#  @MKuefner Michaela Kuefner Michaela Kuefner posts on X about ukraine, germany, russia, defence the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::2169791295/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +15% - [--] Month [---------] +160% - [--] Months [---------] +2,464% - [--] Year [---------] +75% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::2169791295/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +75% - [--] Month [--] +153% - [--] Months [--] +143% - [--] Year [--] -10% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::2169791295/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +1.60% - [--] Month [------] +6.10% - [--] Months [------] +21% - [--] Year [------] +28% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::2169791295/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #1011 [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [us election](/list/us-election) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [currencies](/list/currencies) [mls](/list/mls) [stocks](/list/stocks) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) **Social topic influence** [ukraine](/topic/ukraine), [germany](/topic/germany), [russia](/topic/russia), [defence](/topic/defence), [china](/topic/china), [israel](/topic/israel), [in the](/topic/in-the), [greenland](/topic/greenland), [tariffs](/topic/tariffs), [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Greenland deal commits and + allies to: 1) no tariffs 2) renegotiation of [----] agreement allowing stationing of US troops 3) US say on investments 4) stronger European security commitment in Sources close to talks tell me. Details still to be agreed" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2014094530522353946) 2026-01-21T21:55Z 12.4K followers, 474.8K engagements "We have to and we will make sure we make big steps forward in #Europe.together with #France German finance minister @OlafScholz tells parliament on how #Merkel government will spend #Germanys 356BN budget" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1064821440707551233) 2018-11-20T10:03Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements "BREAKING Merkel on @navalny poisoning: Proof beyond doubt He was to be silenced raises questions which only Russia can answer Crime against #Navalny was aimed against the fundamental rights and values we stand for Unusual step for Merkel. Unusually clear against #Russia" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1301183495868383233) 2020-09-02T15:41Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "Success is a process German Trade Minister Robert Habeck hopes to take home exceptions for European automakers from Bidens Inflation Reduction Act. Together with French Trade Minister Bruno LeMaire he is trying to secure a slice of $370BN in US subsidies for green tech" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1622697241629626384) 2023-02-06T20:42Z 10.6K followers, 11.9K engagements "Hillbilly Pride: US @VP JD Vance is greeted by Bavarian State Premier Sder (think Oktoberfest) - at Munich airport. European leaders to learn what expectations the US has on fulfilling whatever Trump may promise or threaten Putin on Ukraine at Munich Security Conference" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1890063453949432106) 2025-02-13T15:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Acting under pressure of a crisis is "the European way of doing things" Spanish FM Jos Manuel Albares tells the Munich Security Conference. Much talk here is of Europe having failed to get their act together. US @VP Vance expected to announce painful US security withdrawals" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1890337747472113981) 2025-02-14T09:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Negotiations on Ukraine Will US Vice President Vance tell Germans to open up to far right AfD Party Can EU - ever - speak with one voice We unpack how the Munich Security Conference redraws the global spheres of influence. @inespohl @dwnews" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1890370150542582222) 2025-02-14T11:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "US Vice President JD Vance questions whether Europeans stand for democracy in tough Munich Security Conference speech turned into democracy lecture. On Germany: "there's no room for firewalls" which see parties of the center rule out cooperation with the far right AfD Party" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1890409998368350262) 2025-02-14T14:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "German Chancellor Scholz rejects US Vice President JD Vances call to drop the firewall against cooperation with far right parties. Cites Germanys Nazi past as experience that has shaped German democracy. Ich weise ausdrcklich zurck was US-Vizeprsident Vance bei der Mnchner Sicherheitskonferenz gesagt hat. Aus den Erfahrungen des Nationalsozialismus haben die demokratischen Parteien in Deutschland einen gemeinsamen Konsens: Das ist die Brandmauer gegen extrem rechte Parteien. Ich weise ausdrcklich zurck was US-Vizeprsident Vance bei der Mnchner Sicherheitskonferenz gesagt hat. Aus den" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1890485089022173618) 2025-02-14T19:35Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements "Climate change has dropped to 6th place in the ranking of issues people are concerned about in Germanys elections tomorrow. Here in Munich some give it all to move climate back up the charts. Protest outside final conservative CDU/CSU campaign event" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1893293618485428382) 2025-02-22T13:35Z 10K followers, [----] engagements "Germans voted for a shift to the right tonight. Friedrich Merz will for sure be next chancellor. The far right AfD doubled their support to above 20% - with no chance of joining government. Germany could see another grand coalition between conservatives and social democrats . But small parties are currently key to how complicated forming a coalition could get. If the BSW party manages to get 5% it will change the maths. Merz would need [--] instead of [--] coalition partner. That would complicate the process of finding common political ground. The pressure is on as Europe struggles to find a common" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1893791661001494894) 2025-02-23T22:34Z 10K followers, [----] engagements "Airbus Board Chair reads s elites the riot act over security at the Berlin Global Dialogue: "How on Earth can we expect our soldiers .to be cannon fodder" for our freedom Ren Obermann says talk of leaving Europe to second home if things get tough "makes me sick" #BGD2025" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1982119539451019660) 2025-10-25T16:18Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "My first look out of the window of my hotel after arriving for the COP Climate Conference in Belm in the middle of the night. Merz expected to make significant pledge towards Lulas rainforest fund at leaders summit today" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1986741799810166947) 2025-11-07T10:25Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "🚨Breaking: Merz spoke with Trump on the phone just before take off to G20 in South Africa. Agreed process to discuss European counter proposal to [--] point plan for Ukraine . G20 in Johannesburg about to become hub for global diplomacy. Critical days for Ukraine and Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1991938691120656849) 2025-11-21T18:36Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Merz to mostly talk Ukraine at G20 in Johannesburg . Traditional West minus (not at G20) focused on finding a way to convince Trump to alter his 28-point plan for Ukraine. Time is ticking as Trump wants & to sign by THURSDAY (thanksgiving in )" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1992138156146086157) 2025-11-22T07:48Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements "Breaking 🚨: European + "Leaders' Group" rejects Trumps [--] point Ukraine plan - with very diplomatic language. "the draft is a basis which will require additional work. We are ready to engage" Talks in Geneva Sunday with E3 + Italy top adviser level" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1992232302055915637) 2025-11-22T14:02Z 10.6K followers, 113.1K engagements "Why Merz doesnt believe in a deal on the 28-plan by Thursday and why China should help. I spoke with the German Chancellor straight after the G20 and his bilateral with Chinas Prime Minister Li Qiang. https://m.youtube.com/watchv=lXLYl2XThQM https://m.youtube.com/watchv=lXLYl2XThQM" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1992673719454748978) 2025-11-23T19:16Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements "28-Point peace plan negotiations in Geneva over - for now. Several points dropped. Revised document now reviewed in Washington Kyiv and among Europeans. Commission President Ursula vdLeyen arrives for pre- EU - African Union consultations in Luanda. Many EU leaders here" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1992895176692359309) 2025-11-24T09:56Z 10.6K followers, 49.6K engagements "Merz departs for his first official trip to Israel - via Jordan. Relations with Netanyahu were tense at times over Gaza. Merz imposed and again dropped a weapons export ban. Main mission: no public tension" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1997251938103312810) 2025-12-06T10:29Z 10.8K followers, 114K engagements "Merz will meet Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem later today. Relations remain close but tense. Merz will try to strike a delicate balance. Whats ahead today:" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1997579815080333494) 2025-12-07T08:11Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Germany must stand up for the existence and security of Israel this will forever be inextricably woven into the fabric of our relationship." Germany's Friedrich Merz at Yad Vashem. Merz renews a promise first made by Angela Merkel in [----] as "Staatsrson" - "reason of state"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1997582150993060013) 2025-12-07T08:21Z 10.9K followers, 26K engagements "Merz tight-lipped on Witkoff visit to meet Zelenskyy/European leaders in Berlin during speech just now. His crushingly negative outlook on the "tectonic" power shifts that leave Germany and Europe home alone earned him standing ovations at conservative CSU party in Bavaria" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1999833982867739024) 2025-12-13T13:29Z 10.9K followers, 112.5K engagements "Merz compares Russias aggression against Ukraine to Hitlers [----] annexation of Austria + parts of Czechoslovakia. Appeasement didnt work. Priorities: - support - keep together including - keep NATO going - bolster defence economic recovery precondition for all" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1999863981876576626) 2025-12-13T15:28Z 10.9K followers, 363.6K engagements "Will Merz send German troops to "Yes or no" far right AfD MP asks at Chancellors question time. Merz: "Will not repeat mistake of [----] and leave Ukraine exposed to Russia without security guarantees." Let me translate: Yes if necessary but public debate could be toxic" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2001283941844619621) 2025-12-17T13:30Z 10.9K followers, 285.4K engagements "Merz on Venezuela: "legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex". European leaders walking on eggshells over Trumps operation. @vonderleyen @Keir_Starmer @kajakallas All weighing up whats more dangerous: Not to defend international law or to defend it. The legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework. At this stage political instability in Venezuela must be avoided. The objective is an orderly transition to an elected government. The legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex and" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2007537665437020660) 2026-01-03T19:40Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements ""Without the Americans we are out in the cold" - leader of Merz' conservative CSU sister party Markus Sder says out loud what most European leaders are thinking. CSU New Years retreat in Seeon Bavaria" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2008571518465568936) 2026-01-06T16:09Z 10.9K followers, [---] engagements "@dw_politics Heres the full interview with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausda. I show him the clip of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he plans to discuss how to "acquire" Greenland with Danish officials next week. https://m.youtube.com/watchv=8qTPRYD6U8c https://m.youtube.com/watchv=8qTPRYD6U8c" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2009181419969323184) 2026-01-08T08:32Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements "Indian PM Modi greeted German Chancellor Merz at Sabarmati Ashram the former home of Mahatma Gandhi. A rare honour as the starting point for his 2-day visit. Heres what to expect from the official talks on these tricky subjects: Greenland Russia China US and trade" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010582836722757788) 2026-01-12T05:21Z 12.4K followers, 29.3K engagements "Merz: "I pay tribute to the courage" of Irans protesters. During press statements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Merz called out the Mullah regime: "We condemn the violence in the strongest of terms. It is not an expression of strength but of weakness" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010634621990638053) 2026-01-12T08:47Z 12.4K followers, 13.9K engagements "Only the official photographer got THIS shot: The friendship between India and Germany continues to grow through shared values extensive cooperation and mutual understanding @bundeskanzler @_FriedrichMerz https://t.co/MUZxMog33T The friendship between India and Germany continues to grow through shared values extensive cooperation and mutual understanding @bundeskanzler @_FriedrichMerz https://t.co/MUZxMog33T" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010644204989604254) 2026-01-12T09:25Z 12.2K followers, 47.6K engagements "When you are the official guest of Indias prime minister you will see the photo your staff handed in a lot. The whole city is covered in more photographs of German Chancellor Merz than I had seen in my whole life before. Here a common courtesy - to us: intense" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010645786644889967) 2026-01-12T09:31Z 12.4K followers, 886.1K engagements "Merz on Iran : "I believe we are seeing the last days and weeks of this regime." Chancellor calls on Mullahs again to end the violence against protesters. "When a regime can only stay in power through violence it has de facto reached the end." Statement in Bangalore India" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010972078015500684) 2026-01-13T07:08Z 12K followers, 17K engagements "Merz criticises ANY attempts to influence ANY central bank when asked about Trumps move against Fed Director Jerome Powell: "I hope that there will continue to be a broad consensus in America too that central banks also in the should need to remain independent." Says independence key for currency stability quote continues: "also because this safeguards that a currency remains stable in the long term. But the US government is responsible for taking that decision." Press conference in Bangalore India just as Merz concludes his 2-day visit. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010981633965637762" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010981633965637762) 2026-01-13T07:45Z 12K followers, [----] engagements "Leader of Far right AfD Party tries to discredit Merzs first trip to India as "sight-seeing" in the face of people fearing job losses at home. In the case of the export economy Germany being anti cooperation (27 various cooperations signed in India) means being anti industry. Whrend zuhause die Htte brennt Insolvenzen einen neuen Hchststand erreichen und immer mehr Menschen um ihre Jobs frchten ist Merz auf Sightseeing-Tour in Indien. Das brigens [--] Milliarde Euro Klima-Entwicklungsgeld jhrlich bekommt. https://t.co/RiAYcrN1Z8 Whrend zuhause die Htte brennt Insolvenzen einen neuen Hchststand" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2011019604143796408) 2026-01-13T10:16Z 12.4K followers, 17.5K engagements "Merz is stressing the close ties with Canada these days. PM Carney just told Chinese President Xi how "heartened" he is by the new intensity of relations. Merz is expected in within weeks. Watch this space on whether/how he follows Carney in turning to away from . This is the perhaps best illustration that Trump's new "Monroe doctrine" is objectively achieving the exact opposite of what it intends. https://t.co/M5WJBkoj1M Carney is currently in Beijing describing a "new era of relations between Canada and China" and explicitly talking This is the perhaps best illustration that Trump's new" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2012134073767165977) 2026-01-16T12:05Z 12K followers, [---] engagements "7 NATO states + Denmark issue statement pushing back against Trump on Greenland : Denmark Finland France Germany the Netherlands Norway Sweden and the United Kingdom warn of: "Downward spiral" through tariffs. Avoid the word 'defend': "We are committed to uphold our sovereignty". EU is still considering its answer. Rhetoric of push-back is getting more concrete. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2012879619637002651 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2012879619637002651" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2012879619637002651) 2026-01-18T13:27Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements "Merz draws a line in the sand for Trump on Greenland and beyond: "Any threat to acquire European territory by force would be unacceptable.new tariffs would also undermine the foundations of transatlantic relations. Europe's answer would be united calm measured and firm."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2014261864075555235) 2026-01-22T09:00Z 12.4K followers, 16.8K engagements "Preparations for Gaza Peace Board signing ceremony underway at Davos. Several European Leaders including Germanys Chancellor Merz declined offer to be part of this. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is here. Glamour guaranteed" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2014270549266993181) 2026-01-22T09:34Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements ""I believe they will." Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff just told me when I asked him whether Hamas will disarm. Gaza Peace initiative just signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Next stop: Ukraine talks with Zelenskyy" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2014329590789906760) 2026-01-22T13:29Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements "Musk mocks Trumps Peace Council for Gaza. "Is it P I E C E or Peace". References to a piece of Greenland . He promised [--] outrageous quotes on WEF stage. [--] down +- [--] to go" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2014363114284716410) 2026-01-22T15:42Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements ""Its about our integrity and its about who we are." