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NATO
A closed-door military conference in Dresden attended by senior officers from 35 nations, including Ukraine, got the media into a spin as it drew its own exaggerated conclusions.
Aug. 30
War in Ukraine
Germany – a key ally of Kyiv – has been on high alert for sabotage and attacks on military facilities in the country in the wake of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Germany has donated several Patriot systems to Ukraine, which has faced repeated Russian missile barrages and drone attacks targeting its infrastructure, leaving it in need of additional air defenses.
Aug. 16
Germany
Der Spiegel magazine reported that police and the German military's counter-intelligence service were investigating a break-in, with its sources saying a hole in the fence had been discovered.
Aug. 14
Germany
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded a contract to Raytheon to replenish German stocks of GEM-T missiles after it donated the missiles to Ukraine.
Aug. 8
Putin
The possibility of an isolationist US President increases the odds that Europeans must defend themselves against Russia. Who will be in charge? Why hasn’t its richest nation, Germany, taken the lead?
Aug. 6
Germany
The UK published the warnings in the latest edition of its Field Army Threat Handbook and, while the concern is shared by other European authorities, it’s not clear if there is a current threat.
Aug. 5
War in Ukraine
Russia's invasion has killed thousands and left many more with life-changing injuries.
Aug. 4
Germany
Forgive us, German president asks Poles on 80th anniversary of the Nazi suppression of the Warsaw Uprising.
Aug. 1
War in Ukraine
The Czech army will receive 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks and one armored “Buffel” tank recovery vehicle, its defense minister said.
Aug. 1
NATO
Between now and September the equivalent of a US Armored Brigade Combat Team will move through the Polish Lubuskie and Greater Poland voivodeships en-route to Powidz.
Jul. 31
Germany
The statement came amidst the latest posturing by Russia and the West on nuclear weapon deployments after the US announced plans to begin “episodic deployments” of long-range missiles in Germany.
Jul. 29
Germany
The German arms manufacturer wants the plant to start producing ammunition within the next two years.
Jul. 24
Germany
The EU says this first tranche of funds will be used to finance the purchase of essential military equipment for Ukraine.
Jul. 23
Germany
The German company Heller Tools, with the participation of the FSB, sold tools to companies connected to a secret Russian smuggling network.
Jul. 22
War in Ukraine
Belarus remains one of the few European countries to have death penalties, and a human rights group said this was the first time someone has been tried for mercenary activity in Belarus.
Jul. 20
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that German fuel prices are awful because Berlin and Europe stopped buying cheap Russian gas. But the data clearly dispels her claims.
Nov. 9