#GERMANY: Foreign Minister Warns of "Difficult" Relations Between Germany And Trump

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is predicting turbulent times ahead for the world following Donald Trump's accession to power in the United States. In a commentary published in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Steinmeier said relations with the US would become "more difficult." Steinmeier, 60, has emerged in recent months as the German government's most strident detractor of Trump.

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#GERMANY: Foreign Min. Calls For New Arms Control Agreement With Russia

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Saying a new arms agreement would foster "trust," Germany’s foreign minister is calling for a new arms control deal with Russia to avoid an escalation of tensions in Europe, where intensified military exercises by Russia and NATO have raised concerns that a war could inadvertently be triggered. In an apparent reference to Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Russia had violated basic, non-negotiable principles of peace, breaking delicate bonds of trust built up over decades.

#UKRAINE: German Foreign Min. Warns Against Escalation By Separatists

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Sunday in comments to the Bild newspaper that any attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol would be a clear violation of a week-old ceasefire accord. The truce seemed to be holding on Sunday.

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