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen thanks European allies for their support over Greenland and more fundamentally for standing up for European values. North Sea Summit Hamburg" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2015871389681459460) 2026-01-26T19:36Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements ""We will not repeat the mistakes of the past we will no longer be dependent on Russia." EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jrgensen stresses at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg. Key wind and hydrogen agreements signed here to create energy independence asap" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2015744720274604320) 2026-01-26T11:12Z 12.4K followers, 15.1K engagements "German Chancellor Merz and Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman spoke for around [--] hours in Riyadh today. A delegation member says main topics were investment energy defence and AI infrastructure. Media access was limited. Not even joint statements. Saudi Arabia ranks No 162/180 on the RSF World Press Freedom Index. They also discussed Iran Syria and Sudan. Merz vowed to elevate relations to a new level. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019174854457495888 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019174854457495888" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019174854457495888) 2026-02-04T22:22Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Following "friendly" talks with Saudi Arabias Mohammed bin Salman Merz departs for next stop Qatar. What happened and what to expect:" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019281709951599091) 2026-02-05T05:27Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Merz: Putin displays "complete lack of willingness to end this war. Responding to my question whether he believes Putin even wants a truce he speaks of "maximum resistance by Russia". Merz wraps up Gulf region tour in Abu Dhabi where latest Ukraine talks just ended" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019724345631993887) 2026-02-06T10:46Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Merz wraps up his 3-day tour of Saudi Arabia Qatar and UAE with a mixed message of "drill baby" and "Germany is open for business". Realpolitik has taken over as Europe seeks closer more reliable ties off the beaten and battered transatlantic track. Human rights raised but back to small print in big geostrategic reshuffle. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019758555205612008 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019758555205612008" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019758555205612008) 2026-02-06T13:02Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements ""Libre" - "Free" - an ad posted across Abu Dhabi the capital of UAE Ranked 164th place of [---] in the world press freedom index. With laws banning any criticism of the government - this PERFUME advert is either irony or deep social critique. (Posted from jurisdiction.)" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019759997589094400) 2026-02-06T13:08Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Merz departs for India . Shared interest with Modi: New partnerships in the face of Trump and China. ➖Do not expect: Joint statement on Greenland 😬 ➕Expect: Confidential talks on US Russia China Ukraine Iran Defence 'roadmap' Submarine and trade deal progress" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2010330271682380035) 2026-01-11T12:37Z 12.5K followers, 325.9K engagements "Merz heads off to Saudi Arabia Qatar and the United Arab Emirates . Expect the German Chancellor to seek alternative LNG gas supplies to avoid further dependence on the US. Expect defence trade expectations in exchange. First visit as chancellor" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019018541077614944) 2026-02-04T12:01Z 12.7K followers, 65.8K engagements "Merz to meet 1:1 with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and California Governor Gavin Newsom at Munich Security Conference Friday. German Government sources. Bilat with Democrat Newsom clear signal of political defiance against MAGA support for German far right AfD Party" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2021170262192816574) 2026-02-10T10:31Z 12.7K followers, 21.1K engagements "California Governor Gavin Newsom tells Europeans "theyve been played" by Trump. Heading into the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos he says Europeans "need to stand tall stand firm stand united" "This is not diplomacy its stupidity" Trump to speak at WEF tomorrow. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013554066656252381 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013554066656252381" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/2013554066656252381) 2026-01-20T10:07Z 12.7K followers, 968.7K engagements "Hillary Clinton arrives by train from Berlin for the Munich Security Conference MSC. Germany experience so far: No hassle from people asking about those files. No hot drinks because of a power failure in the bistro for half the trip" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021949385563942961) 2026-02-12T14:07Z 12.7K followers, 1.1M engagements "The gloves are off in transatlantic relations: "The United States claim to World leadership is challenged maybe even already lost." Merz openly questions US strength in Munich Security Conference opening speech. Also stresses Europes dependence on US as "tough geopolitical reality."" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022298819845664862) 2026-02-13T13:16Z 12.7K followers, 55.6K engagements "German Foreign Minister says he told @SecPompeo that German cars make US roads safer - no reason for tariffs based on national security. Says political relations should not be measured by trade balance. #Trump #GlobalSolutions #Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1001368084479987712) 2018-05-29T07:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Mad rush for best spots to see #Putin arrival at German government guest house. Backstory of what reporting high level meetings often is largely about. #Merkel #Meseberg" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1030852177793888256) 2018-08-18T16:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "German Government stops short of condemning #Trump tweet on reckognition of Israeli sovereignty over #GolanHeights . Mildest possible wording of criticism conveyed by goverment spokeswoman: Unilateral steps dont make task (of peace) easier" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1109068483180937216) 2019-03-22T12:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "#Ukraine is in deep political transformation head of Foreign Affairs Cttee @n_roettgen tells me. On frontrunner of presidential election Vladomir Zelensky: Dont know whether he knows what his agenda as president would be. Runoff with @poroshenko on [--] April" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1112697222808944645) 2019-04-01T12:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "German Chancellor #Merkel meets Sahel G5 states to pledge support in tackling terrorism. Burkina Fasos President Kabor says Libya key to stability. West must take responsibility" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1123655195899117571) 2019-05-01T18:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Angela Merkel got a painting all of us travelling with her got a Mango as leaving present during her 3-day tour of Africas Sahel region. Burkina FasoMali Niger" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1124543098300895232) 2019-05-04T05:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Merkels modest pre-dinner criticism of Indian PM Narendra Modis Kashmir clampdown: the Situation for the people there is unsustainable and not good" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1190283934430646273) 2019-11-01T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Summing up Germanys political storm: Thuringias new State Premier #Kemmerich (left) faces disgust from across the political spectrum (represented by Left Party Chief Whip) after getting elected with help of the far right AfD whose leader there can be legally called a fascist" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1225423508659937282) 2020-02-06T14:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "This photo tells you Germanys attitude towards using its military abroad in a nutshell. Germanys defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer @akk hugs commander of returned #Afghanistan evacuation mission Jens Arlt" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1431636482486382592) 2021-08-28T15:15Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements "German Government coalition just signed into action. Tomorrow @OlafScholz now certain to be elected new Chancellor in parliament. This is the Moment the post-Merkel Era begins for real" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1468133855869779970) 2021-12-07T08:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "800 BN are on the table I expect it is very hard to spend thisWe dont need new funding. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner responds to whether a new stimulus package will be needed to cushion economic blow from war in Ukraine and avoid stagflation" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1508482452850982913) 2022-03-28T16:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "The loneliness of Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer last night in friendly against Washingtons DC United. Still: Washingtonians held their own with [--] : [--] final score" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1550152225363824641) 2022-07-21T16:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Literally at the same time as King Charles III was being crowned America celebrated breaking away from the Crown at American Revolution Weekend Mount. Vernon the home of George Washington. America did OK after that" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1655333408250142722) 2023-05-07T22:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Germany just became Estonias #1 arms supplier through its order of [---] M worth of IRIS-T SLM systems. Currently IRIS defends Kyiv. As part of the ESSI Sky Shield proposed by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius IRIS-Ts are to become a strategic cornerstone for Europe. 1/2" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1701184942628069519) 2023-09-11T10:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "The eye patch is off. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is back in public - without black eye or black patch. Speaking about daring more peace and reaffirming Germanys commitment to Ukraines territorial integrity at global peace gathering of religions - SantEgidio - in Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1701527781362872510) 2023-09-12T09:26Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is taking off to the United Nations General Assembly. Ukraine President @ZelenskyyUa due to take center stage in NY. to make new pledges worth [---] M in increasingly desperate attempt to reach the [----] Sustainable Development Goals" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1703409672726667624) 2023-09-17T14:04Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges support for the Global South in the attempt to shift man made climate change in the right direction. At the UN General Assembly rich Nations are struggling to recommit to [----] Sustainable Development Goals. Only 15% of targets on track" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1703764305043239125) 2023-09-18T13:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Hes coming - and then the mad rush for all journalists begins to be in place in time for the handshake between Israels PM Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olf Scholz. Its that UN General Assembly time of the year" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1704183798110306798) 2023-09-19T17:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz checks in with the peanut gallery of journalists after his acceptance speech of the Global Citizen Award in New York" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1704652771490746572) 2023-09-21T00:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz says will work all the more towards Azerbaijan - Armenia talks after Azerbaijans President pulls out of scheduled talks with EU tomorrow. Bulgarias PM Denkov says EU should not waste resources on internal border checks but reinforce external borders. Both met in Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1709631111934902715) 2023-10-04T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads off to double Summit of European states in Granada Spain. First EU + [--] neighboring states meet to discuss Ukraine with President Zelenskyy and Azerbaijan - Armenia conflict. Friday EU only with migration looming large" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1709806793478574372) 2023-10-05T05:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The security of Israel is reason of state for Germany and we will act accordingly. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz repeats Angela Merkels [----] pledge before the Knesset Israels parliament as Israel faces its 9/11 moment" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1711020776202109122) 2023-10-08T14:08Z [----] followers, 70.2K engagements "Shift to the right in two regional elections in Germany. This man - Conservative Bavarian State Premier Markus Sder - just moved a step closer to running for chancellor simply by having lost only [--] % to further right parties - THE new measure of success in elections" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1711098710979940465) 2023-10-08T19:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "French President Macron has arrived with whole cabinet for 2-day bilateral consultations. Expecting joint statement on Israel and and want to lead on AI and future economies as both countries have diametrically opposed views on many joint challenges like defence energy" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1711609063069319542) 2023-10-10T05:06Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements "German - French relations are as awkward as French President Macron and his wife looked while eating fish roll offered by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in his home town of Hamburg. and cabinets met for [--] days to improve mutual understanding. Key outcomes 1/3" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1711804192757600766) 2023-10-10T18:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Scholz and Macron projected European power by reiterating they stand by Israels side. Also by rejecting idea of scrap all EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Macron condemned blackmail by Hamas as odious and unacceptable. But major friction points remain: 2/3" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1711805172563800218) 2023-10-10T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Israel: Our solidarity doesnt end with words Vows MILITARY DIPLOMATIC and DOMESTIC support. - Military hardware deliveries - Direct talks with leaders of Qatar EgyptTurkeyJordan - clamp down against Hamas friendly organizations in 1/3" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1712372125930029106) 2023-10-12T07:38Z [----] followers, 13K engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads off to Tirana Albania for talks with West Balkan Countries. EU accession is the aim of all as part of Berlin Process Serbia and Kosovo tensions and Russian influence in the region are only some of the obstacles on the way" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1713805105890230767) 2023-10-16T06:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Berlin is setting up barriers around the Holocaust Memorial. The latest tangible sign of the rising fear of antisemitism" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1714970496171737333) 2023-10-19T11:43Z [----] followers, 915.8K engagements "Outrage over Croatian Foreign Minister Radmans attempt to kiss German FM Baerbock on the mouth. The 65-year-old has since apologized for what may have been an unpleasant moment. German media had let it go as a mishap until a storm of outrage in Croatia sparked debate here" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1720774246190690497) 2023-11-04T12:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Germany says a group of [--] German nationals with family have been able to leave Gaza. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced News as she arrives in Tokyo for the G7 FM meeting" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1721826227013767611) 2023-11-07T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Run through for the press G7 Foreign Ministers about to have dinner to talk MidEast here at regular meeting in Tokyo" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1721834375405588822) 2023-11-07T10:17Z [----] followers, 15.6K engagements "Where G7 Foreign Ministers lock in their phones before entering joint dinner on Middle East in Tokyo " [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1721835659613409786) 2023-11-07T10:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Waiting for Erdogan The Turkish president is the most provocative visitor Scholz has had so far. For [--] hours Scholz avoided responding to Erdogans accusation calling Israel is a terror state. Now the press conference - [--] question for [--] journalist each side. Bare minimum" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1725556341954027529) 2023-11-17T16:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "African leadership line-up with top leaders from Cte dIvoire Kenya Morocco Nigeria and Senegal telling German Chancellor Scholz they want more investment. Scholz encourages leaders to work on African Free Trade area to attract more trade. focus on 🟢 energy" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1726533230298607928) 2023-11-20T09:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "At COP28 Scholz launches his Climate Club for real and calls for the world to 3x renewables and double energy efficiency by [----]. With $6bn/year Germany remains a main funder of tackling climate change effects. Heres my analysis of Scholz message at COP before we fly back:" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1730836230953107590) 2023-12-02T06:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "German Chancellor Scholz lights first Chanukkah light at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Scholz vows to keep working for the release of hostages held by Hamas. He stresses the Menora belongs right here at the heart of the German capital" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1732777241715621911) 2023-12-07T15:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Germany must be able to make an even greater contribution if necessary to Ukraine. German Chancellor Scholz makes key pledge at his SPD party conference. If US contributes less over stalled Congress or a Trump II presidency this is him preparing his party and the public" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1733838082443559404) 2023-12-10T13:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "German government crisis is resolved - for now. Chancellor Scholz coalition has finally reached a deal on the [----] budget. Some 17Bn in cuts had to be made following a constitutional court ruling on debt spending four weeks ago" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1734836264157770043) 2023-12-13T07:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "4 Hamas members arrested in Berlin Netherlands" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1735344264517718453) 2023-12-14T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@dw_politics German Zeitenwende rewrites security benchmarks of Scholz government. Iris-T and potential Eurofighter exports to Saudi Arabia break with terms of coalition agreement - the basis of the current government. It bans defence exports to states directly involved in Jemen war" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745080558139433168) 2024-01-10T13:50Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "US President Joe Biden will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington on February [--] the White House has announced. Ukraine Middle East civilian protection in Gaza and upcoming NATO summit confirmed as key issues" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1751219582897995895) 2024-01-27T12:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says never again remains Germanys commitment. In his video on Holocaust Remembrance Day he stresses that also means Never again - dictatorship. Nazi Germany killed more than six million Jews in the Holocaust" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1751338064922685877) 2024-01-27T20:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Germany suspends support for UNs Gaza aid agency UNRWA over allegations staff helped Hamas attack Israel. FM statement: Germany will not approve any new funds for UNRWA in Gaza until the end of the investigation into the alleged involvement of UN staff in the Oct7 attack" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1751352456921931923) 2024-01-27T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "French Prime Minister Attal on first trip to meet Chancellor Scholz in Berlin: -both vow to revive Weimar Triangle with Poland -France continues to bloc Mercosur -both to continue Ukraine support no fresh criticism of France by Scholz today on this. -recommitment to EU defence" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1754569416015044856) 2024-02-05T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "United States support is indispensable for the question of whether Ukraine will be able to defend itself. