| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on April 22, 2014, 05:59 PM CET |
| WHAT GERMANY LEFT BEHIND The Slow Collapse of North Afghanistan Six months ago, Germany's military withdrew from Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. Since then, regional security has eroded and many of those left behind feel abandoned. Even development work seems to have come to a halt. |
| THE PROPAGANDA WAR Opposition Sings Kremlin Tune on Ukraine The propaganda war in the Ukraine crisis has spawned a renewal Russian nationalism, with members of the opposition and the intellectual class suddenly praising President Putin. Many in Russia are accepting the Kremlin's official line uncritically. |