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Governments in central and eastern Europe are disappointed that Berlin went back on its word regarding tanks for Poland. For DW's Frank Hofmann, it is the Social Democrats that are most damaging to Germany's reputation.

Alarmingly low level of Polish rivers

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For decades, crude oil piped in from Russia has flowed into a giant refinery in Schwedt, an industrial city on the Oder River, providing jobs for thousands and a reliable source of fuel.

A Russian-owned refinery, linked to a Soviet-era pipeline, is a reminder of Germany’s past and a stumbling block to efforts to cut off Russian oil.

Hilton today announced plans to open six hotels under its focused service brands in Germany, Italy, the UK and Poland as part of the brands’ European portfolios growth.

As part of the European Union, Poland is at an impressive momentum of renewal.

Nowhere is the challenge of abandoning Russian oil clearer than in the refinery town, Schwedt.

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today announced plans to open six hotels under its focused service brands in Germany, Italy, the UK and Poland as part of significant growth for the brands’ European portfolios. With openings planned in Berlin, Potsdam, Venice, Bologna, Plymouth and Szczecin, the hotels will join more than 60 Hilton Garden Inn and 100 Hampton by Hilton hotels currently trading in Europe.

Russia has revised its war plan multiple times during the, so far, seven-week-long, ill-conceived large-scale invasion of Ukraine, yet it still remains incompatible with both tactical imperatives and political ambitions. The consecutive revisions themselves have been flawed in different ways: if the initial “Blitzkrieg” design was based on the assumption that the Ukrainian military would disintegrate, the follow-up proposition for …