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves White House with mission to round up EU Ukraine support and the conviction that without the US it wont be enough" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1756080328370770361) 2024-02-09T22:19Z [----] followers, 223.1K engagements "Munich Security Conference opens commemoration Alexei Navalny the Russian opposition leader who died a few minutes ago MSC Chairman Christoph Heusgen says" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758470559115935780) 2024-02-16T12:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "German Foreign Minister reacts to Navalny death: Alexei Navalny like few others represented. Free and democratic Russia. Thats exactly why he had to die. My thoughts are with his wife and his children. Wie kaum ein anderer war Alexej #Nawalny Sinnbild fr ein freies und demokratisches Russland. Genau deswegen musste er sterben. Meine Gedanken sind bei seiner Frau und seinen Kindern. Wie kaum ein anderer war Alexej #Nawalny Sinnbild fr ein freies und demokratisches Russland. Genau deswegen musste er sterben. Meine Gedanken sind bei seiner Frau und seinen Kindern" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758472549816565976) 2024-02-16T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Vitali Klitschko Mayor of Kyiv reacts to #Navalny death. Alleges he did not die - he was killed. Shows real face of the authoritarian regime in Russia. Recorded in elevator at Munich Security Conference (MSC) which just opened today" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758483593129517419) 2024-02-16T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "AI at current status already going to drive a lot of change only uncertainty is the pace of progress Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells Munich Security Conference. For years AI has been working its way up the security agenda raising question who holds true power in the future" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758568194070237581) 2024-02-16T19:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Navalny was tormented to death" German Finance Minister Christian Lindner tells me as the news broke at the beginning of the Munich Security Conference. Here some [--] government heads talk security - Russia isnt invited" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758578715225715104) 2024-02-16T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Standing ovations for Ukraines President Zelenskyy at Munich Security Conference. "If you do not act now Putin will manage to make the next years catastrophic for other nations as well." Ukraine has been "holding for [---] days"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758773871602233489) 2024-02-17T08:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ukraine President @ZelenskyyUa invites Donald Trump to Ukraine (again). "If Trump Mr. Trump if he will come Im ready even to go with him to the frontline. Tells World leaders at MSC : "Dont ask when the war will end ask yourself why Putin" able to continue war" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758783757048225821) 2024-02-17T09:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "We will get there. Republican Senator Pete Ricketts lets slip a hint of optimism when pressed on Ukraine aid stuck in Congress. His message is: Its complicated but Congress will get there in the end. Probably the most upbeat message of the Munich Security Conference so far" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758805099793506385) 2024-02-17T10:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "It is not really a question of 2% but of "sufficient" defence spending. Germany could also have to spend 3% or [--] depending on what is happening in the world. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius does some straight Defence Finance talking at Munich Security Conference" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1758871309147074763) 2024-02-17T15:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""East Asia is going to be the future if American foreign policy in the next [--] years and Europe has to wake up to that fact. Republican US Senator J. D. Vance tells Munich Security Conference as German Green Party Co-Leader Ricarda Lang laments Trump style volatility" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1759202979041730717) 2024-02-18T13:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "We dont look away German FM Annalena Baerbock vows on her way to debating Human Rights Violations in Ukraine Gaza Afghanistan and Iran at the UN HR Council in Geneva . criticized as too friendly while being second largest donor of humanitarian funds to Palestinians" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1762033827575132478) 2024-02-26T08:36Z [----] followers, 48K engagements ""If you want peace you have to do everything can to ensure that Ukraine doesnt lose this war." German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock rebuffs Popes comment suggesting Ukraine should "wave white flag." Baerbock warns: "No security with Putins Russia."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1766945027295522916) 2024-03-10T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Malaysias Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Germanys Chancellor Olaf Scholz couldnt be further apart on Gaza Conflict. doesnt even recognize guarantees security as fundamental policy principle. Across that gulf both vow to work on renewables. Presser in Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1767256583447122106) 2024-03-11T18:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Thai PM Srettha Thavisin suggests wont wait around for EU to agree Free Trade Deal by [----] or later. To sign FTAs with other countries. "including India. Meeting Chancellor Scholz in Berlin Wednesday who vows to push for trade agreement" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1767975783702688102) 2024-03-13T18:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Russia must not win" President Macron Chancellor Scholz Prime Minister Tusk vow - ammunition production on soil - long-range weapons coalition - more ammunition at first post PiS "Weimar Triangle" meeting in Berlin. Defiant unity despite strategic differences" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1768664751272329682) 2024-03-15T15:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "German Chancellor Scholz spoke with Chinese President Xi about Ukraine (recommitment to no nuclear weapons) and the Middle East. Xi let it be known that he believes in all countries having a seat at the table rather than being on the menu. True for today: Lobster for Scholz:" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1780178913030820299) 2024-04-16T10:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Chinas word carries great weight In Russia German Chancellor Scholz reminds Chinas Prime Minister Li Qiang of Chinas special responsibility on Ukraine as UN Security council member. Both sides call for halt to fighting in Gaza according to UN SC resolution 2728" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1780200924855558444) 2024-04-16T11:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The push for a peace conference on Ukraine in Switzerland is on Scholaz says he agrees "intense and positive coordination" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1780252728540758501) 2024-04-16T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Heres a case that shows in a nutshell Germanys inability to act according to its own interests on migration. A Venezuelan asylum-seeker is facing deportation - but the locals in his small eastern German town say he should stay. Even local anti-migration AfD have opposed the plan to expel him. So what makes Heberth Alvarado so special DW's @der_alge and @isabescobedo find out. https://t.co/FYt66KG7t7 A Venezuelan asylum-seeker is facing deportation - but the locals in his small eastern German town say he should stay. Even local anti-migration AfD have opposed the plan to expel him. So what" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1781618824493650191) 2024-04-20T09:40Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "Scholz very concerned over spying allegations against far right AfD party. Asked during press conference with UK PM Rishi Sunak in Berlin Scholz visibly restrained his words over arrest of staffer of AfDs EU election top candidate Maximilian Krah" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1783110866008674783) 2024-04-24T12:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "British PM Sunak and Germanys Scholz stress Washingtons latest Ukraine aid package does not free Europe from obligation to keep supporting Ukraine. The two leaders spoke mainly Ukraine defence spying and migration in Berlin today" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1783113872322228241) 2024-04-24T12:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz just spoke with Netanyahu on the phone. Readout says they discussed: "Situation and further perspectives in the region." "Efforts to secure release of all hostages. and a truce. "Further improvement of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1785987519282045376) 2024-05-02T10:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz heads to the Baltics for troop visit and talks with the Prime Ministers of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. Expect show of political and military force as Germanys 10th tank division takes part in NATO maneuver "Grand Quadriga"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1787346313077502214) 2024-05-06T04:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz warns in Lithuania: "All have to do more" to support Ukraine. "Will not be able to wait to produce new weapons systems" allies must provide more air defence "from existing stocks." Germany just provided one additional Patriot system bringing number up to three" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1787431884110123468) 2024-05-06T10:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz rides a Boxer armored vehicle in Lithuania. Many within the pacifist leaning left of his SPD party wont like this image. Scholz produces pictures of resolve towards Russia here well aware that this could scratch his image back home" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1787437153271624083) 2024-05-06T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Eurovision No Conservative (CDU) party conference in Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1788176283903385657) 2024-05-08T11:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz heads to Sweden for Ukraine and cyber security talks with Nordic State leaders of Sweden Finland Denmark Norway and Iceland" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1789993723276702047) 2024-05-13T12:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements ""We need [--] - [--] more" air defense systems for Ukraine "and we have them here in Europe". Plain call for allies to come up with the air defense goods by Danish PM Mette Frederiksen. She said what Nordic leaders + Scholz were thinking at joint meeting in Stockholm " [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1790074370724929972) 2024-05-13T17:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Scholz doubles down on need for EU banking union on trip to Sweden otherwise dominated by . Responding to question stresses need for capital to be "flowing to where it is needed all over Europe". deposit insurance is the least important aspect and the most complicated" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1790322636997665099) 2024-05-14T10:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz cautions Europe should have "different perspective" on China tariff debate. On day Biden raises tariffs from 25% to 100% for electric vehicles Scholz warns: "50% of Chinese EVs imported to Europe are Western brands - notes this difference to North America" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1790326515692863591) 2024-05-14T10:21Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements "Scholz condemns "intolerable" attack on Slovakias PM Robert Fico and wishes him a speedy recovery" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1790767906147479795) 2024-05-15T15:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Angela Merkel helps Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlnder to her seat at [--] Year Celebration of Germanys Constitution. Celebrations are underway for Germanys "Basic Law". Art. [--] "Human Dignity shall be inviolable."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1793584326250254789) 2024-05-23T10:06Z [----] followers, 169.3K engagements "Macron presents map says Ukraine must have right to strike Russian locations from which it is being fired upon. Scholz more diplomatic saying Ukraine has all rights to defend itself under international law. Cites France as nuclear power has "different perspective" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1795512982396379421) 2024-05-28T17:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Breaking: Germany plans to send criminal asylum seekers back to Afghanistan. "Who abuses the protection we provide loses the right to this protection." The German chancellor announces plans to change German law and create new charges" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1798617467583127881) 2024-06-06T07:26Z [----] followers, 157.5K engagements "Far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party effectively boycotts Ukraine President Zelenskyy speaking in German Parliament the Bundestag. Literally shows where MPs stand on Russia. Boycott also by new BSW party" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1800516533380403265) 2024-06-11T13:12Z [----] followers, 10.7K engagements "Scholz is zooming in on sending rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan and Syria at a meeting with all [--] State Premiers. UKs Rwanda model and Italys asylum cooperation with Albania cited as role models as Germany struggles with growing anti-migration sentiment" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1803906793078218987) 2024-06-20T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "German FM Annalena Baerbocks plane did not even touch the ground in Cyprus to avoid illegally traveling directly from Israel to Lebanon. Heres the moment the plane did a "low pass" at Larnaca airport. I asked the pilots when they would otherwise do it: "Only at air shows."