Day: March 27, 2023

Earlier this month, the European Union was expected to vote on a law banning the sale of combustion-engine cars by 2035. But the legislation, which had been months in the making, was blocked by the German government which had initially supported it. The about-face was yet another major disappointment for environmentalists coming from a government, … Read moreThe German Greens and the ills of green party politics

Ukrainian forces are “managing to stabilise” the situation around the eastern city of Bakhmut, the head of Ukraine’s military says. The now destroyed city has been the focus of the biggest battle of Russia’s war in recent months. The front-line situation is “the toughest in the Bakhmut direction”, Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, … Read moreUkraine ‘managing to stabilise’ situation around Bakhmut