Armin Laschet: A Merkelian Putinversteher?
Dmitri Stratievski charts the rise of a new leader of Germany’s CDU. What will be his stance on German-Russia relations?
Russia – EU
A tale of two pipelines
Maria Shagina sees echoes of 1982 in how the US is reacting to the construction of Nord Stream 2
Greener vibes from the EU’s energy markets could leave Russia in the cold
Lyubov Glazunova on Russia’s place in the new EU energy policy
Navalny poisoning sanctions: the fate of the six
Sergei Glandin wonders why “Navalny’s list” is so short and whether the defendants will be able to lift these sanctions in the EU Court of Justice
Nord Stream 2 and more sanctions: the endgame begins
Ivan Tkachev looks at whether sanctions could bring the Nord Stream-2 story to an end
Sanctions and COVID-19: a German perspective
Dmitri Stratievski looks into whether Berlin might shift policy on sanctions against Russia
The Lisbon-Vladivostok illusion
Janis Kluge, Michael Richter on why from the Kremlin’s perspective, truly attempting economic integration with the EU means risking political instability
Consistent critics of the Kremlin
Dmitry Stratievsky on the candidates for the post of German Federal Chancellor and their overlapping views on the Kremlin’s policies
What’s next for UK-Russia relations after Brexit?
Evgeny Pudovkin on why Russia failed to profit from Brexit
A peace settlement in the Donbas: big talk and small commitments
The Steinmeier Formula is not a reason for optimism, nor for alarmism, writes Pavel Luzin