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1805620456063414493) 2024-06-25T15:13Z [----] followers, 195.5K engagements ""Nobody left cold" by French election results German FM Baerbock says. Warns of impact when a "party who sees Europe as the problem and not the solution is ahead in our best friend and parter country " . at joint presser with Latvias FM Baiba Braze in Berlin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1807782727225098292) 2024-07-01T14:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Before take-off to Washington Scholz insists he doesnt see a problem with Bidens stamina. Follow @dwnews instant analysis from the 75th NATO Summit of how "the West" braces for threats from Russia China and beyond. @inespohl @AlexandravonNah @janelledumalaon @BenjAlvarez1" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1810607220918202805) 2024-07-09T09:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""No I do not have that concern." Scholz rejects question whether he is worried that talk about Bidens stamina could harm image of NATO. Spoke before heading to Washington for [--] year NATO Summit celebration. Major Ukraine air defence package announcement expected" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1810608774044098692) 2024-07-09T09:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "NATO Summit in DC also means Canadian PM Justin Trudeau hops out of a car right in front of as you walk to your first live" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811003634991116536) 2024-07-10T11:44Z [----] followers, 2.4M engagements "Inside the NATO Summits first working session. "We cannot allow the alliance to fall behind." Joe Biden a frail but energetic leader of the free world tells NATO. [--] members Some 15% of the world population Almost 50% of global GDP" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811106716572082492) 2024-07-10T18:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Watching European Defence enter a new era in real time at NATO Summit in Washington. Germany and other European countries agree to develop own medium range precision strike missile system. For US bridges gap by stationing Tonahawk missiles. furious says will respond" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811427665636630853) 2024-07-11T15:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This happened even before the Biden Presser his own people billed as "big boy" press conference. "I now want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine. Ladies and gentlemen President Putin" POTUS Biden said. Catching the error quickly Biden tried to recover: "Hes gonna beat President Putin President Zelenskyy." https://t.co/8yFpfTWCCE "I now want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine. Ladies and gentlemen President Putin" POTUS Biden said. Catching the error quickly Biden tried to recover: "Hes gonna beat President Putin President Zelenskyy." https://t.co/8yFpfTWCCE" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811526752411295972) 2024-07-11T22:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz rejects Russias criticism of German plans to station and develop long range ballistic missiles: "It is necessary for deterrence and for peace" after Russia refused to continue arms agreements and attacked Ukraine. At NATO summit in Washington DC" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811530321717768245) 2024-07-11T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""I am doing this for you" 102-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlnder - a vocal human rights activist - tells crowd at farewell reception of US Ambassador Amy Gutmann in Berlin. Gutmann presented her with a handwritten letter of appreciation by President Biden" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1811831216716329355) 2024-07-12T18:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The day the Republican Convention discusses foreign policy in Milwaukee Scholz cabinet agrees draft budget that: - Has Social Spending as biggest winner. - Defence 3rd way behind demands of own Defence Minister. Trump [--] would see this as a provocation. Just sayin" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1813623856424472939) 2024-07-17T17:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz rejects the idea that he could do a Biden - heres the clip from his annual - what the White House would call a "big boy - hour-long Q&A presser: Reporter: "Do you possibly want to follow Mr. Biden's example" German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: 🙄 https://t.co/DXiT9QRbb1 Reporter: "Do you possibly want to follow Mr. Biden's example" German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: 🙄 https://t.co/DXiT9QRbb1" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1816187685176057994) 2024-07-24T19:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "All out war in the Middle East "can be prevented. It needs to be prevented. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius tells me on board the German Frigate "Baden Wrttemberg" in Pearl Harbour Hawaii. Germany takes part in RIMPAC the largest sea maneuver in World" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1818797454160187687) 2024-07-31T23:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Germany is "preparing" for "evacuations" from Israel in the face of potential retaliation from Iran. During a stop in South Korea on his Indo-Pacific tour I asked Defence Minister Boris Pistorius how Germany is getting ready for further escalation in the Middle East" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1819586527229620416) 2024-08-03T04:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Filipinos praying for an end to the war in Ukraine this morning in Manila" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1819926112925024387) 2024-08-04T02:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Germany tightens Asylum regulations in response to Solingen Terror attack. "Intensified Realpolitik" aims at: - fast track deportation of rejected Asylum seekers to EU country of origin - scrap of social support for "Dublin" cases - Asylum status expires after private trips home" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1829165851767198153) 2024-08-29T14:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Germany to continue border controls "until we have effective external border protection of the EU German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser stresses at press conference presenting "Security Concept after Solingen Terror Attack"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1829167110154850633) 2024-08-29T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "An ultimatum on border pushbacks - thats how conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz tries to pressure Olaf Scholz coalition on migration. He wants a "yes" to push backs by Tuesday or else. he says he will end talks across the aisle. Here at parliamentary party retreat" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1831686072218128825) 2024-09-05T13:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Breaking: Germany orders [---] border controls. Interior minister Nancy Faeser says EU has been notified that temporary controls to be expanded to include West and North of toward Netherlands France Luxembourg in bid to stop illegal migration and potential terror threats" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1833161934952112360) 2024-09-09T15:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Chancellor Scholz arrives in Samarkand Uzbekistan tomorrow Kazakhstan. On agenda: Migration agreement with Uzbekistan Energy and raw material Between the lines: How do they see Russia Can Usbekistan become a route to send people back to Afghanistan" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835309770141573171) 2024-09-15T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Kazakhstan where journalists sing along to the national anthem during military honors for German Chancellor Scholz. A new observation for us German traveling press" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835613182137680258) 2024-09-16T09:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Kazakh President Tokayev cancels Press Statements with German Chancellor Scholz last minute in diplomatic demonstration of power. Kazakhstan ranks no [---] on the RSF Press Freedom Index. Tokayev first hosts Scholz and then all C5 Central Asian states + " [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835636473934098856) 2024-09-16T11:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In Kazakhstan German Chancellor Scholz indicates he had some straight talk on Russia sanctions evasion with President Tokayev. Says he is "thankful for the confidential dialogue between us through which we want to prevent the evasion of sanctions" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835681170605945116) 2024-09-16T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Kazakh authorities have scanned my face and checked my temperature. Precondition to get inside the C5 Summit of Central Asian States + Germany. On the agenda: energy raw material tech transfer Off the official agenda: Russia sanctions evasion China" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835902213794722292) 2024-09-17T04:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Now is the time to see what is possible" towards peace talks that include Russia. "Wont work" if Russia continues current level of aggression. Scholz responds to Kazakh media reports President Tokayev allegedly told Germanys Chancellor Russia was "militarily invincible"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835916222522699987) 2024-09-17T05:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Developing: Scholz now almost certain to face CDU leader and former Black Rock executive Friedrich Merz as competitor in [----] general elections. SPD Chancellor is in Kazakhstan as drop-out of a key Merz contender for the nomination sparks decision day for conservative CDU/CSU" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835940780508119157) 2024-09-17T07:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""I am fine with Friedrich Merz becoming Chancellor Candidate for the union (conservative CDU/CSU party union)." "Es ist mir recht wenn Friedrich Merz der Kanzlerkandidat der Union ist". Chancellor Scholz approves CDU Party Leader Merz when asked at C5 Summit in Kazakhstan" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1835947306463445159) 2024-09-17T07:42Z [----] followers, 19.4K engagements "Germanys Scholz is in NY to help launch UNs "Pact for the Future" on global challenges. Back home key regional elections in Brandenburg see a showdown between his Social Democrat SPD and the far-right Alternative for Germany. Russias influence looms large in both" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1837794887116186110) 2024-09-22T10:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "UN General Assembly adopts "Pact for the Future" fending off Russias attempt to bloc process. Vote to continue with the masterplan to tackle global challenges marks latest popularity test for Russia. Left at its side today: Belarus North Korea Iran Nicaragua Sudan Syria" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1837855515465916620) 2024-09-22T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Ukraine President Zelenskyy arrives for bilateral with German Chancellor Scholz at Ukraines UN embassy. Maximum security while Scholz arrived on foot" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1838245534118584449) 2024-09-23T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""I have a suggestion when both US and China dont respect the rules we should not be the only one in the room to just play by the book." French President Macron warns "we will be out of the market" unless EU agrees on an "investment shock". Ideally wants more joint debt" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1841475377891315744) 2024-10-02T13:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "EU risks trade war with China by voting in favour of tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles. German auto makers strongly oppose the move. EU commission and China vow to continue finding other solution in line with WTO rules. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-greenlights-tariffs-for-chinese-electric-vehicles/a-70399689 https://www.dw.com/en/eu-greenlights-tariffs-for-chinese-electric-vehicles/a-70399689" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1842156037836784100) 2024-10-04T10:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "US President Biden just cancelled his trip to Germany and to the Ramstein Air Base meeting on Ukraine" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1843661139848139238) 2024-10-08T14:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ramstein Summit - which was expected to deliver a major boost for Ukraine - now cancelled. "Postponed" to a date yet to be determined after US President Joe Biden cancelled his Germany trip over Hurricane in US" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1843969249272086596) 2024-10-09T10:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Waiting for Zelenskyy who stops in Berlin on his Europe tour after Biden cancelled the US-led Ramstein meeting of Ukraine allies. Mission: Get pro Ukraine momentum to brace for Winter and US election outcome" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1844708522405003457) 2024-10-11T11:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Russian disinformation is growing in Germany. One year ahead of elections German society is only beginning to assess what it is up against. DWs Chief Technology Correspondent @JanoschDelcker unpacks the Russias hybrid war. https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-is-growing-in-germany/a-70506294 https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-is-growing-in-germany/a-70506294" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1846422706008518874) 2024-10-16T05:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "This is not a drill. The German government could break up within days. Scholz complex 3-party coalition keeps wrestling with itself over the economy rather than preparing a response to Harris or Trump. Scholz insists: "Its about pragmatism not ideology." "The government will do its job. I am the chancellor." That was Olaf Scholz's answer when he was asked about a crisis within his government that could lead to the breakup of Germany's ruling coalition. https://t.co/wXDtW5IbYp "The government will do its job. I am the chancellor." That was Olaf Scholz's answer when he was asked about a crisis" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1853511762416452003) 2024-11-04T18:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The day after - the line to see Kamala Harris concession speech at Howard University Washington DC" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1854227942961791158) 2024-11-06T18:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Trump ally Elon Musks Tesla vs. Germanys major automakers Mercedes BMW and Volkswagen. Market performance upon Trumps election. Scholz government has a well defined task. Problem: His 3-party coalition is on the brink of breaking up - again" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1854240446899249154) 2024-11-06T19:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Dont you ever listen when somebody tells you something is impossible just because it has never been done before" Kamala Harris inspires thousands of young people listening to her concession speech in at Howard Campus Washington DC" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1854325019578654768) 2024-11-07T00:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Breaking: Germany will have snap elections on [--]. February [----]. Not official yet but certain after Chancellor Scholz SPD party and opposition CDU reached agreement on how to proceed" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1856273653500874933) 2024-11-12T09:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""Not the feeling of moral superiority in our foreign policy secures our influence. Germanys economic power is our geopolitical power." Sacked finance minister Christian Lindner delivers scathing resume of Chancellor Scholz 3-way coalition priorities in parliament" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1856698988264665394) 2024-11-13T14:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz called on president Putin to end war on Ukraine in first phone call in two years. Germanys chancellor "urged Russia to show willingness to negotiate" a just and lasting peace. Government sources tell us Scholz told Putin N Korean troops in Ukraine an "escalation"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1857440545548734581) 2024-11-15T15:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Following ferocious attacks all over Ukraine Scholz insists his phone call with Putin was "important" to signal that West will continue to support Ukraine. Putins views "havent changed" which is "bad news". Scholz spoke minutes before heading to G20 in Rio de Janeiro " [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1858123524121973052) 2024-11-17T12:22Z [----] followers, 122.8K engagements "Scholz the leader who will NOT supply Ukraine with German Taurus long range missiles arrives at G20 to news that US President Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with long range ATACMS. Both failed in getting Ukraine President Zelenskyy invited here" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1858325250523423113) 2024-11-18T01:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements ""We have reached independence (from Russian gas) and we wont give that up again. I personally made sure of that." Scholz responds to my question on allegation by Polands President Duda. He accuses Germany of "trying to return to energy contracts" with Russia again. @G20" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1858561665253384245) 2024-11-18T17:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Scholz will "stay" with 'No' to longer range missiles. German Chancellor wont respond directly to US decision to allow ATACMS long range use by . Insists he is "level-headed" - a political brand he is trying to establish as he fights for re-election in snap polls in February" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1858566243667546501) 2024-11-18T17:41Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements "Just In: German Chancellor Scholz wins power struggle to become his SPD Partys Chancellor Candidate. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (#1 in national popularity rating) issues video saying he wont run. Scholz critics wanted him instead. (Scholz: #20 in popularity rating.)" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1859675037500084499) 2024-11-21T19:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Angela Merkel at her book launch: "Just say it was Merkels fault if it helps." - calls for reform of German "debt break" - on : "would have like to prevent" war with - "believe Corona pandemic had impact on international politics" @ Berlin launch "Freedom" her memoirs" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1861494817093505218) 2024-11-26T19:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Scholz brings his as long as it takes" support message to Kyiv where Zelenskyy would rather like to hear "whatever it takes". Impossible for a Chancellor locked in by his commitment not to send long range missiles - his only winner in the polls ahead of snap elections. "I would like to make it clear here on the ground that Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest supporter in Europe." