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It follows Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the loss of Moscow's cheap natural gas — an unprecedented shock to Germany’s energy-intensive industries, long the manufacturing powerhouse of Europe. The loss of cheap Russian natural gas needed to power factories “painfully damaged the business model of the German economy,” Kullmann told The Associated Press. One hotly debated solution: a government-funded cap on industrial electricity prices to get the economy through the renewable energy transition. However, squabbling among the coalition government over the energy price cap and a law barring new gas furnaces has exasperated business leaders. “The perception of Germany's underlying strength may also have contributed to the misguided decisions to exit nuclear energy, ban fracking for natural gas and bet on ample natural gas supplies from Russia,” he said.

Persons: “, Christian Kullmann, Kullmann, ” Kullmann, Evonik, Robert Habeck, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Angela Merkel, —, Biden, Scholz, Evonik's Kullmann, Gerhard Schroeder, Holger Schmieding, ”, ” Schmieding, Schmieding Organizations: Jobs, International Monetary Fund, European Union, Evonik Industries, Associated Press, Greens Party, Social Democrat, Free Democrats, Companies, Schott AG, ” Locations: ESSEN, Germany, Ukraine, Europe, Europe's, Essen, Russia, Moscow, China, Bavarian, U.S, Lafayette , Indiana, Brussels, Berlin, Chile, Qatar, ” Germany, Berenberg

☆ Russia's Putin calls Berlusconi a dear, wise friend and statesman
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called Italy's Silvio Berlusconi a dear friend and an outstanding politician in a tribute to the former prime minister who died on Monday aged 86. "For me, Silvio was a dear person, a true friend. Berlusconi will be remembered in Russia as a "consistent and principled supporter of strengthening friendly relations between our countries", he said. Like former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Berlusconi cultivated close relations with Moscow during Putin's first years in the Kremlin from 2000 onwards. In a Russian TV interview on Monday, Putin called Berlusconi "a world-class politician, there are few such people in the international arena now".

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, Silvio, Putin, Berlusconi, Gerhard Schroeder, Putin's, Schroeder, Yulia Kuznetsova, Alexei, Mark Trevelyan, Gareth Jones Organizations: NATO, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, Moscow, Kremlin, Crimea, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russian, Europe

The logo of Russia’s state gas company Gazprom was emblazoned on the shirts of players at the soccer club Toennies chaired. In Germany, Toennies’ story is far from unique. At the centre of Gazprom’s influence campaign was Schalke 04, the soccer club Toennies chaired at the time and which Gazprom began sponsoring in 2006. Russian gas imports have dropped dramatically and Germany is supplying tanks and other weapons systems to Ukraine. In 2001 Toennies assumed another of his older brother’s roles – chairman of soccer club Schalke 04.

Persons: Clemens Toennies, Vladimir Putin, Toennies, Willy Brandt, ”, Putin, Sberbank, Angela Merkel, “, ” Merkel, Bernd, Clemens, Putin’s, Alexei Gromov, Gromov, Gerhard Schroeder, Schroeder Organizations: Gazprom, Toennies, Schalke, Gazprom’s, Reuters, Miele, Volkswagen, Deutsche Telekom, ” Schalke, Chelsea, Kremlin, Former Locations: WIEDENBRUECK, Germany, Russia, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine, Berlin, Russians, Crimea, Gazprom, Rheda, German, Europe, Nord Stream, Dresden

☆ Boris Pistorius to take over as next German defence minister - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Social Democrat (SPD) interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony Boris Pistorius is to serve as Germany's next defence minister, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to boost military support for Ukraine. Christine Lambrecht resigned as defence minister on Monday as allies increase calls to send Ukraine heavy tanks, at the start of what is likely to be a pivotal week for Western plans to further arm Kyiv. Pistorius has been interior minister in Lower Saxony since 2013 and has long been seen as a candidate to assume a national position. He ran for the leadership of the Social Democrat party in 2019. Reporting by Holger Hansen Writing by Madeline Chambers Editing by Miranda Murray, Kirsti KnolleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Boris Pistorius to reportedly take over as next German defense minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Social Democrat (SPD) interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony Boris Pistorius is to serve as Germany's next defence minister, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Social Democrat (SPD) interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony Boris Pistorius is to serve as Germany's next defence minister, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to boost military support for Ukraine. Christine Lambrecht resigned as defence minister on Monday as allies increase calls to send Ukraine heavy tanks, at the start of what is likely to be a pivotal week for Western plans to further arm Kyiv. Pistorius has been interior minister in Lower Saxony since 2013 and has long been seen as a candidate to assume a national position. He has been in a relationship with Doris Schroeder-Kopf, the ex-wife for former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

