Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, people with Russian roots have been reporting aggression against them: At school, on public transport, in everyday life.
For weeks, it had looked as though Germany was more a hindrance than a help in the ongoing crisis on Ukraine s eastern border. But Chancellor Olaf Scholz has since taken a more active role in confronting the Russian threat. Will it be enough?
Vladimir Putin insists that the West cheated Russia by expanding NATO eastward following the end of the Cold War. Is there anything to his claims? The short answer: It s complicated.
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?
In an interview, the Nobel laureates Svetlana Alexievich and Herta Müller speak about the possible Russian invasion of Ukraine and demands that Germany do more to help.