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Kyiv for the first time in two and a half years. https://t.co/mIth6NGrnz "I would like to make it clear here on the ground that Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1863571349249179985) 2024-12-02T13:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz question time in parliament sees chancellor grilled on downward spiraling economy. Northvolt battery insolvency cited as example of failed subsidy strategy. Scholz on defensive. Today: 100% election campaign with near 0% chance of policy impact before [--] February polls" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1864286986678186425) 2024-12-04T12:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz calls end of Assad regime "good news" and calls for "rule of law" in Syria. The possible impact on Germanys February elections is profound. So far key issue was a bad economy. Now migration and the question whether/when/how Syrians should return could help the far right. Das Ende der Assad-Herrschaft ber Syrien ist eine gute Nachricht. Jetzt kommt es darauf an dass in Syrien schnell Recht und Ordnung wieder hergestellt werden. Alle Religionsgemeinschaften alle Minderheiten mssen jetzt und in Zukunft Schutz genieen. Das Ende der Assad-Herrschaft ber Syrien ist eine gute Nachricht. Jetzt" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1865766152888029525) 2024-12-08T14:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz speech as he faces no confidence vote in parliament: - Scathing condemnation of fired finance minister Lindner as "immature". - Promise to lower taxes on groceries raise minimum wage. - No cruise missiles for Ukraine. - Assurance of stability to pensioners" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1868650614806413370) 2024-12-16T13:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Fears over Turkish offensive into Syria grow. "Whoever wants peace in the region must not undermine the territorial sovereignty of Syria." German FM Annalena Baerbock warns as she heads to Ankara for talks with Turish FM Hakan Fidan" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1870021443003494885) 2024-12-20T08:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Elon Musk is boosting the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) two months ahead of snap elections in Germany. Foreign election campaign interference comes through the front door by a soon-to-be US Government member of the Trump II administration. Only the AfD can save Germany Only the AfD can save Germany" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1870116730317529385) 2024-12-20T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Far right Alternative for Germanys designated Chancellor Candidate Alice Weidel responds to Elon Musks X post that the AfD would "save Germany". Dear @elonmusk Thank you so much for your note. The Alternative for Germany is indeed the one and only alternative for our country; our very last option. I wish you and President Donald #Trump all the best for the upcoming tenure And also I wish you and all the American people https://t.co/iVBfPDoRfp Dear @elonmusk Thank you so much for your note. The Alternative for Germany is indeed the one and only alternative for our country; our very last" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1870134060632199255) 2024-12-20T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Germany agrees to Turkish demand that Kurdish militia groups in Syria must be disarmed. Following talks with Turkish FM Hakan Fidan Germanys Baerbock stresses Kurds must also live in security. Warns against harming Syrias territorial integrity = any Turkish military action" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1870185865827209219) 2024-12-20T19:13Z [----] followers, 353.4K engagements "Germanys conservatives warn: Austrias far right being tasked with forming a government a "warning sign" that upcoming elections must deliver "real change" or see further far right rise. Germany faces snap elections on [--] February with conservative CDU/CSU bloc leading the polls" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1876287773273149945) 2025-01-06T15:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Germany France criticize Donald Trump's Greenland threats say borders must not be changed by force. https://www.dw.com/en/a-71244465at_medium=PushNotification%26at_dw_language https://www.dw.com/en/a-71244465at_medium=PushNotification%26at_dw_language" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1876986221668299123) 2025-01-08T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In brewing confrontation between EU and Facebook&Musks X Germanys most likely next Chancellor CDU leader Friedrich Merz warns of "Social Media created for disinformation says he is in favor of platform regulation "as long as it does not violate freedom of expression."" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1876997711590838539) 2025-01-08T14:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Scholz calls in press to remind Trump of international law following his claim to Canada and Greenland. "The principle of inviolability of borders applies to everyone small nation or large powerful state". Says European partners "have no understanding for comments from"" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1877008948479369393) 2025-01-08T15:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "What you need to know about Musks chat with far right AfD leader Alice Weidel: - both see X-controlled algorithms as guarantor of freedom of speech - Weidel says Hitler was a "communist" - AfD rejects notion of being far right (again) - skip first [--] min of energy talk" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1877471552540696857) 2025-01-09T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "We want to "restart" the relationship with the incoming Trump administration. German-US relations are "in bad shape" Conservative CDU deputy parliamentary leader Jens Spahn tells me at pre-election party gathering. Germany 🗳 on [--] February. Trumps inauguration [--] January" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1878035689004003674) 2025-01-11T11:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Likely next German chancellor warns EU: Trump is "the last call for action" for the European Union. "Nobody will take us serious" unless EU states "are united". Conservative CDU party leader Friedrich Merz says at EPP retreat. CDU/CSU leads polls on February 23rd 🗳" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1880579420001566992) 2025-01-18T11:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "On Russia and China: Merz vows a "pushback on geopolitical influence" of what he calls "the axis of autocrats" & On Ukraine: Calls Russian attack an Ukraine an "epochal rupture" On Indo-Pacific: Wants "permanent European marine base in the Indo-Pacific" (2/3)" [X Link](https://x.com/MKuefner/status/1882455411992961125) 2025-01-23T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Greenland deal commits and + allies to: 1) no tariffs 2) renegotiation of [----] agreement allowing stationing of US troops 3) US say on investments 4) stronger European security commitment in Sources close to talks tell me. Details still to be agreed"
X Link 2026-01-21T21:55Z 12.4K followers, 474.8K engagements
"We have to and we will make sure we make big steps forward in #Europe.together with #France German finance minister @OlafScholz tells parliament on how #Merkel government will spend #Germanys 356BN budget"
X Link 2018-11-20T10:03Z 10.6K followers, [--] engagements
"BREAKING Merkel on @navalny poisoning: Proof beyond doubt He was to be silenced raises questions which only Russia can answer Crime against #Navalny was aimed against the fundamental rights and values we stand for Unusual step for Merkel. Unusually clear against #Russia"
X Link 2020-09-02T15:41Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Success is a process German Trade Minister Robert Habeck hopes to take home exceptions for European automakers from Bidens Inflation Reduction Act. Together with French Trade Minister Bruno LeMaire he is trying to secure a slice of $370BN in US subsidies for green tech"
X Link 2023-02-06T20:42Z 10.6K followers, 11.9K engagements
"Hillbilly Pride: US @VP JD Vance is greeted by Bavarian State Premier Sder (think Oktoberfest) - at Munich airport. European leaders to learn what expectations the US has on fulfilling whatever Trump may promise or threaten Putin on Ukraine at Munich Security Conference"
X Link 2025-02-13T15:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Acting under pressure of a crisis is "the European way of doing things" Spanish FM Jos Manuel Albares tells the Munich Security Conference. Much talk here is of Europe having failed to get their act together. US @VP Vance expected to announce painful US security withdrawals"
X Link 2025-02-14T09:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Negotiations on Ukraine Will US Vice President Vance tell Germans to open up to far right AfD Party Can EU - ever - speak with one voice We unpack how the Munich Security Conference redraws the global spheres of influence. @inespohl @dwnews"
X Link 2025-02-14T11:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"US Vice President JD Vance questions whether Europeans stand for democracy in tough Munich Security Conference speech turned into democracy lecture. On Germany: "there's no room for firewalls" which see parties of the center rule out cooperation with the far right AfD Party"
X Link 2025-02-14T14:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"German Chancellor Scholz rejects US Vice President JD Vances call to drop the firewall against cooperation with far right parties. Cites Germanys Nazi past as experience that has shaped German democracy. Ich weise ausdrcklich zurck was US-Vizeprsident Vance bei der Mnchner Sicherheitskonferenz gesagt hat. Aus den Erfahrungen des Nationalsozialismus haben die demokratischen Parteien in Deutschland einen gemeinsamen Konsens: Das ist die Brandmauer gegen extrem rechte Parteien. Ich weise ausdrcklich zurck was US-Vizeprsident Vance bei der Mnchner Sicherheitskonferenz gesagt hat. Aus den"
X Link 2025-02-14T19:35Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements
"Climate change has dropped to 6th place in the ranking of issues people are concerned about in Germanys elections tomorrow. Here in Munich some give it all to move climate back up the charts. Protest outside final conservative CDU/CSU campaign event"
X Link 2025-02-22T13:35Z 10K followers, [----] engagements
"Germans voted for a shift to the right tonight. Friedrich Merz will for sure be next chancellor. The far right AfD doubled their support to above 20% - with no chance of joining government. Germany could see another grand coalition between conservatives and social democrats . But small parties are currently key to how complicated forming a coalition could get. If the BSW party manages to get 5% it will change the maths. Merz would need [--] instead of [--] coalition partner. That would complicate the process of finding common political ground. The pressure is on as Europe struggles to find a common"
X Link 2025-02-23T22:34Z 10K followers, [----] engagements
"Airbus Board Chair reads s elites the riot act over security at the Berlin Global Dialogue: "How on Earth can we expect our soldiers .to be cannon fodder" for our freedom Ren Obermann says talk of leaving Europe to second home if things get tough "makes me sick" #BGD2025"
X Link 2025-10-25T16:18Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"My first look out of the window of my hotel after arriving for the COP Climate Conference in Belm in the middle of the night. Merz expected to make significant pledge towards Lulas rainforest fund at leaders summit today"
X Link 2025-11-07T10:25Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"🚨Breaking: Merz spoke with Trump on the phone just before take off to G20 in South Africa. Agreed process to discuss European counter proposal to [--] point plan for Ukraine . G20 in Johannesburg about to become hub for global diplomacy. Critical days for Ukraine and Europe"
X Link 2025-11-21T18:36Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Merz to mostly talk Ukraine at G20 in Johannesburg . Traditional West minus (not at G20) focused on finding a way to convince Trump to alter his 28-point plan for Ukraine. Time is ticking as Trump wants & to sign by THURSDAY (thanksgiving in )"
X Link 2025-11-22T07:48Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Breaking 🚨: European + "Leaders' Group" rejects Trumps [--] point Ukraine plan - with very diplomatic language. "the draft is a basis which will require additional work. We are ready to engage" Talks in Geneva Sunday with E3 + Italy top adviser level"
X Link 2025-11-22T14:02Z 10.6K followers, 113.1K engagements
"Why Merz doesnt believe in a deal on the 28-plan by Thursday and why China should help. I spoke with the German Chancellor straight after the G20 and his bilateral with Chinas Prime Minister Li Qiang. https://m.youtube.com/watchv=lXLYl2XThQM https://m.youtube.com/watchv=lXLYl2XThQM"
X Link 2025-11-23T19:16Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
"28-Point peace plan negotiations in Geneva over - for now. Several points dropped. Revised document now reviewed in Washington Kyiv and among Europeans. Commission President Ursula vdLeyen arrives for pre- EU - African Union consultations in Luanda. Many EU leaders here"
X Link 2025-11-24T09:56Z 10.6K followers, 49.6K engagements
"Merz departs for his first official trip to Israel - via Jordan. Relations with Netanyahu were tense at times over Gaza. Merz imposed and again dropped a weapons export ban. Main mission: no public tension"
X Link 2025-12-06T10:29Z 10.8K followers, 114K engagements
"Merz will meet Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem later today. Relations remain close but tense. Merz will try to strike a delicate balance. Whats ahead today:"
X Link 2025-12-07T08:11Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Germany must stand up for the existence and security of Israel this will forever be inextricably woven into the fabric of our relationship." Germany's Friedrich Merz at Yad Vashem. Merz renews a promise first made by Angela Merkel in [----] as "Staatsrson" - "reason of state""
X Link 2025-12-07T08:21Z 10.9K followers, 26K engagements
"Merz tight-lipped on Witkoff visit to meet Zelenskyy/European leaders in Berlin during speech just now. His crushingly negative outlook on the "tectonic" power shifts that leave Germany and Europe home alone earned him standing ovations at conservative CSU party in Bavaria"
X Link 2025-12-13T13:29Z 10.9K followers, 112.5K engagements
"Merz compares Russias aggression against Ukraine to Hitlers [----] annexation of Austria + parts of Czechoslovakia. Appeasement didnt work. Priorities: - support - keep together including - keep NATO going - bolster defence economic recovery precondition for all"
X Link 2025-12-13T15:28Z 10.9K followers, 363.6K engagements
"Will Merz send German troops to "Yes or no" far right AfD MP asks at Chancellors question time. Merz: "Will not repeat mistake of [----] and leave Ukraine exposed to Russia without security guarantees." Let me translate: Yes if necessary but public debate could be toxic"
X Link 2025-12-17T13:30Z 10.9K followers, 285.4K engagements
"Merz on Venezuela: "legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex". European leaders walking on eggshells over Trumps operation. @vonderleyen @Keir_Starmer @kajakallas All weighing up whats more dangerous: Not to defend international law or to defend it. The legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex and requires careful consideration. International law remains the guiding framework. At this stage political instability in Venezuela must be avoided. The objective is an orderly transition to an elected government. The legal assessment of the U.S. intervention is complex and"
X Link 2026-01-03T19:40Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements
""Without the Americans we are out in the cold" - leader of Merz' conservative CSU sister party Markus Sder says out loud what most European leaders are thinking. CSU New Years retreat in Seeon Bavaria"
X Link 2026-01-06T16:09Z 10.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@dw_politics Heres the full interview with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausda. I show him the clip of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he plans to discuss how to "acquire" Greenland with Danish officials next week. https://m.youtube.com/watchv=8qTPRYD6U8c https://m.youtube.com/watchv=8qTPRYD6U8c"
X Link 2026-01-08T08:32Z 10.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Indian PM Modi greeted German Chancellor Merz at Sabarmati Ashram the former home of Mahatma Gandhi. A rare honour as the starting point for his 2-day visit. Heres what to expect from the official talks on these tricky subjects: Greenland Russia China US and trade"
X Link 2026-01-12T05:21Z 12.4K followers, 29.3K engagements
"Merz: "I pay tribute to the courage" of Irans protesters. During press statements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Merz called out the Mullah regime: "We condemn the violence in the strongest of terms. It is not an expression of strength but of weakness"
X Link 2026-01-12T08:47Z 12.4K followers, 13.9K engagements
"Only the official photographer got THIS shot: The friendship between India and Germany continues to grow through shared values extensive cooperation and mutual understanding @bundeskanzler @_FriedrichMerz https://t.co/MUZxMog33T The friendship between India and Germany continues to grow through shared values extensive cooperation and mutual understanding @bundeskanzler @_FriedrichMerz https://t.co/MUZxMog33T"
X Link 2026-01-12T09:25Z 12.2K followers, 47.6K engagements
"When you are the official guest of Indias prime minister you will see the photo your staff handed in a lot. The whole city is covered in more photographs of German Chancellor Merz than I had seen in my whole life before. Here a common courtesy - to us: intense"
X Link 2026-01-12T09:31Z 12.4K followers, 886.1K engagements
"Merz on Iran : "I believe we are seeing the last days and weeks of this regime." Chancellor calls on Mullahs again to end the violence against protesters. "When a regime can only stay in power through violence it has de facto reached the end." Statement in Bangalore India"
X Link 2026-01-13T07:08Z 12K followers, 17K engagements
"Merz criticises ANY attempts to influence ANY central bank when asked about Trumps move against Fed Director Jerome Powell: "I hope that there will continue to be a broad consensus in America too that central banks also in the should need to remain independent." Says independence key for currency stability quote continues: "also because this safeguards that a currency remains stable in the long term. But the US government is responsible for taking that decision." Press conference in Bangalore India just as Merz concludes his 2-day visit. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010981633965637762"
X Link 2026-01-13T07:45Z 12K followers, [----] engagements
"Leader of Far right AfD Party tries to discredit Merzs first trip to India as "sight-seeing" in the face of people fearing job losses at home. In the case of the export economy Germany being anti cooperation (27 various cooperations signed in India) means being anti industry. Whrend zuhause die Htte brennt Insolvenzen einen neuen Hchststand erreichen und immer mehr Menschen um ihre Jobs frchten ist Merz auf Sightseeing-Tour in Indien. Das brigens [--] Milliarde Euro Klima-Entwicklungsgeld jhrlich bekommt. https://t.co/RiAYcrN1Z8 Whrend zuhause die Htte brennt Insolvenzen einen neuen Hchststand"
X Link 2026-01-13T10:16Z 12.4K followers, 17.5K engagements
"Merz is stressing the close ties with Canada these days. PM Carney just told Chinese President Xi how "heartened" he is by the new intensity of relations. Merz is expected in within weeks. Watch this space on whether/how he follows Carney in turning to away from . This is the perhaps best illustration that Trump's new "Monroe doctrine" is objectively achieving the exact opposite of what it intends. https://t.co/M5WJBkoj1M Carney is currently in Beijing describing a "new era of relations between Canada and China" and explicitly talking This is the perhaps best illustration that Trump's new"
X Link 2026-01-16T12:05Z 12K followers, [---] engagements
"7 NATO states + Denmark issue statement pushing back against Trump on Greenland : Denmark Finland France Germany the Netherlands Norway Sweden and the United Kingdom warn of: "Downward spiral" through tariffs. Avoid the word 'defend': "We are committed to uphold our sovereignty". EU is still considering its answer. Rhetoric of push-back is getting more concrete. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2012879619637002651 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2012879619637002651"
X Link 2026-01-18T13:27Z 12.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Merz draws a line in the sand for Trump on Greenland and beyond: "Any threat to acquire European territory by force would be unacceptable.new tariffs would also undermine the foundations of transatlantic relations. Europe's answer would be united calm measured and firm.""
