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Bundestag to go out with a bang by debating €1 trillion stimulus plan – The Irish Times

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Germany’s outgoing Bundestag will go out with a bang on Tuesday with an all-or-nothing sitting to back – or sink – an unprecedented €1 trillion stimulus plan for defence, climate and infrastructure spending. The sitting marks the involuntary departure of hard-left firebrand Sahra Wagenknecht, three weeks after losing her election gamble that Germany was ready … Read more

Zelenskiy says peace deal possible only after plan is agreed with US and Europe – The Irish Times

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he will negotiate a peace deal with Vladimir Putin only after a common plan has been agreed with US and European leaders, including “real security guarantees”. Speculation about a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire agreement swirled around the first day of the Munich Security Conference on Friday, after President Donald Trump said … Read more