germany-russia relations

First major declaration of War in the First World War. You can argue that Aug 28 1914 was the starting point because on that day Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia,but the German declaration of war on Germany ended any possibility that the war could be "localized".

Apparently Angela Merkel has signaled Germany's willingness to oppose, not just NATO membership, but even the process of the path to membership, for Ukraine and Georgia. Welcome news for Mother Russia, if they have designs on bringing those republics back into the fold. Some analysts have argued...