X Link 2026-01-22T09:00Z 12.4K followers, 16.8K engagements
"Preparations for Gaza Peace Board signing ceremony underway at Davos. Several European Leaders including Germanys Chancellor Merz declined offer to be part of this. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is here. Glamour guaranteed"
X Link 2026-01-22T09:34Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
""I believe they will." Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff just told me when I asked him whether Hamas will disarm. Gaza Peace initiative just signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Next stop: Ukraine talks with Zelenskyy"
X Link 2026-01-22T13:29Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Musk mocks Trumps Peace Council for Gaza. "Is it P I E C E or Peace". References to a piece of Greenland . He promised [--] outrageous quotes on WEF stage. [--] down +- [--] to go"
X Link 2026-01-22T15:42Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
""Its about our integrity and its about who we are." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen thanks European allies for their support over Greenland and more fundamentally for standing up for European values. North Sea Summit Hamburg"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:36Z 12.4K followers, [----] engagements
""We will not repeat the mistakes of the past we will no longer be dependent on Russia." EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jrgensen stresses at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg. Key wind and hydrogen agreements signed here to create energy independence asap"
X Link 2026-01-26T11:12Z 12.4K followers, 15.1K engagements
"German Chancellor Merz and Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman spoke for around [--] hours in Riyadh today. A delegation member says main topics were investment energy defence and AI infrastructure. Media access was limited. Not even joint statements. Saudi Arabia ranks No 162/180 on the RSF World Press Freedom Index. They also discussed Iran Syria and Sudan. Merz vowed to elevate relations to a new level. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019174854457495888 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019174854457495888"
X Link 2026-02-04T22:22Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Following "friendly" talks with Saudi Arabias Mohammed bin Salman Merz departs for next stop Qatar. What happened and what to expect:"
X Link 2026-02-05T05:27Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Merz: Putin displays "complete lack of willingness to end this war. Responding to my question whether he believes Putin even wants a truce he speaks of "maximum resistance by Russia". Merz wraps up Gulf region tour in Abu Dhabi where latest Ukraine talks just ended"
X Link 2026-02-06T10:46Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Merz wraps up his 3-day tour of Saudi Arabia Qatar and UAE with a mixed message of "drill baby" and "Germany is open for business". Realpolitik has taken over as Europe seeks closer more reliable ties off the beaten and battered transatlantic track. Human rights raised but back to small print in big geostrategic reshuffle. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019758555205612008 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019758555205612008"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:02Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
""Libre" - "Free" - an ad posted across Abu Dhabi the capital of UAE Ranked 164th place of [---] in the world press freedom index. With laws banning any criticism of the government - this PERFUME advert is either irony or deep social critique. (Posted from jurisdiction.)"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:08Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Merz departs for India . Shared interest with Modi: New partnerships in the face of Trump and China. ➖Do not expect: Joint statement on Greenland 😬 ➕Expect: Confidential talks on US Russia China Ukraine Iran Defence 'roadmap' Submarine and trade deal progress"
X Link 2026-01-11T12:37Z 12.5K followers, 325.9K engagements
"Merz heads off to Saudi Arabia Qatar and the United Arab Emirates . Expect the German Chancellor to seek alternative LNG gas supplies to avoid further dependence on the US. Expect defence trade expectations in exchange. First visit as chancellor"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:01Z 12.7K followers, 65.8K engagements
"Merz to meet 1:1 with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and California Governor Gavin Newsom at Munich Security Conference Friday. German Government sources. Bilat with Democrat Newsom clear signal of political defiance against MAGA support for German far right AfD Party"
X Link 2026-02-10T10:31Z 12.7K followers, 21.1K engagements
"California Governor Gavin Newsom tells Europeans "theyve been played" by Trump. Heading into the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos he says Europeans "need to stand tall stand firm stand united" "This is not diplomacy its stupidity" Trump to speak at WEF tomorrow. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013554066656252381 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013554066656252381"
X Link 2026-01-20T10:07Z 12.7K followers, 968.7K engagements
"Hillary Clinton arrives by train from Berlin for the Munich Security Conference MSC. Germany experience so far: No hassle from people asking about those files. No hot drinks because of a power failure in the bistro for half the trip"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:07Z 12.7K followers, 1.1M engagements
"The gloves are off in transatlantic relations: "The United States claim to World leadership is challenged maybe even already lost." Merz openly questions US strength in Munich Security Conference opening speech. Also stresses Europes dependence on US as "tough geopolitical reality.""
X Link 2026-02-13T13:16Z 12.7K followers, 55.6K engagements
"German Foreign Minister says he told @SecPompeo that German cars make US roads safer - no reason for tariffs based on national security. Says political relations should not be measured by trade balance. #Trump #GlobalSolutions #Berlin"
X Link 2018-05-29T07:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Mad rush for best spots to see #Putin arrival at German government guest house. Backstory of what reporting high level meetings often is largely about. #Merkel #Meseberg"
X Link 2018-08-18T16:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"German Government stops short of condemning #Trump tweet on reckognition of Israeli sovereignty over #GolanHeights . Mildest possible wording of criticism conveyed by goverment spokeswoman: Unilateral steps dont make task (of peace) easier"
X Link 2019-03-22T12:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"#Ukraine is in deep political transformation head of Foreign Affairs Cttee @n_roettgen tells me. On frontrunner of presidential election Vladomir Zelensky: Dont know whether he knows what his agenda as president would be. Runoff with @poroshenko on [--] April"
X Link 2019-04-01T12:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"German Chancellor #Merkel meets Sahel G5 states to pledge support in tackling terrorism. Burkina Fasos President Kabor says Libya key to stability. West must take responsibility"
X Link 2019-05-01T18:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Angela Merkel got a painting all of us travelling with her got a Mango as leaving present during her 3-day tour of Africas Sahel region. Burkina FasoMali Niger"
X Link 2019-05-04T05:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Merkels modest pre-dinner criticism of Indian PM Narendra Modis Kashmir clampdown: the Situation for the people there is unsustainable and not good"
X Link 2019-11-01T15:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Summing up Germanys political storm: Thuringias new State Premier #Kemmerich (left) faces disgust from across the political spectrum (represented by Left Party Chief Whip) after getting elected with help of the far right AfD whose leader there can be legally called a fascist"
X Link 2020-02-06T14:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"This photo tells you Germanys attitude towards using its military abroad in a nutshell. Germanys defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer @akk hugs commander of returned #Afghanistan evacuation mission Jens Arlt"
X Link 2021-08-28T15:15Z 10.4K followers, [--] engagements
"German Government coalition just signed into action. Tomorrow @OlafScholz now certain to be elected new Chancellor in parliament. This is the Moment the post-Merkel Era begins for real"
X Link 2021-12-07T08:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"800 BN are on the table I expect it is very hard to spend thisWe dont need new funding. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner responds to whether a new stimulus package will be needed to cushion economic blow from war in Ukraine and avoid stagflation"
X Link 2022-03-28T16:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The loneliness of Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer last night in friendly against Washingtons DC United. Still: Washingtonians held their own with [--] : [--] final score"
X Link 2022-07-21T16:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Literally at the same time as King Charles III was being crowned America celebrated breaking away from the Crown at American Revolution Weekend Mount. Vernon the home of George Washington. America did OK after that"
X Link 2023-05-07T22:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Germany just became Estonias #1 arms supplier through its order of [---] M worth of IRIS-T SLM systems. Currently IRIS defends Kyiv. As part of the ESSI Sky Shield proposed by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius IRIS-Ts are to become a strategic cornerstone for Europe. 1/2"
X Link 2023-09-11T10:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"The eye patch is off. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is back in public - without black eye or black patch. Speaking about daring more peace and reaffirming Germanys commitment to Ukraines territorial integrity at global peace gathering of religions - SantEgidio - in Berlin"
X Link 2023-09-12T09:26Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is taking off to the United Nations General Assembly. Ukraine President @ZelenskyyUa due to take center stage in NY. to make new pledges worth [---] M in increasingly desperate attempt to reach the [----] Sustainable Development Goals"
X Link 2023-09-17T14:04Z [----] followers, 11.8K engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges support for the Global South in the attempt to shift man made climate change in the right direction. At the UN General Assembly rich Nations are struggling to recommit to [----] Sustainable Development Goals. Only 15% of targets on track"
X Link 2023-09-18T13:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Hes coming - and then the mad rush for all journalists begins to be in place in time for the handshake between Israels PM Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olf Scholz. Its that UN General Assembly time of the year"
X Link 2023-09-19T17:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz checks in with the peanut gallery of journalists after his acceptance speech of the Global Citizen Award in New York"
X Link 2023-09-21T00:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz says will work all the more towards Azerbaijan - Armenia talks after Azerbaijans President pulls out of scheduled talks with EU tomorrow. Bulgarias PM Denkov says EU should not waste resources on internal border checks but reinforce external borders. Both met in Berlin"
X Link 2023-10-04T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads off to double Summit of European states in Granada Spain. First EU + [--] neighboring states meet to discuss Ukraine with President Zelenskyy and Azerbaijan - Armenia conflict. Friday EU only with migration looming large"
X Link 2023-10-05T05:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The security of Israel is reason of state for Germany and we will act accordingly. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz repeats Angela Merkels [----] pledge before the Knesset Israels parliament as Israel faces its 9/11 moment"
X Link 2023-10-08T14:08Z [----] followers, 70.2K engagements
"Shift to the right in two regional elections in Germany. This man - Conservative Bavarian State Premier Markus Sder - just moved a step closer to running for chancellor simply by having lost only [--] % to further right parties - THE new measure of success in elections"
X Link 2023-10-08T19:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"French President Macron has arrived with whole cabinet for 2-day bilateral consultations. Expecting joint statement on Israel and and want to lead on AI and future economies as both countries have diametrically opposed views on many joint challenges like defence energy"
X Link 2023-10-10T05:06Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements
"German - French relations are as awkward as French President Macron and his wife looked while eating fish roll offered by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in his home town of Hamburg. and cabinets met for [--] days to improve mutual understanding. Key outcomes 1/3"
X Link 2023-10-10T18:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Scholz and Macron projected European power by reiterating they stand by Israels side. Also by rejecting idea of scrap all EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Macron condemned blackmail by Hamas as odious and unacceptable. But major friction points remain: 2/3"
X Link 2023-10-10T18:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Israel: Our solidarity doesnt end with words Vows MILITARY DIPLOMATIC and DOMESTIC support. - Military hardware deliveries - Direct talks with leaders of Qatar EgyptTurkeyJordan - clamp down against Hamas friendly organizations in 1/3"
X Link 2023-10-12T07:38Z [----] followers, 13K engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads off to Tirana Albania for talks with West Balkan Countries. EU accession is the aim of all as part of Berlin Process Serbia and Kosovo tensions and Russian influence in the region are only some of the obstacles on the way"
X Link 2023-10-16T06:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Berlin is setting up barriers around the Holocaust Memorial. The latest tangible sign of the rising fear of antisemitism"
X Link 2023-10-19T11:43Z [----] followers, 915.8K engagements
"Outrage over Croatian Foreign Minister Radmans attempt to kiss German FM Baerbock on the mouth. The 65-year-old has since apologized for what may have been an unpleasant moment. German media had let it go as a mishap until a storm of outrage in Croatia sparked debate here"
X Link 2023-11-04T12:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Germany says a group of [--] German nationals with family have been able to leave Gaza. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced News as she arrives in Tokyo for the G7 FM meeting"
X Link 2023-11-07T09:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Run through for the press G7 Foreign Ministers about to have dinner to talk MidEast here at regular meeting in Tokyo"
X Link 2023-11-07T10:17Z [----] followers, 15.6K engagements
"Where G7 Foreign Ministers lock in their phones before entering joint dinner on Middle East in Tokyo "
X Link 2023-11-07T10:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Waiting for Erdogan The Turkish president is the most provocative visitor Scholz has had so far. For [--] hours Scholz avoided responding to Erdogans accusation calling Israel is a terror state. Now the press conference - [--] question for [--] journalist each side. Bare minimum"
X Link 2023-11-17T16:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"African leadership line-up with top leaders from Cte dIvoire Kenya Morocco Nigeria and Senegal telling German Chancellor Scholz they want more investment. Scholz encourages leaders to work on African Free Trade area to attract more trade. focus on 🟢 energy"
X Link 2023-11-20T09:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"At COP28 Scholz launches his Climate Club for real and calls for the world to 3x renewables and double energy efficiency by [----]. With $6bn/year Germany remains a main funder of tackling climate change effects. Heres my analysis of Scholz message at COP before we fly back:"
X Link 2023-12-02T06:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"German Chancellor Scholz lights first Chanukkah light at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Scholz vows to keep working for the release of hostages held by Hamas. He stresses the Menora belongs right here at the heart of the German capital"
X Link 2023-12-07T15:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Germany must be able to make an even greater contribution if necessary to Ukraine. German Chancellor Scholz makes key pledge at his SPD party conference. If US contributes less over stalled Congress or a Trump II presidency this is him preparing his party and the public"
X Link 2023-12-10T13:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"German government crisis is resolved - for now. Chancellor Scholz coalition has finally reached a deal on the [----] budget. Some 17Bn in cuts had to be made following a constitutional court ruling on debt spending four weeks ago"
X Link 2023-12-13T07:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"4 Hamas members arrested in Berlin Netherlands"
X Link 2023-12-14T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@dw_politics German Zeitenwende rewrites security benchmarks of Scholz government. Iris-T and potential Eurofighter exports to Saudi Arabia break with terms of coalition agreement - the basis of the current government. It bans defence exports to states directly involved in Jemen war"
X Link 2024-01-10T13:50Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"US President Joe Biden will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington on February [--] the White House has announced. Ukraine Middle East civilian protection in Gaza and upcoming NATO summit confirmed as key issues"
X Link 2024-01-27T12:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says never again remains Germanys commitment. In his video on Holocaust Remembrance Day he stresses that also means Never again - dictatorship. Nazi Germany killed more than six million Jews in the Holocaust"
X Link 2024-01-27T20:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Germany suspends support for UNs Gaza aid agency UNRWA over allegations staff helped Hamas attack Israel. FM statement: Germany will not approve any new funds for UNRWA in Gaza until the end of the investigation into the alleged involvement of UN staff in the Oct7 attack"
X Link 2024-01-27T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"French Prime Minister Attal on first trip to meet Chancellor Scholz in Berlin: -both vow to revive Weimar Triangle with Poland -France continues to bloc Mercosur -both to continue Ukraine support no fresh criticism of France by Scholz today on this. -recommitment to EU defence"
X Link 2024-02-05T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"United States support is indispensable for the question of whether Ukraine will be able to defend itself. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves White House with mission to round up EU Ukraine support and the conviction that without the US it wont be enough"
X Link 2024-02-09T22:19Z [----] followers, 223.1K engagements
"Munich Security Conference opens commemoration Alexei Navalny the Russian opposition leader who died a few minutes ago MSC Chairman Christoph Heusgen says"
X Link 2024-02-16T12:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"German Foreign Minister reacts to Navalny death: Alexei Navalny like few others represented. Free and democratic Russia. Thats exactly why he had to die. My thoughts are with his wife and his children. Wie kaum ein anderer war Alexej #Nawalny Sinnbild fr ein freies und demokratisches Russland. Genau deswegen musste er sterben. Meine Gedanken sind bei seiner Frau und seinen Kindern. Wie kaum ein anderer war Alexej #Nawalny Sinnbild fr ein freies und demokratisches Russland. Genau deswegen musste er sterben. Meine Gedanken sind bei seiner Frau und seinen Kindern"
X Link 2024-02-16T12:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Vitali Klitschko Mayor of Kyiv reacts to #Navalny death. Alleges he did not die - he was killed. Shows real face of the authoritarian regime in Russia. Recorded in elevator at Munich Security Conference (MSC) which just opened today"
X Link 2024-02-16T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"AI at current status already going to drive a lot of change only uncertainty is the pace of progress Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells Munich Security Conference. For years AI has been working its way up the security agenda raising question who holds true power in the future"
X Link 2024-02-16T19:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Navalny was tormented to death" German Finance Minister Christian Lindner tells me as the news broke at the beginning of the Munich Security Conference. Here some [--] government heads talk security - Russia isnt invited"
X Link 2024-02-16T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Standing ovations for Ukraines President Zelenskyy at Munich Security Conference. "If you do not act now Putin will manage to make the next years catastrophic for other nations as well." Ukraine has been "holding for [---] days""
X Link 2024-02-17T08:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ukraine President @ZelenskyyUa invites Donald Trump to Ukraine (again). "If Trump Mr. Trump if he will come Im ready even to go with him to the frontline. Tells World leaders at MSC : "Dont ask when the war will end ask yourself why Putin" able to continue war"
X Link 2024-02-17T09:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"We will get there. Republican Senator Pete Ricketts lets slip a hint of optimism when pressed on Ukraine aid stuck in Congress. His message is: Its complicated but Congress will get there in the end. Probably the most upbeat message of the Munich Security Conference so far"
X Link 2024-02-17T10:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It is not really a question of 2% but of "sufficient" defence spending. Germany could also have to spend 3% or [--] depending on what is happening in the world. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius does some straight Defence Finance talking at Munich Security Conference"
X Link 2024-02-17T15:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""East Asia is going to be the future if American foreign policy in the next [--] years and Europe has to wake up to that fact. Republican US Senator J. D. Vance tells Munich Security Conference as German Green Party Co-Leader Ricarda Lang laments Trump style volatility"
X Link 2024-02-18T13:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"We dont look away German FM Annalena Baerbock vows on her way to debating Human Rights Violations in Ukraine Gaza Afghanistan and Iran at the UN HR Council in Geneva . criticized as too friendly while being second largest donor of humanitarian funds to Palestinians"
X Link 2024-02-26T08:36Z [----] followers, 48K engagements
""If you want peace you have to do everything can to ensure that Ukraine doesnt lose this war." German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock rebuffs Popes comment suggesting Ukraine should "wave white flag." Baerbock warns: "No security with Putins Russia.""