☆ Germany names new defence minister, faces pressure to send tanks to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Holger Hansen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Following several missteps, Christine Lambrecht resigned as defence minister on Monday, ahead of a conference on Friday at the U.S. military base in Ramstein on Western plans to provide Kyiv with more arms. Other countries with such tanks also need Berlin's approval before they can be passed on to another country. The new defence minister is expected to host his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, in Berlin on Thursday. "I want to make the armed forces strong for the time ahead," he said. Scholz has signalled a policy shift by promising to boost defence spending to more than 2% of its economic output.

☆ Fostul ministru de externe austriac, care a dansat cu Putin, a primit o funcție în compania rusească de stat Rosneft
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesFostul ministru de externe austriac, care a dansat cu Putin, a primit o funcție în compania rusească de stat RosneftUn fost ministru austriac de externe care a dansat cu președintele rus Vladimir Putin a fost votat în consiliul de administrație al celei mai mari companii petroliere din Rusia. Numirea ei a fost confirmată de un vot al acționarilor Rosneft la adunarea generală anuală a companiei, marți, după ce a fost nominalizată pentru această funcție în martie. Compania Rosneft, care este controlată majoritar de guvernul rus, reprezintă aproximativ o treime din extracția lucrativă de petrol a țării. Șeful Igor Sechin este un aliat apropiat al lui Putin și este văzut ca una dintre cele mai influente figuri ale Rusiei. Rosneft a înregistrat profituri de 2 miliarde de dolari în 2020 - în scădere cu 80% față de nivelurile pre-pandemice - întrucât a redus producția ca parte a pactului Rusiei cu Arabia Saudită de susținere a prețurilor petrolului pe tot parcursul pandemiei.

Persons: Putin, rus Vladimir Putin, Karin Kneissl, Kneissl, Serghei Skripal, Igor Sechin, german Gerhard Schroeder, Rosneft Organizations: Moscow, UE, Compania, Gazprom Locations: austriac, rus, Rusia, Austriei, Rosneft, Europa, Rusiei, german, Arabia Saudită

☆ Un fost ministru austriac, numit în consiliul de directori al Rosneft
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un fost ministru de Externe al Austriei a fost numit în consiliul de directori al Rosneft, cea mai mare companie petrolieră din Rusia. Este vorba despre Karin Kneissl, care a devenit cunoscută în presa internațională după ce a dansat cu liderul de la Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, la nunta ei. Fosta şefă a diplomației austriece între 2017 și 2019 a provocat un scandal la nivel european în august 2018, când l-a invitat pe Putin la căsătoria sa. Kneissl a devenit al doilea fost membru al unui guvern dintr-o ţară a Uniunii Europeane numit în conducerea companiei ruseşti, după fostul cancelar german Gerhard Schroeder, care este și președintele controversatului proiect "Nord Stream 2". Rosneft este o companie de stat, care gestionează o treime din extracțiile petroliere din Rusia.

Persons: Karin Kneissl, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Serghei Skripal, . Kneissl, german Gerhard Schroeder Organizations: Uniunea Europeană Locations: Austriei, Rusia, Kremlin, german

☆ Kremlinul dezvăluie că Vladimir Putin urmăreşte televiziunile germane pentru a-şi menţine fluenţa
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Kremlin.ruKremlinul dezvăluie că Vladimir Putin urmăreşte televiziunile germane pentru a-şi menţine fluenţaPreşedintele Rusiei, Vladimir Putin, urmăreşte televiziuni din Germania pentru a-şi menţine fluenţa în limba germană, a declarat purtătorul său de cuvânt, citat de dpa. „Se uită la canale TV germane, urmăreşte şi canale TV în engleză. Întrebat dacă Putin are acum câini sau pisici, Peskov a răspuns: „Nu am văzut niciodată pisici la locuinţa preşedintelui. "Cu aceştia, preşedintele a avut întâlniri prieteneşti în diferite formate", a reamintit oficialul citat. Peskov a criticat şi răspunsul afirmativ dat recent de preşedintele Statelor Unite, Joe Biden, la întrebarea dacă crede că Putin este un "ucigaş".

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Peskov, Putin, Li, german Gerhard Schroeder, Silvio Berlusconi ., Peskov, Joe Biden Organizations: KGB Locations: Germania, Dresda, Republică Democrată Germană, labrador, german, Statelor Unite, Rusia, Washington

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