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Germany Fails to Gain Traction with Foreign Policy - Ding Haitao / AP

Still Just a Lightweight Germany Fails to Gain Traction with Foreign Policy

The German chancellor and his foreign minister recently visited China and the Middle East and the government is conducting crisis diplomacy at all the global hotspots. But Berlin has failed to deliver much, and some are asking if Germany is even a global player politically.

The Election Farce in Russia Putin's Elaborate Effort to Make His Leadership Look Legitimate

Russia's democracy may be dead, but the regime is sparing neither effort nor expense in staging the presidential election. Large voter turnout is supposed to give Putin's rule the appearance of legitimacy. By Ann-Dorit Boy und Christina Hebel in Hamburg, Germany, and Moscow

Language Tests and Deportations Latvia Tightens the Screws on Its Russian Minority

Around 30 percent of the Latvian population are Russian speakers. The government believes they could provide Vladimir Putin with a bridgehead into the country. The atmosphere is growing tense. By Walter Mayr in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia

Everyday Repression and Resignation How Vladimir Putin Controls the Russians

Russia has reverted to a dictatorship under President Vladimir Putin. Most people in the country seem to be accepting the war against Ukraine as well as the death of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Why? By Benjamin Bidder, Ann-Dorit Boy und Christina Hebel in Hamburg and Moscow

Trump's Threat How Prepared Is the German Defense Industry

Too little and too outdated: If the United States were to abandon its protection of Europe, the German arsenal of weapons would barely be enough to defend the country. Companies like Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are trying to change the status quo, but the industry is still too weak. By Matthias Gebauer, Martin Hesse und Gerald Traufetter

Good Morning Europe! Trump's NATO Comments Trigger Defense Debate in Europe

With his recent comments on NATO, Donald Trump shocked the Western world. Is the U.S. preparing to abandon its allies? Europe finally seems to be considering a future in which the American nuclear umbrella no longer exists.

An Enemy of Russia and Europe Does Billionaire Arkady Volozh Really Belong on the EU Sanctions List?

The EU has placed a Russian internet billionaire on its sanctions list who has criticized Putin's war and turned his back on his home country. Do the punitive measures go too far in cases like his? By Benjamin Bidder, Oliver Das Gupta und Michael Sauga

The Fizzled Counteroffensive Fears Grow of a Stalemate on the Front in Ukraine

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed and the troops must now shift into defensive mode. Yet even as the Russians have begun going on the attack in some sections of the front, the war is by no means lost for Kyiv. By Alexander Sarovic

Oppression in Russia Yegor's High Price for Protesting the War

Sixteen-year-old Yegor Bazalzeikin threw a Molotov cocktail at a military recruitment office in protest against the war. His trial for terrorism started this week. The family's lives have been turned upside down. By Christina Hebel and Katya Kravets (Photos) in St. Petersburg and Otradnoye

Russian Expert on Possible Ukraine War Outcomes "Putin Can't End this War without Victory"

Did chauvinism drive Moscow to war? In an interview, German foreign policy expert Sabine Fischer argues that Putin's regime operates on a mixture of nationalism, sexism and autocracy. She says it's a mindset likely to define Russia for years to come. Interview Conducted by Ann-Dorit Boy

Merkel's Leading Roll in Preventing Ukraine's NATO Membership The Day the War Really Began

In April 2008, NATO deliberated on admitting Ukraine as a new member as a show of strength against Vladimir Putin. Washington favored the move, but the Germans thwarted the plan. A reconstruction of a decision that ended in disaster. A DER SPIEGEL Cover Story By Klaus Wiegrefe

Visiting Ukrainian Sappers on the Front A Sea of Explosives 1,000 Kilometers Long

Russian troops have transformed the fighting front into what is likely the largest minefield in the world. Ukrainian sappers are making but slow progress through this sea of death. But they haven't lost their optimism. By Christoph Reuter and Julia Kochetova (Photos)

Russia's Scorched Earth Policy in Ukraine A Trip to the Dried-Up Kakhovka Reservoir

The Kakhovka Reservoir was once a vast body of water in the heart of Ukraine. In June, after the Russians apparently blew up the dam holding it back, the lake ran dry. We traveled along the Dnieper River to see how people's lives have changed. By Christian Esch

An Oasis in the Middle of the Ukraine War The Pike – and the Drones – Come at Night

Sometimes the noise is distant artillery, at others it's the lawnmower next door: In the far east of Ukraine, on a river meandering its way through the forests, there is a village where people can take a break from war. But it is never far away. By Christoph Reuter in Boholiubove, Ukraine

Spying and Sabotage How Russia Is Paralyzing Europe's Peace Organization

The long-established Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is threatening to disintegrate because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Critics claim Moscow is infiltrating the organization and sabotaging its work in ensuring European peace and stability.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Playing With Fire in Belgrade

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić cultivates a modest image, but his vision of a "Serbian World" has deep implications for peace in the Balkans. The West continues to view him as a negotiating partner even as he seems to take a page out of Vladimir Putin's playbook. By Walter Mayr

The Kremlin's Friends in Berlin Secret Messages Document Moscow Contacts with Staffer of Far-Right AfD

A pro-Russian activist who works for a politician from the far-right AfD party, sought support from Moscow for a lawsuit against the German government, DER SPIEGEL has learned. They aim of the legal complaint was to delay German arms deliveries to Ukraine.

Interview with Mikhail Khodorkovsky "There Is No Other Option But To Take Up Arms"

The democratic opposition must take up arms to depose Vladimir Putin, says former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he argues that an autocrat with little regard for human life cannot be defeated through peaceful means. Interview Conducted By Ann-Dorit Boy

Western Support for Kyiv It's Now or Never For Ukraine A DER SPIEGEL Editorial by Thore Schröder in Kyiv

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has bogged down and soldiers have been able to do little to counter Russia's firepower. At next week's NATO summit, the West must decide how much a victory over Putin is worth and finally get serious about delivering urgently needed weapons systems.

Wagner Group Uprising "Regime Change in Russia Must Not Be a Taboo for the West" An Op-Ed by Ralf Fücks und Maria Sannikova-Franck

The failed Wagner rebellion has clearly revealed the weakness of the Putin regime. Supporting Ukraine is now the West’s most effective lever to promote political change in Russia.

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