X Link 2024-03-10T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Malaysias Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Germanys Chancellor Olaf Scholz couldnt be further apart on Gaza Conflict. doesnt even recognize guarantees security as fundamental policy principle. Across that gulf both vow to work on renewables. Presser in Berlin"
X Link 2024-03-11T18:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Thai PM Srettha Thavisin suggests wont wait around for EU to agree Free Trade Deal by [----] or later. To sign FTAs with other countries. "including India. Meeting Chancellor Scholz in Berlin Wednesday who vows to push for trade agreement"
X Link 2024-03-13T18:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Russia must not win" President Macron Chancellor Scholz Prime Minister Tusk vow - ammunition production on soil - long-range weapons coalition - more ammunition at first post PiS "Weimar Triangle" meeting in Berlin. Defiant unity despite strategic differences"
X Link 2024-03-15T15:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"German Chancellor Scholz spoke with Chinese President Xi about Ukraine (recommitment to no nuclear weapons) and the Middle East. Xi let it be known that he believes in all countries having a seat at the table rather than being on the menu. True for today: Lobster for Scholz:"
X Link 2024-04-16T10:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Chinas word carries great weight In Russia German Chancellor Scholz reminds Chinas Prime Minister Li Qiang of Chinas special responsibility on Ukraine as UN Security council member. Both sides call for halt to fighting in Gaza according to UN SC resolution 2728"
X Link 2024-04-16T11:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The push for a peace conference on Ukraine in Switzerland is on Scholaz says he agrees "intense and positive coordination"
X Link 2024-04-16T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Heres a case that shows in a nutshell Germanys inability to act according to its own interests on migration. A Venezuelan asylum-seeker is facing deportation - but the locals in his small eastern German town say he should stay. Even local anti-migration AfD have opposed the plan to expel him. So what makes Heberth Alvarado so special DW's @der_alge and @isabescobedo find out. https://t.co/FYt66KG7t7 A Venezuelan asylum-seeker is facing deportation - but the locals in his small eastern German town say he should stay. Even local anti-migration AfD have opposed the plan to expel him. So what"
X Link 2024-04-20T09:40Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Scholz very concerned over spying allegations against far right AfD party. Asked during press conference with UK PM Rishi Sunak in Berlin Scholz visibly restrained his words over arrest of staffer of AfDs EU election top candidate Maximilian Krah"
X Link 2024-04-24T12:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"British PM Sunak and Germanys Scholz stress Washingtons latest Ukraine aid package does not free Europe from obligation to keep supporting Ukraine. The two leaders spoke mainly Ukraine defence spying and migration in Berlin today"
X Link 2024-04-24T12:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz just spoke with Netanyahu on the phone. Readout says they discussed: "Situation and further perspectives in the region." "Efforts to secure release of all hostages. and a truce. "Further improvement of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.""
X Link 2024-05-02T10:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz heads to the Baltics for troop visit and talks with the Prime Ministers of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. Expect show of political and military force as Germanys 10th tank division takes part in NATO maneuver "Grand Quadriga""
X Link 2024-05-06T04:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz warns in Lithuania: "All have to do more" to support Ukraine. "Will not be able to wait to produce new weapons systems" allies must provide more air defence "from existing stocks." Germany just provided one additional Patriot system bringing number up to three"
X Link 2024-05-06T10:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz rides a Boxer armored vehicle in Lithuania. Many within the pacifist leaning left of his SPD party wont like this image. Scholz produces pictures of resolve towards Russia here well aware that this could scratch his image back home"
X Link 2024-05-06T11:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Eurovision No Conservative (CDU) party conference in Berlin"
X Link 2024-05-08T11:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz heads to Sweden for Ukraine and cyber security talks with Nordic State leaders of Sweden Finland Denmark Norway and Iceland"
X Link 2024-05-13T12:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
""We need [--] - [--] more" air defense systems for Ukraine "and we have them here in Europe". Plain call for allies to come up with the air defense goods by Danish PM Mette Frederiksen. She said what Nordic leaders + Scholz were thinking at joint meeting in Stockholm "
X Link 2024-05-13T17:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Scholz doubles down on need for EU banking union on trip to Sweden otherwise dominated by . Responding to question stresses need for capital to be "flowing to where it is needed all over Europe". deposit insurance is the least important aspect and the most complicated"
X Link 2024-05-14T10:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz cautions Europe should have "different perspective" on China tariff debate. On day Biden raises tariffs from 25% to 100% for electric vehicles Scholz warns: "50% of Chinese EVs imported to Europe are Western brands - notes this difference to North America"
X Link 2024-05-14T10:21Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements
"Scholz condemns "intolerable" attack on Slovakias PM Robert Fico and wishes him a speedy recovery"
X Link 2024-05-15T15:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Angela Merkel helps Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlnder to her seat at [--] Year Celebration of Germanys Constitution. Celebrations are underway for Germanys "Basic Law". Art. [--] "Human Dignity shall be inviolable.""
X Link 2024-05-23T10:06Z [----] followers, 169.3K engagements
"Macron presents map says Ukraine must have right to strike Russian locations from which it is being fired upon. Scholz more diplomatic saying Ukraine has all rights to defend itself under international law. Cites France as nuclear power has "different perspective"
X Link 2024-05-28T17:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Breaking: Germany plans to send criminal asylum seekers back to Afghanistan. "Who abuses the protection we provide loses the right to this protection." The German chancellor announces plans to change German law and create new charges"
X Link 2024-06-06T07:26Z [----] followers, 157.5K engagements
"Far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party effectively boycotts Ukraine President Zelenskyy speaking in German Parliament the Bundestag. Literally shows where MPs stand on Russia. Boycott also by new BSW party"
X Link 2024-06-11T13:12Z [----] followers, 10.7K engagements
"Scholz is zooming in on sending rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan and Syria at a meeting with all [--] State Premiers. UKs Rwanda model and Italys asylum cooperation with Albania cited as role models as Germany struggles with growing anti-migration sentiment"
X Link 2024-06-20T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"German FM Annalena Baerbocks plane did not even touch the ground in Cyprus to avoid illegally traveling directly from Israel to Lebanon. Heres the moment the plane did a "low pass" at Larnaca airport. I asked the pilots when they would otherwise do it: "Only at air shows.""
