SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 16, 2013
In one of his many foreign-policy successes this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has used power politics and blackmail to bring Ukraine back into Russia's sphere of influence. But what is the Kremlin leader's secret to success?
By Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 09, 2013
When it comes to their approach to foreign policy with Russia, German Chancellor Merkel and President Gauck aren't messing around. Perhaps it has to do with their backgrounds in East Germany. They show the US significantly more leniency.
By Jakob Augstein
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 24, 2013
Foreign policy has never been one of Angela Merkel's strong suits. But several German allies will be watching closely to see how the chancellor might use her new-found power on the international stage.
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 18, 2013
In recent months, a huge number of Russians have applied for asylum in Germany -- most of them from Chechnya. German authorities are baffled, but insiders in Russia say it all started with a rumor.
By Benjamin Bidder and Christina Hebel in Moscow and Hamburg
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 02, 2013
A pair of Russian agents was convicted on Tuesday of spying in Germany for more than 20 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin is personally conducting the negotiations for a potential exchange, but now a new case is straining German-Russian relations.
By Fidelius Schmid and Holger Stark
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 21, 2013
Many Russians who survived World War II, Nazi concentration camps, forced labor and postwar persecution depend on aid from foreign NGOs. Vladimir Putin's new law labelling such groups as "foreign agents" could strip them of needed help.
By Matthias Schepp in Volgograd
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 19, 2013
A world without nuclear weapons? It's a nearly inconceivable scenario for the Kremlin, even if its arsenal costs Russia billions each year. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the country has suffered a major drop in influence. Now it's doing all it can to cling to the geopolitical power it has left.
By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 17, 2013
The relationship between Berlin and Moscow has been strained for some time. But German President Joachim Gauck's recent public admonition of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin seems to have sunk the two countries into a new diplomatic ice age.
By Christiane Hoffmann, Ralf Neukirch and Matthias Schepp
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 15, 2013
Germany has fallen out of favor with the Kremlin, which has ramped up pressure on German institutions in Russia. But while Chancellor Angela Merkel disapproves of President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian presidency, she has no desire to burn bridges with the country.
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 08, 2013
Topless protesters caused a scene on Monday when they confronted Vladimir Putin during a state visit to Germany. The Russian president appeared unperturbed by the criticism, smiling and even giving two thumbs up to the bare-breasted activists, who accused him of being a dictator.
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