country is committed to the Indo-Pacific region, where he said the so-called “rules-based international order” is being threatened by China,...
View ArticleNATO Presses Germany to Keep Hosting US Nukes
Germany’s incoming government is being formed by political parties who oppose the presence of US nuclear weapons in the country. With that in mind, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday...
View ArticleGermany’s Incoming Government Agrees to Keep Hosting US Nukes
Germany’s incoming government said in a coalition deal that it will continue hosting US nuclear weapons. The announcement comes after some speculation that the new government might be opposed to the...
View ArticleGermany: Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Would Weaken US Credibility
Amid fears that Senate Republicans will try to use the military spending bill to shoehorn in new sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany, German officials have begun lobbying...
View ArticleBelarus President Willing to Host Russian Nukes If NATO’s Move Further East
On Tuesday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said if NATO moves nuclear weapons into Eastern Europe, Belarus would be willing to host Russian nukes in response. “I would offer Putin to return...
View ArticleGermany Sends Warship Into South China Sea for First Time in Almost 20 Years
On Wednesday, a German warship entered the South China Sea for the first time in almost 20 years in yet another example of the Western push to stoke tensions with China in the region. Germany’s...
View ArticleGerman Troops Leaving Syria, Stay in Iraq Extended
Germany announced Wednesday that they are ending military involvement in Syria, and extending the Iraq mission to October. They describe the Iraq mission as a support role.Germany’s Iraq involvement...
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