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The United States is still "a ways away" from any possible decision on whether to re-introduce U.S. troops into Ukraine, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Monday, even as he acknowledged low-level planning underway.

President Joe Biden decided to withdraw American troops from Ukraine before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion in order to avoid a direct conflict with a nuclear-armed adversary.

What Happened: Germany has dropped its opposition to a Russian oil embargo as long as it has enough time to wind down imports and find alternatives, The Wall Street Journal reported April 28. On April 27, Germany's economic minister announced that the country had struck a deal with Poland to increase oil imports through the Polish port of Gdansk, which is equipped to handle supertankers and has a pipeline that can send crude oil to a German refinery in Schwedt on the German-Polish border.

At its meeting on April 28, 2022, the German Bundestag approved the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine. This was reported by "Der Spiegel". 586 of the 693 members of the German Parliament present, voted in favor of the proposal, 100 opposed and seven abstained, said Bundestag Deputy Speaker Wolfgang Kubicki. (https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ukraine-krieg-bundestag-stim… ).

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. held a secure video call today with President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.

The leaders affirmed their determination to continue raising the costs on Russia for its unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

Azerbaijan is most important trading partner for Germany in South Caucasus, Germany helping Azerbaijani economy to diversify. In 30 years Azerbaijan came closer to EU, head of the German Foreign Ministry's Office for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Matthias Luttenberg wrote on his Twitter page.

Turkmenistan’s total exports to European Union countries rose by 63 percent in January-October 2021 compared to the previous year and reached 440.3 million euros, Eurostat told Trend.

Turkmenistan exported to Italy goods worth 59.2 million euros during the reporting period, compared to 74.6 million euros in January-October 2020.

Third Iran-Germany Joint Energy Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25, ILNA reports.

On March 12, 2021, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, via videoconference.

Germany, being one of the leading global powers, confidently occupies a leading position in various sectors and spheres of the global economy as a recognized industrial and technological flagship.

German companies considering the prospects for the development of the „green economy“ in Kazakhstan, reports the press office of Kazakhstan’s government.

The topic was discussed during the online meeting of Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar and the heads of German companies. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in development of the „green economy“, decarbonization, processing of raw materials, and the hydrogen economy.

The training program for managers in Azerbaijan is a means of combating not only shortage of qualified workers in the small business, but also shortage of managers, Germany’s Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Wolfgang Manig said.