| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on May 06, 2014, 06:08 PM CET |
| COLD TURKEY How Germany Could End Russian Gas Dependency The crisis in Ukraine has made painfully obvious just how dependent Germany and other European countries are on Russian natural gas. There are serious alternatives for supplying the vital natural resource, but they all come at a price. |
| THE WRONG IMPRESSION Schröder's Russia Ties Are Bad Politics With his close ties with Vladimir Putin, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has the potential to create serious problems for his country's foreign policy. Many are questioning whether his Social Democrats are overly loyal to Russia. |
