Germany

Germany hands over new aid package to Ukraine: shells, equipment and drones The German government announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. 10.04.24 14:04 9 009 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Biden postpones visit to Germany - White House US President Joe Biden has postponed his visit to Germany and Angola due to the threat of a new Hurricane Milton. 08.10.24 18:07 9 777 38

Germany to allocate EUR 136 mln in aid and grants to Ukraine Economic Development and Trade Minister of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius and Head of the Directorate of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Andreas Gies signed the corresponding documents in Kyiv on Wednesday. 04.11.15 15:27 2 467 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

German Armed Forces announce full list of assistance provided to Ukraine, as well as supplies that are still being prepared Germany has already handed over Leopard 1A5 and Leopard 2 A6 battle tanks, Marder armoured personnel carriers and Dingo infantry fighting vehicles, Gepard anti-aircraft tanks and Panzerhaubitzen 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. 29.01.24 06:43 34 698 38 War in Ukraine

Ruling government coalition in Germany has collapsed: Scholz dismisses finance minister German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who is the head of the Free Democratic Party. This actually means the collapse of the ruling government coalition in Germany. 07.11.24 09:18 8 136 38

Alternative for Germany party declared extremist - Reuters The German intelligence service has classified the far-right Alternative for Germany party as an extremist organization that threatens democracy. 02.05.25 11:26 5 200 50 Previously in trend: growing popularity

Germany and Poland to increase production of shells to help Ukraine - Pistorius Germany and Poland plan to start working together to increase the production of ammunition to supply Ukraine. 18.03.24 19:34 2 482 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

West should reach out to new Ukrainian government, - Federal Deputy Foreign Minister Steinlein Germany and the West should help the new Ukrainian government and its leader. 19.04.16 11:58 2 584 38 Previously in trend: Hroisman's Cabinet

Zelenskyy met with Steinmeier: They discussed importance of launching joint arms production. PHOTOS During his visit to Germany, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 16.02.24 17:38 2 229 38 World

Germany to help to Ukrainians in distant countries to return home The planes of German Airlines will be able to bring citizens of Ukraine, who now are in the countries of the world hard to reach and want to come back home amid coronavirus (COVID-19), Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has said. 24.03.20 16:31 1 964 38 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Germany suspects Russia to be behind cyber attack on Bundestag, - Reuters Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany's lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days. 13.05.16 17:47 4 969 38 Incidents

Berlin instructed to check Leopard stocks in Bundeswehr and manufacturers to be ready for possible deliveries to Ukraine, - Pistorius According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, the Western allies have not yet reached an agreement on providing Ukraine with Leopard 2 main battle tanks at the Ramstein-style meeting, but he instructed his ministry to prepare for "the day that may come." 20.01.23 16:02 4 674 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

German deputies visited occupied Crimea in April - Bild. PHOTO Three deputies from the far-right Alternative for Germany party visited Russian-occupied Crimea in April, using their diplomatic passports 24.05.19 12:09 5 264 38 World

Russian ship fires flares at German helicopter in Baltic Sea – media The crew of a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea fired flares at a Bundeswehr military helicopter during a German Air Force operation. 04.12.24 16:10 7 050 38

Morawiecki about German Patriot SAMs: "No one wants to take equipment just to keep it standing" Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday once again urged to provide Ukraine with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, which were offered to Warsaw by Berlin after the incident in Przewodw, as Kyiv needs them more. 28.11.22 23:56 9 923 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Germany Sends Another 30 Truckloads With Residential Units for Refugees On Oct. 7, 112 trucks with humanitarian aid from the Government of Germany, including 5 trucks with residential units to build transit camps arrived to Ukraine. This was just the first tranche of the humanitarian aid which Ukraine received from the German government. In November, another 30 truckloads of residential units for removed persons from the Donbas will arrive to Ukraine. 21.10.14 21:14 5 739 37 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

