Alliance 90/The Greens
Greens (Germany) — officially Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, a German ecological political party founded in 1980. Since 1993 it has operated as a federation with the East German citizen initiative Bündnis 90. The party first entered the federal government in 1998 as the junior coalition partner of the SPD under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. It is divided between pragmatic 'Realos' and fundamentalist 'Fundis' factions, and campaigns on environmental protection, European integration, social justice, and civil rights. The party is led by two co-chairs.
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Trump announces Putin diesel deal; Kyiv, European leaders criticize US sanctions easing
On October 9, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to resume Russian diesel fuel exports to American and global markets. The US Treasury immediately issued a temporary general license lifting sanctions on Russian-origin diesel. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the move a "weak decision" and a "birthday gift to Putin," while European leaders including EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the bloc's largest sanctions package against Russia since the war began. Ukraine said it would continue striking Russian refineries despite the deal.