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Putin, Merkel 'Satisfied' With Near Completion of Nord Stream 2

The $12-billion pipeline is set to double Russian gas supplies to Germany but has been fiercely opposed by the U.S. and other European countries.

reaching compromise

U.S., Germany Pipeline Deal Warns Russia, Seeks Ukraine Transit

The pipeline through the Baltic Sea has been vigorously opposed by Ukraine.

chain of command

Germany Says ‘Sorry’ Can’t Build Siberian Village Road – Reports

Villagers asked for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s help to fix the road after exhausting other options with local authorities.

Germany Bans Travel From Russia, Citing Coronavirus Variant Spread

The announcement came as Russia grapples with a third wave fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant and slow vaccination uptake.

EU Must Seek 'Direct Contact' With Putin: Merkel

Merkel said the EU should seek direct talks with Putin even as it stands together against "provocations" from Russia.

espionage accusations

Germany Arrests Russian Scientist for 'Spying' for Moscow

Federal prosecutors believe the scientist met at least three times with a member of Russian intelligence.

Germany-Russia Flights Resume After Tit-for-Tat Cancellations

Each country had earlier blocked the other's incoming flights as part of the fall-out from tensions over Belarus.

Germany Seeking to Buy 30Mln Sputnik Doses from Russia – State Premier

Berlin is negotiating to purchase the doses as soon as Sputnik V receives European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval.

CHECHNYA INVESTIGATION

Germany Probes Russian Over Plot to Murder Chechen Dissident

The suspect is alleged to have been told to bring the weapon and hitman to Germany, spy on the victim and be the driver for the assassination.

ready for talks

Germany to Talk to Russia About Buying Sputnik Jabs

Keen German interest in the Russian vaccine comes amid the country's slow inoculation rollout.

widening options

Germany's Bavaria Plans to Buy Sputnik V Vaccine

The southern state will receive 2.5 million doses of the vaccine once it is approved by EU regulators.

high-profile hack

'Russian Hackers' Again Target German MPs — Report

Hackers used phishing emails to access the computers of federal and regional lawmakers.

sanctions crackdown

Germany Convicts 2 Citizens for Violating EU-Russia Arms Embargo

German investigators said the defendants sold equipment for missile production to a Russian entrepreneur seven times between 2016-2018.

Espionage Suspect

German Man Charged for Spying at Bundestag for Russians — Prosecutors

A German man is facing espionage charges for passing PDF files with the floor plans of parliamentary properties to Russian secret services.

Germany: New Russia Sanctions ‘Cannot Be Ruled Out’

The EU is weighing its response to the Navalny case. But the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline should still go ahead, Berlin says.

Germany Offers Russia Support in Sputnik Vaccine Development – Merkel

"Beyond all the political differences that are currently large, we can nevertheless work together in a pandemic," Merkel said.

legal assistance

Germany Says Answered Russia Call for Aid in Navalny Probe

German prosecutors interrogated Navalny on Moscow's request earlier last year.

PIPELINE POLITICS

U.S. Will Lift Nord Stream 2 Sanctions if Europe Suspends Construction, Says Biden Advisor

The U.S. imposed sanctions at the end of 2019 in an effort to halt the construction of the pipeline, which will transport Russian gas to Europe.

WORKING TOGETHER

Putin, Germany’s Merkel Discuss Joint Coronavirus Vaccine Production

Putin said last year that domestic equipment shortages could delay Sputnik V from entering mass production.

Moscow Expands List of German Officials Banned From Russia

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the expansion is a response to "destructive" EU sanctions imposed in October.

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