15 ordinary Germans sing "Embrace" by Ukrainian band "Oсean Elzy". VIDEO Fifteen ordinary German residents became participants in the project "15 for Ukraine" and sang the song "Embrace" by the Ukrainian band "Ocean Elzy" in Ukrainian. 08.03.24 12:47 14 344 37 World

Poland is ready for non-standard actions if Germany does not provide tanks to Ukraine, - country’s MFA Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pawel Jablonski said that Warsaw may take "non-standard actions" if Germany continues to resist the supply of tanks to Ukraine. 20.01.23 10:56 8 830 37 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Austin opened meeting in Ramstein format: "This is decisive moment for Ukraine and whole world" The eighth meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine began at the American Ramstein Air Base in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. 20.01.23 11:32 13 656 37 Previously in trend: War

Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Makeev showed IRIS-T systems that will be sent to Ukraine. PHOTOS Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeyev, showed the IRIS-T air defense systems that Berlin will hand over to Kyiv. 27.05.23 18:34 12 890 37 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Germany supplies Ukraine with Patriot air defense system Germany announces transfer of Patriot air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine. Exact number of missiles was not specified. 18.04.23 20:32 11 769 37 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Croatia will buy 50 Leopard 2A8s from Germany and give 60 of its tanks and IFVs to Ukraine Croatia intends to transfer 30 M-84 tanks and 30 M-80 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Instead, Zagreb will purchase 50 new Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany. 28.10.24 20:21 5 898 37 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

German Vice Chancellor Habeck on US-Russia talks: This is imperialism and treason. They can divide Ukraine German Vice Chancellor and "Green Party" presidential candidate Robert Habeck has criticised the United States for holding bilateral talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine's participation. 21.02.25 12:09 5 268 54 Previously in trend: Negotiations in Saudi Arabia

Ambulance from Kharkiv region shot by occupiers was put on display in front of Reichstag. PHOTO A Ukrainian ambulance shot by the Russian occupiers is on display in front of the Reichstag building in Germany. 05.07.23 19:17 17 133 37 Previously in trend: War

I don’t see problem if Ukraine uses Leopard 2 to advance on Russian territory - Faber, head of Bundestag defense committee The chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Markus Faber, sees no problem if Ukraine uses German weapons in operations in the Russian Federation, in particular the Leopard 2 tank. 08.08.24 19:34 5 380 37 Previously in trend: War

Russian Federation can completely stop supply of not only gas, but also oil to Germany, - Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that the Russian authorities can completely stop the supply of oil to two German plants through the Druzhba pipeline - just as it stopped supplying gas to Europe. 17.09.22 16:33 8 348 37 World

Foreing Ministers of the Normandy Four agreed on urgent meeting of contact group on Donbas - Steinmeier The foreign ministers of the Normandy Four, which includes France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia, have agreed to urgently hold a contact group meeting on settling the situation in Ukraine. 22.01.15 12:32 14 877 37 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

If we stop helping Ukraine tomorrow, country will not exist day after tomorrow, - Pistorius German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned against cutting off aid to Ukraine. He said that if there is no assistance, there will be no sovereign country of Ukraine. 25.01.25 19:04 3 659 37

Defense Ministry orders 300 Vector drones from German company Quantum Systems Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has ordered 300 medium-range reconnaissance drones of Vector type from German company Quantum-Systems GmbH, company’s press service reports. 31.05.23 21:53 6 912 37 Previously in trend: War

Germany provides sufficient aid to Ukraine, there is no need to increase it, - Finance Minister of Germany Lindner German Finance Minister Christian Lindner believes that Germany provides sufficient support to Ukraine, which currently does not need to be increased. 27.12.23 11:58 3 198 37 World

Russia ’accidentally’ recorded German officers talking about supplying Taurus to Ukraine - Pistorius The Russians accidentally recorded a conversation between German army officers because they did not follow security rules when talking about providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles. 05.03.24 14:50 7 581 36 Previously in trend: War

