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In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former German chancellor Angela Merkel was born, ties to Russia run deep — so deep that its leaders have defended a Kremlin project that the US says helped cripple Ukraine. At issue is a new gas pipeline project, which Germany on Tuesday last week halted in retaliation for Russia’s decision to recognize two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, shortly before it invaded and brought Europe to the brink of a major war. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the landfall site for the Nord Stream 2 line that bypasses the former Soviet Republic. Th...

In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former Chancellor Angela Merkel had her constituency, ties to Russia run deep.

Germany can do without Russian gas if necessary, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday, as the country assessed...

The EU is in disarray as key German politicians refuse to vote for the Commission’s new €1.2billion (£1billion) package to aid Ukraine. Even as Russian President Vladimir Putin amassed 140,000 troops at the Russia-Ukraine border, Germany has been unwilling to impose harsh sanctions against Moscow. The US has demanded that part of the package of

In the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Germany is cutting a rather ambivalent figure. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is one major reason why. Can the Social Democrats and the country find its way out from under his shadow?