There are signs of the beginning of a reset in German relations with Russia. But serious impediments to a pragmatic relationship remain.

Russia is indeed at war with the Western alliance, one that it has unilaterally unleashed.

Bankers get a free pass; Cohen and Manafort thought they had impunity; Senator Warren pushes anti-corruption law; White House accused of blocking investigations into student loan fraud by banks.

By seizing on the blasphemy issue, Imran Khan puts himself between a rock and a hard place.

German fiscal bliss: Debt to GDP ratio can fall to 60% this year.