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Will there soon be a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as suggested by US President Donald Trump? And if the two can indeed agree on a way to end Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, what will Germany's role be? These questions have triggered much controversy in political circles in Berlin over the past week. Politicians have been arguing about whether Germany might send soldiers for a possible peacekeeping force — an international force deployed in the country itself to ensure that fighting does not resume. Many have said Germany could hardly be absent...

Anti-nuke, anti-war, pro-planet: These are tough days for Germany's Greens, who have long stood for disarmament and renewable energy. Now governing in a crisis, they find themselves needing to go the opposite way. It's not easy being Green. No one feels that these days quite like Robert Habeck, the environmentalist party's former co-chief. Now, as Germany's economic affairs and climate action minister, he oversees weapons exports and works to secure energy supply for the country. That was before inflation and energy prices, both already reaching all-time highs, bounced even higher as a result of the war and the West's dramatic...