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August 2021 - Germany Special Weapons News
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- Maas Says Uzbekistan Ready To Help Germany With Afghan Evacuations RFE/RL Gandhara 30 Aug 2021 -- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Uzbekistan is willing to open its borders to people fleeing from Taliban rule in Afghanistan who are on a German list of those in need of being evacuated from the war-torn country.
- German FM Promises Aid To Afghanistan's Neighbors At Start Of Trip To Region RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Aug 2021 -- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas promised aid for countries bordering Afghanistan as he set out on a four-day trip to Central Asia and the Middle East with the situation in Afghanistan and further evacuations of at-risk Afghans on the agenda.
- Germany, Canada Join Other Nations In Ending Evacuations From Afghanistan As Deadline Draws Near RFE/RL Gandhara 26 Aug 2021 -- Germany has joined Canada, Hungary, and other NATO members in announcing an end to its operations to evacuate personnel and Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as an end-of-month deadline for the foreign troops' withdrawal draws closer.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with German Foreign Minister Maas US Dept. of State 24 Aug 2021
- Firefight Kills Afghan Security Officer Outside Kabul Airport VOA 23 Aug 2021 -- The U.S. military confirmed Monday that its troops and those from Germany engaged in a firefight with an "unknown" assailant outside Kabul's airport, killing one Afghan security personnel and injuring several others.
- Merkel Says In Kyiv That Natural Gas Should Not Be 'Geopolitical Weapon' RFE/RL 22 Aug 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said natural gas should never be used as a geopolitical weapon and backed extending an energy partnership deal with Ukraine once it expires in 2024.
- Merkel Makes Farewell Trip To Meet Putin Amid 'Deep Disagreements' RFE/RL 20 Aug 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a long list of contentious topics to discuss during Merkel's last official visit to Russia before retiring from politics after next month's general elections.
- Merkel Makes Final Visit to Russia as German Chancellor VOA 20 Aug 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, scheduled to leave office later this year after nearly 16 years, is in Moscow for one final meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Britain, France, Germany Voice 'Grave Concern' Over Iran's Uranium Enrichment RFE/RL 19 Aug 2021 -- Britain, France, and Germany -- three of the signatories of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers -- have expressed serious concern over the UN's nuclear watchdog reporting that Tehran has produced uranium metal and stepped up production of weapons-grade enriched uranium in violation of the deal.
- E3 Statement on the JCPoA: 19 August 2021 UK FCDO 19 Aug 2021 -- The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom respond to Iranian plans to produce uranium metal.
- Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany The White House 18 Aug 2021
- Germany's Merkel urges 'controlled' Afghan refugee response from EU Press TV 17 Aug 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for coordinated European Union (EU) action to take in the most vulnerable people from Afghanistan amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban militant group.
- Merkel Blasts Belarus For 'Using Refugees' To Undermine EU Security RFE/RL 17 Aug 2021 -- Germany has again accused Minsk of using refugees as political tools as the European Union pledged to shore up the bloc's border with Belarus to stop a surge in illegal crossings.
- Merkel party chief calls Afghanistan pullout 'biggest NATO debacle' since its founding Press TV 16 Aug 2021 -- The head of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party has called the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan the "biggest NATO debacle" since the founding of the US-led military alliance.
- German Military Aircraft Has Landed in Kabul to Evacuate Nationals, Afghan Partners - Reports Sputnik 16 Aug 2021 -- The situation in Afghanistan has sharply deteriorated in recent weeks with the Taliban* advance. The Taliban is reportedly in control of all border crossings and also the capital city Kabul. Afraid of persecution from the movement, thousands of Afghans have rushed to Kabul airport, the only remaining way to leave the country, blocking the airstrip.
- Secretary Blinken's Calls with Foreign Minister Garneau, Foreign Minister Maas, and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg US Dept. of State 12 Aug 2021
- Germany Arrests British Embassy Worker Accused of Spying for Russia VOA 11 Aug 2021 -- German authorities said Wednesday that they had arrested a British citizen and accused him of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin.
- Arrest of British embassy worker in Germany draws attention to MI5 failure Press TV 11 Aug 2021 -- The arrest of a British embassy worker in Germany on suspicion of selling secrets to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is a major embarrassment to the British Security Service (MI5), not least because the drama is unfolding at a delicate time in Anglo-Russian relations.
- Germany arrests Briton suspected of 'spying for Russia' Press TV 11 Aug 2021 -- A British embassy worker has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia, following a joint operation by German and British authorities.
- UK Citizen Suspected of Spying for Russian Intelligence Detained in Germany Sputnik 11 Aug 2021 -- The arrest was made on 10 August in the German city of Potsdam, with searches having been carried out in the suspect's apartment and workplace.
- Germany's COVID-19 Vaccine Program Has Slowed Dramatically, Merkel Says VOA 10 Aug 2021 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday Germany has fallen behind other European countries in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and with new infections on the rise, the government must take steps to speed up the program or run the risk of seeing its health care system overwhelmed.
- German Defense Chief Rules Out Return to Afghanistan as Taliban Gain Ground Sputnik 09 Aug 2021 -- German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer ruled out on Monday sending troops back to Afghanistan, even as militants continued to tighten their grip on the country.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the MV Mercer Street Attack US Dept. of State 06 Aug 2021 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- Iran Sentences German And British Dual Nationals To More Than 10 Years In Prison RFE/RL 04 Aug 2021 -- An Iranian Revolutionary Court has sentenced two dual nationals, German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi and British-Iranian Mehran Raouf, to more than 10 years in prison.
- Germany sends frigate to contested South China Sea on Indo-Pacific mission Press TV 03 Aug 2021 -- Germany has deployed a frigate to the contested South China Sea for the first time since 2002, becoming the latest US ally to engage in such provocative deployments to the Chinese-claimed waters.
- UK, Germany 'seek balance' with warship transits in South China Sea despite US pressure Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- As a UK aircraft carrier task force left the South China Sea on Monday after only a week in the region, apparently without making provocative moves on China like UK reports previously claimed, a German warship reportedly set sail for a tour to the Indo-Pacific Region on the same day, eyeing a transit in the South China Sea without confronting China, and a port visit in Shanghai.
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