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Die Moskau-Connection. Das Schröder-Netzwerk Und Deutschlands Weg In Die Abhängigkeit
''Die Moskau-Connection. Das Schröder-Netzwerk und Deutschlands Weg in die Abhängigkeit'' ''(The Moscow Connection. The Schröder Network and Germany's Path to Dependency)'' is a political non-fiction book in German. It was written by the German ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' journalists Reinhard Bingener and Markus Wehner. It was published in May 2023 and deals with the political and economic network around former Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder - from 1998 to 2005 - of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). It also deals with how Schröder and his network cooperated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the authors, this cooperation was one of the reasons why Germany gave signals of weakness towards Russia. This weakness and division in Europe encouraged Putin to continue with his aggressive policy – up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The book was reviewed and quoted in many media and mostly received positivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony (2018-06-14) 32
The 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony took place on Thursday, 14 June 2018, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 3:30 (BST), about a half hour before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A#Russia vs Saudi Arabia, opening match which Russia won 5–0 over Saudi Arabia. Mascots Zabivaka (English: "The one who scores"), was the official mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was voted for by a 53% margin. The design is of a wolf who represents fun, charm, and character. Former world cup winning, Brazilian striker Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer), Ronaldo was another mascot of the tournament. Ronaldo was the intended man to deliver the ceremonial first kick of the tournament but instead, he gave that honor to the child mascot who passed the official match ball to Zabivaka in order to start the tournament. The match ball (an Adidas Telstar 18) was sent into space with the International Space Station crew in March and came back to Earth in early June. Speeches President o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
