Retreating from the Cold War: Germany, Russia, & the Withdrawal of the Western Group of Forces

Yeah, it's going to be tough. I'm going to miss her. But I know she's going to Germany, so for me it feels more safe.

They'd gone to a friend's wedding in Germany, a couple years ago, and also visited Paris. They loved it so much, they wanted to go back again. We were looking forward to hearing all their stories and seeing photos of their trip when they returned.

In Russia there were gulags, in Germany they had concentration camps, and because of the silence of the international community a lot of people were killed there. We should realize that we have an obligation to stop such things from happening.

We let the kids pick teams and be a team from anywhere in the world. Russia, Germany, Ireland. And when they pick a country we tell them to go learn about it. Learning more about it gives the kids more background knowledge about the game and about the rest of the world.

The grand coalition should work out to be the best solution for Germany, ... Germany will remain close to Russia but will no longer depend on the very personalized symbols of Schroeder's politics. Germany under Merkel will work to establish the broad framework for a European Union policy toward Russia.