German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday insisted that a new aid package for Ukraine must be financed by lifting strict rules on government borrowing, accusing rival parties of "lying to the public" ahead of Germany's election on February 23.
Germany's February 23 election falls almost to the day on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine -- a war that has upended German politics and dominated the campaign.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he was prepared to send German soldiers to Ukraine. Such a deployment could take place if a demilitarized zone (a buffer zone) were to be established in order to guarantee compliance with a hypothetical ceasefire between the two warring countries.
The war-ravaged country needs to boost its population to get back on its feet. BERLIN ― Ukraine is pushing to get those of its citizens who have sought refuge in Germany to return home as Kyiv’s war with Russia nears its third anniversary.
The Ukrainian government is ramping up efforts to encourage war refugees in Germany to return home. As part of these efforts, so-called "unity hubs" will be set up in Berlin and eventually in other locations to assist Ukrainian refugees with job placement,
Germany met NATO's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government said on Monday, though well short of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's call for as much as 5%.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, just weeks before a federal election in Germany.
Pistorius told German news agency dpa that his visit to Kyiv aims to underscore Germany’s strong support for Ukraine at a time when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s term beginning next week looks set to bring deep changes to Washington’s policy on ...
Inside a high-security chemical plant, a mysterious project named “Lionheart” is helping prepare Germany for what could be its biggest crisis since the invasion of Ukraine.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition buckled under the cascading challenges and broke apart on November 6, the day Trump won re-election, hurtling Germany into turmoil and towards early elections on February 23.
The country's upcoming vote could determine the future of its struggling economy and Europe's political stability