X Link 2024-06-25T15:13Z [----] followers, 195.5K engagements
""Nobody left cold" by French election results German FM Baerbock says. Warns of impact when a "party who sees Europe as the problem and not the solution is ahead in our best friend and parter country " . at joint presser with Latvias FM Baiba Braze in Berlin"
X Link 2024-07-01T14:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Before take-off to Washington Scholz insists he doesnt see a problem with Bidens stamina. Follow @dwnews instant analysis from the 75th NATO Summit of how "the West" braces for threats from Russia China and beyond. @inespohl @AlexandravonNah @janelledumalaon @BenjAlvarez1"
X Link 2024-07-09T09:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""No I do not have that concern." Scholz rejects question whether he is worried that talk about Bidens stamina could harm image of NATO. Spoke before heading to Washington for [--] year NATO Summit celebration. Major Ukraine air defence package announcement expected"
X Link 2024-07-09T09:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"NATO Summit in DC also means Canadian PM Justin Trudeau hops out of a car right in front of as you walk to your first live"
X Link 2024-07-10T11:44Z [----] followers, 2.4M engagements
"Inside the NATO Summits first working session. "We cannot allow the alliance to fall behind." Joe Biden a frail but energetic leader of the free world tells NATO. [--] members Some 15% of the world population Almost 50% of global GDP"
X Link 2024-07-10T18:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Watching European Defence enter a new era in real time at NATO Summit in Washington. Germany and other European countries agree to develop own medium range precision strike missile system. For US bridges gap by stationing Tonahawk missiles. furious says will respond"
X Link 2024-07-11T15:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This happened even before the Biden Presser his own people billed as "big boy" press conference. "I now want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine. Ladies and gentlemen President Putin" POTUS Biden said. Catching the error quickly Biden tried to recover: "Hes gonna beat President Putin President Zelenskyy." https://t.co/8yFpfTWCCE "I now want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine. Ladies and gentlemen President Putin" POTUS Biden said. Catching the error quickly Biden tried to recover: "Hes gonna beat President Putin President Zelenskyy." https://t.co/8yFpfTWCCE"
X Link 2024-07-11T22:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz rejects Russias criticism of German plans to station and develop long range ballistic missiles: "It is necessary for deterrence and for peace" after Russia refused to continue arms agreements and attacked Ukraine. At NATO summit in Washington DC"
X Link 2024-07-11T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""I am doing this for you" 102-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlnder - a vocal human rights activist - tells crowd at farewell reception of US Ambassador Amy Gutmann in Berlin. Gutmann presented her with a handwritten letter of appreciation by President Biden"
X Link 2024-07-12T18:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The day the Republican Convention discusses foreign policy in Milwaukee Scholz cabinet agrees draft budget that: - Has Social Spending as biggest winner. - Defence 3rd way behind demands of own Defence Minister. Trump [--] would see this as a provocation. Just sayin"
X Link 2024-07-17T17:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz rejects the idea that he could do a Biden - heres the clip from his annual - what the White House would call a "big boy - hour-long Q&A presser: Reporter: "Do you possibly want to follow Mr. Biden's example" German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: 🙄 https://t.co/DXiT9QRbb1 Reporter: "Do you possibly want to follow Mr. Biden's example" German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: 🙄 https://t.co/DXiT9QRbb1"
X Link 2024-07-24T19:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"All out war in the Middle East "can be prevented. It needs to be prevented. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius tells me on board the German Frigate "Baden Wrttemberg" in Pearl Harbour Hawaii. Germany takes part in RIMPAC the largest sea maneuver in World"
X Link 2024-07-31T23:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Germany is "preparing" for "evacuations" from Israel in the face of potential retaliation from Iran. During a stop in South Korea on his Indo-Pacific tour I asked Defence Minister Boris Pistorius how Germany is getting ready for further escalation in the Middle East"
X Link 2024-08-03T04:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Filipinos praying for an end to the war in Ukraine this morning in Manila"
X Link 2024-08-04T02:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Germany tightens Asylum regulations in response to Solingen Terror attack. "Intensified Realpolitik" aims at: - fast track deportation of rejected Asylum seekers to EU country of origin - scrap of social support for "Dublin" cases - Asylum status expires after private trips home"
X Link 2024-08-29T14:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Germany to continue border controls "until we have effective external border protection of the EU German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser stresses at press conference presenting "Security Concept after Solingen Terror Attack""
X Link 2024-08-29T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"An ultimatum on border pushbacks - thats how conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz tries to pressure Olaf Scholz coalition on migration. He wants a "yes" to push backs by Tuesday or else. he says he will end talks across the aisle. Here at parliamentary party retreat"
X Link 2024-09-05T13:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Breaking: Germany orders [---] border controls. Interior minister Nancy Faeser says EU has been notified that temporary controls to be expanded to include West and North of toward Netherlands France Luxembourg in bid to stop illegal migration and potential terror threats"
X Link 2024-09-09T15:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Chancellor Scholz arrives in Samarkand Uzbekistan tomorrow Kazakhstan. On agenda: Migration agreement with Uzbekistan Energy and raw material Between the lines: How do they see Russia Can Usbekistan become a route to send people back to Afghanistan"
X Link 2024-09-15T13:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kazakhstan where journalists sing along to the national anthem during military honors for German Chancellor Scholz. A new observation for us German traveling press"
X Link 2024-09-16T09:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kazakh President Tokayev cancels Press Statements with German Chancellor Scholz last minute in diplomatic demonstration of power. Kazakhstan ranks no [---] on the RSF Press Freedom Index. Tokayev first hosts Scholz and then all C5 Central Asian states + "
X Link 2024-09-16T11:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In Kazakhstan German Chancellor Scholz indicates he had some straight talk on Russia sanctions evasion with President Tokayev. Says he is "thankful for the confidential dialogue between us through which we want to prevent the evasion of sanctions"
X Link 2024-09-16T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Kazakh authorities have scanned my face and checked my temperature. Precondition to get inside the C5 Summit of Central Asian States + Germany. On the agenda: energy raw material tech transfer Off the official agenda: Russia sanctions evasion China"
X Link 2024-09-17T04:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Now is the time to see what is possible" towards peace talks that include Russia. "Wont work" if Russia continues current level of aggression. Scholz responds to Kazakh media reports President Tokayev allegedly told Germanys Chancellor Russia was "militarily invincible""
X Link 2024-09-17T05:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Developing: Scholz now almost certain to face CDU leader and former Black Rock executive Friedrich Merz as competitor in [----] general elections. SPD Chancellor is in Kazakhstan as drop-out of a key Merz contender for the nomination sparks decision day for conservative CDU/CSU"
X Link 2024-09-17T07:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""I am fine with Friedrich Merz becoming Chancellor Candidate for the union (conservative CDU/CSU party union)." "Es ist mir recht wenn Friedrich Merz der Kanzlerkandidat der Union ist". Chancellor Scholz approves CDU Party Leader Merz when asked at C5 Summit in Kazakhstan"
X Link 2024-09-17T07:42Z [----] followers, 19.4K engagements
"Germanys Scholz is in NY to help launch UNs "Pact for the Future" on global challenges. Back home key regional elections in Brandenburg see a showdown between his Social Democrat SPD and the far-right Alternative for Germany. Russias influence looms large in both"
X Link 2024-09-22T10:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"UN General Assembly adopts "Pact for the Future" fending off Russias attempt to bloc process. Vote to continue with the masterplan to tackle global challenges marks latest popularity test for Russia. Left at its side today: Belarus North Korea Iran Nicaragua Sudan Syria"
X Link 2024-09-22T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ukraine President Zelenskyy arrives for bilateral with German Chancellor Scholz at Ukraines UN embassy. Maximum security while Scholz arrived on foot"
X Link 2024-09-23T15:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""I have a suggestion when both US and China dont respect the rules we should not be the only one in the room to just play by the book." French President Macron warns "we will be out of the market" unless EU agrees on an "investment shock". Ideally wants more joint debt"
X Link 2024-10-02T13:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"EU risks trade war with China by voting in favour of tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles. German auto makers strongly oppose the move. EU commission and China vow to continue finding other solution in line with WTO rules. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-greenlights-tariffs-for-chinese-electric-vehicles/a-70399689 https://www.dw.com/en/eu-greenlights-tariffs-for-chinese-electric-vehicles/a-70399689"
X Link 2024-10-04T10:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"US President Biden just cancelled his trip to Germany and to the Ramstein Air Base meeting on Ukraine"
X Link 2024-10-08T14:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ramstein Summit - which was expected to deliver a major boost for Ukraine - now cancelled. "Postponed" to a date yet to be determined after US President Joe Biden cancelled his Germany trip over Hurricane in US"
X Link 2024-10-09T10:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Waiting for Zelenskyy who stops in Berlin on his Europe tour after Biden cancelled the US-led Ramstein meeting of Ukraine allies. Mission: Get pro Ukraine momentum to brace for Winter and US election outcome"
X Link 2024-10-11T11:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Russian disinformation is growing in Germany. One year ahead of elections German society is only beginning to assess what it is up against. DWs Chief Technology Correspondent @JanoschDelcker unpacks the Russias hybrid war. https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-is-growing-in-germany/a-70506294 https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-is-growing-in-germany/a-70506294"
X Link 2024-10-16T05:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"This is not a drill. The German government could break up within days. Scholz complex 3-party coalition keeps wrestling with itself over the economy rather than preparing a response to Harris or Trump. Scholz insists: "Its about pragmatism not ideology." "The government will do its job. I am the chancellor." That was Olaf Scholz's answer when he was asked about a crisis within his government that could lead to the breakup of Germany's ruling coalition. https://t.co/wXDtW5IbYp "The government will do its job. I am the chancellor." That was Olaf Scholz's answer when he was asked about a crisis"
X Link 2024-11-04T18:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The day after - the line to see Kamala Harris concession speech at Howard University Washington DC"
X Link 2024-11-06T18:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trump ally Elon Musks Tesla vs. Germanys major automakers Mercedes BMW and Volkswagen. Market performance upon Trumps election. Scholz government has a well defined task. Problem: His 3-party coalition is on the brink of breaking up - again"
X Link 2024-11-06T19:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Dont you ever listen when somebody tells you something is impossible just because it has never been done before" Kamala Harris inspires thousands of young people listening to her concession speech in at Howard Campus Washington DC"
X Link 2024-11-07T00:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Breaking: Germany will have snap elections on [--]. February [----]. Not official yet but certain after Chancellor Scholz SPD party and opposition CDU reached agreement on how to proceed"
X Link 2024-11-12T09:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""Not the feeling of moral superiority in our foreign policy secures our influence. Germanys economic power is our geopolitical power." Sacked finance minister Christian Lindner delivers scathing resume of Chancellor Scholz 3-way coalition priorities in parliament"
X Link 2024-11-13T14:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz called on president Putin to end war on Ukraine in first phone call in two years. Germanys chancellor "urged Russia to show willingness to negotiate" a just and lasting peace. Government sources tell us Scholz told Putin N Korean troops in Ukraine an "escalation""
X Link 2024-11-15T15:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Following ferocious attacks all over Ukraine Scholz insists his phone call with Putin was "important" to signal that West will continue to support Ukraine. Putins views "havent changed" which is "bad news". Scholz spoke minutes before heading to G20 in Rio de Janeiro "
X Link 2024-11-17T12:22Z [----] followers, 122.8K engagements
"Scholz the leader who will NOT supply Ukraine with German Taurus long range missiles arrives at G20 to news that US President Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with long range ATACMS. Both failed in getting Ukraine President Zelenskyy invited here"
X Link 2024-11-18T01:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
""We have reached independence (from Russian gas) and we wont give that up again. I personally made sure of that." Scholz responds to my question on allegation by Polands President Duda. He accuses Germany of "trying to return to energy contracts" with Russia again. @G20"
X Link 2024-11-18T17:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Scholz will "stay" with 'No' to longer range missiles. German Chancellor wont respond directly to US decision to allow ATACMS long range use by . Insists he is "level-headed" - a political brand he is trying to establish as he fights for re-election in snap polls in February"
X Link 2024-11-18T17:41Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements
"Just In: German Chancellor Scholz wins power struggle to become his SPD Partys Chancellor Candidate. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (#1 in national popularity rating) issues video saying he wont run. Scholz critics wanted him instead. (Scholz: #20 in popularity rating.)"
X Link 2024-11-21T19:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Angela Merkel at her book launch: "Just say it was Merkels fault if it helps." - calls for reform of German "debt break" - on : "would have like to prevent" war with - "believe Corona pandemic had impact on international politics" @ Berlin launch "Freedom" her memoirs"
X Link 2024-11-26T19:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Scholz brings his as long as it takes" support message to Kyiv where Zelenskyy would rather like to hear "whatever it takes". Impossible for a Chancellor locked in by his commitment not to send long range missiles - his only winner in the polls ahead of snap elections. "I would like to make it clear here on the ground that Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest supporter in Europe." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Kyiv for the first time in two and a half years. https://t.co/mIth6NGrnz "I would like to make it clear here on the ground that Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest"
X Link 2024-12-02T13:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz question time in parliament sees chancellor grilled on downward spiraling economy. Northvolt battery insolvency cited as example of failed subsidy strategy. Scholz on defensive. Today: 100% election campaign with near 0% chance of policy impact before [--] February polls"
X Link 2024-12-04T12:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz calls end of Assad regime "good news" and calls for "rule of law" in Syria. The possible impact on Germanys February elections is profound. So far key issue was a bad economy. Now migration and the question whether/when/how Syrians should return could help the far right. Das Ende der Assad-Herrschaft ber Syrien ist eine gute Nachricht. Jetzt kommt es darauf an dass in Syrien schnell Recht und Ordnung wieder hergestellt werden. Alle Religionsgemeinschaften alle Minderheiten mssen jetzt und in Zukunft Schutz genieen. Das Ende der Assad-Herrschaft ber Syrien ist eine gute Nachricht. Jetzt"
X Link 2024-12-08T14:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz speech as he faces no confidence vote in parliament: - Scathing condemnation of fired finance minister Lindner as "immature". - Promise to lower taxes on groceries raise minimum wage. - No cruise missiles for Ukraine. - Assurance of stability to pensioners"
X Link 2024-12-16T13:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Fears over Turkish offensive into Syria grow. "Whoever wants peace in the region must not undermine the territorial sovereignty of Syria." German FM Annalena Baerbock warns as she heads to Ankara for talks with Turish FM Hakan Fidan"
X Link 2024-12-20T08:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Elon Musk is boosting the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) two months ahead of snap elections in Germany. Foreign election campaign interference comes through the front door by a soon-to-be US Government member of the Trump II administration. Only the AfD can save Germany Only the AfD can save Germany"
X Link 2024-12-20T14:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Far right Alternative for Germanys designated Chancellor Candidate Alice Weidel responds to Elon Musks X post that the AfD would "save Germany". Dear @elonmusk Thank you so much for your note. The Alternative for Germany is indeed the one and only alternative for our country; our very last option. I wish you and President Donald #Trump all the best for the upcoming tenure And also I wish you and all the American people https://t.co/iVBfPDoRfp Dear @elonmusk Thank you so much for your note. The Alternative for Germany is indeed the one and only alternative for our country; our very last"
X Link 2024-12-20T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Germany agrees to Turkish demand that Kurdish militia groups in Syria must be disarmed. Following talks with Turkish FM Hakan Fidan Germanys Baerbock stresses Kurds must also live in security. Warns against harming Syrias territorial integrity = any Turkish military action"
X Link 2024-12-20T19:13Z [----] followers, 353.4K engagements
"Germanys conservatives warn: Austrias far right being tasked with forming a government a "warning sign" that upcoming elections must deliver "real change" or see further far right rise. Germany faces snap elections on [--] February with conservative CDU/CSU bloc leading the polls"
X Link 2025-01-06T15:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Germany France criticize Donald Trump's Greenland threats say borders must not be changed by force. https://www.dw.com/en/a-71244465at_medium=PushNotification%26at_dw_language https://www.dw.com/en/a-71244465at_medium=PushNotification%26at_dw_language"
X Link 2025-01-08T13:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In brewing confrontation between EU and Facebook&Musks X Germanys most likely next Chancellor CDU leader Friedrich Merz warns of "Social Media created for disinformation says he is in favor of platform regulation "as long as it does not violate freedom of expression.""
X Link 2025-01-08T14:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Scholz calls in press to remind Trump of international law following his claim to Canada and Greenland. "The principle of inviolability of borders applies to everyone small nation or large powerful state". Says European partners "have no understanding for comments from""
X Link 2025-01-08T15:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"What you need to know about Musks chat with far right AfD leader Alice Weidel: - both see X-controlled algorithms as guarantor of freedom of speech - Weidel says Hitler was a "communist" - AfD rejects notion of being far right (again) - skip first [--] min of energy talk"
X Link 2025-01-09T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"We want to "restart" the relationship with the incoming Trump administration. German-US relations are "in bad shape" Conservative CDU deputy parliamentary leader Jens Spahn tells me at pre-election party gathering. Germany 🗳 on [--] February. Trumps inauguration [--] January"
X Link 2025-01-11T11:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Likely next German chancellor warns EU: Trump is "the last call for action" for the European Union. "Nobody will take us serious" unless EU states "are united". Conservative CDU party leader Friedrich Merz says at EPP retreat. CDU/CSU leads polls on February 23rd 🗳"
X Link 2025-01-18T11:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"On Russia and China: Merz vows a "pushback on geopolitical influence" of what he calls "the axis of autocrats" & On Ukraine: Calls Russian attack an Ukraine an "epochal rupture" On Indo-Pacific: Wants "permanent European marine base in the Indo-Pacific" (2/3)"
X Link 2025-01-23T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
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