Restoring conscription would send a deterrent signal to Russia – Pistorius German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that conscription of young men will be a deterrent to Russia. 19.10.25 09:57 3 173 36 Previously in trend: Mandatory military conscription in European countries

Turchynov, Federal State Secretary Fritsche discuss possibility of joint security projects Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov and Federal Secretary of State of Germany Klaus-Dieter Fritsche met on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Donbas and security situation in Europe. 07.12.16 22:05 4 206 36 Ukrainian Politics

German self-propelled artillery Panzerhaubitze 2000 is already in position and helping to destroy occupiers. VIDEO The German Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery unit is already in position and is helping Ukrainian soldiers destroy the Russian occupiers. 27.06.22 14:16 24 508 36 Previously in trend: War

Merkel sees U.S.-Germany deal on Nord Stream 2 as good for Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she is sure that the gas transit contract for Ukraine will be extended after 2024, and that the Berlin-Washington deal on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is good for Ukraine. 22.07.21 16:01 3 385 36 Ukrainian Politics

Pistorius after the meeting with Stoltenberg: Situation regarding tanks has not changed German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin has still not made a decision on the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. 24.01.23 11:01 8 784 36 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

United States, Germany and Hungary are still against inviting Ukraine to NATO – Le Monde France and the United Kingdom support Ukraine's invitation to join NATO, while a number of NATO countries are against it. 03.12.24 16:16 3 277 36

Scholz’s rating has almost halved in year In Germany in 2022, trust in all key political institutions has fallen - in particular, in the federal government and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. 04.01.23 19:07 6 608 36 World

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak insists on transferring Patriot to Ukraine: Systems in Poland won’t have time to shoot down missiles near border like Przewodów Deployment of Patriot missile defense systems in Ukraine is also beneficial for southeast Poland’s security. 25.11.22 22:32 6 489 36 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

There are no changes in position of German government regarding tanks for Armed Forces, - Finance Minister Lindner The Minister of Finance of Germany and the leader of the Free Democratic Party, Christian Lindner, does not see any changes in the course of the federal government regarding the supply of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine 19.09.22 17:22 5 705 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Germany cannot approve €8 billion in military aid to Ukraine due to "hole" in budget, - Reuters German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition has indefinitely postponed negotiations on next year’s budget. This was due to a crisis caused by a "hole" in the budget of 60 billion euros. 23.11.23 16:25 11 835 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Head of Foreign Ministry of People’s Republic of China, Qin, in Germany called for "keeping calm" in search for "political solution" in Ukraine Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warns against an "emotional" view of the war in Ukraine. In his opinion, "the only way out is to remain calm and rational and create conditions for a political solution." 10.05.23 15:55 3 156 35 Previously in trend: War

IRIS-T air defense system for Ukraine will be ready at end of summer, - German Foreign Minister Baerbock The IRIS-T air defense system for Ukraine is currently in production and will be ready at the end of summer. 21.07.22 21:57 12 665 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Poroshenko, foreign ministers of UK, Germany, Poland, France to discuss efforts on countering Russian aggression On Sept. 14, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will have a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski. 13.09.16 17:34 3 803 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany ready to host Normandy format ministerial meeting anytime soon, - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has received an offer of the German side to hold in the near future a meeting of foreign ministers of the Normandy format countries. 08.02.17 22:15 6 328 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Germany has no plans to use Nord Stream 2, it is actually dead, - Ministry of Economy of Germany Despite the reduction of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Germany has no plans to use the new, but never commissioned Nord Stream 2 pipeline. 11.05.22 16:43 5 318 35 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War

Germany and Denmark will deliver dozens of Leopard 1 A5s to Ukraine in coming weeks, - Pistorius In the coming weeks, Ukraine will receive dozens of Leopard 1 A5 tanks from Denmark and Germany. 03.07.23 16:16 8 665 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Germany will continue to help Ukraine with weapons, - Scholz Putin will not be able to achieve his goals in Ukraine and in Europe, the West will provide Ukraine with support, including military support. 20.10.22 11:37 3 550 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War