Covid-19 Sparks New East-West Divide in Germany—30 Years After Reunification

Covid-19 Sparks New East-West Divide in Germany—30 Years After Reunification

SCHWERIN, Germany—A sharp difference in the number of coronavirus cases between western Germany and the former communist East has emerged as a new divide, three decades after reunification. The five states that once made up the bulk of East Germany are among the regions of the country least affected by the pandemic. (Berlin, located in … Read more

WSJ News Exclusive | Russia Rebuffs Trump’s Arms-Control Proposal

WSJ News Exclusive | Russia Rebuffs Trump’s Arms-Control Proposal

Russia’s top arms-control negotiator has rejected the Trump administration’s core requirements for a new nuclear arms-control treaty, dealing a blow to the White House’s hopes of concluding an election-year framework agreement with Moscow. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration’s demands that a future treaty cover all Russia, … Read more