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Germany
In yet another case of Moscow accusing the victims of its own crimes, Russia now has the gall to make the absurd claim that Kyiv leaves booby-traps to kill its own children.
May. 24
Germany
The head of Russia’s Armed Forces Main Communications Directorate is the most recent senior general to be charged with accepting “a bribe on an especially large scale,” according to Russian media.
May. 23
Germany
Despite a German plan to protect Ukraine against missile attack, partner nations hesitate to send needed batteries to Ukraine, largely due to the high cost of Patriot systems.
May. 23
Putin
Running out of ethnic minorities to push into its army and to avoid the politically dangerous mobilization of “real” Russians, Moscow is now taking aim at its German speaking citizens.
May. 22
Germany
Germany’s 2022 proposal for the European Sky Shield Initiative, the continent’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome, finally looks set to be revealed according to Donald Tusk.
May. 21
Germany
Baerbock's arrival in Kyiv coincided with a wave of over two dozen Russian drone strikes, which left several people injured in the eastern Kharkiv region.
May. 21
Germany
The 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, is linked with a pro-Russian extremist group a Hungarian investigative journalist reported.
May. 16
War in Ukraine
Putin arrives in China; As Blinken discusses latest $2B in aid to Kyiv, White House and Germany signal more Patriots on the way; AFU claims 700 Russian troops lost in Kharkiv front in the past week.
May. 16
War in Ukraine
The June summit would discuss "the safety of nuclear power plants, grain exports, prisoner exchanges" and the risk of a nuclear escalation, Scholz said.
May. 14
War in Ukraine
Germany announced it would send a third Patriot air defence system to Ukraine in April - a decision Scholz said was difficult because they do not have many of the systems.
May. 14
War in Ukraine
Germany is the EU country that has taken in the most Ukrainian refugees, about a third of the total. However, only about 18% were employed in January 2024, one of the lowest rates in the OECD.
May. 13
Zelensky
After assassination plot, Zelensky fires security head; Pentagon works to stop Russian access to SpaceX satellites; Germany to send Kyiv three HIMARS; Ukraine goes after more Russian oil depots.
May. 10
Germany
Armin Papperger, CEO of Germany’s Rheinmetall, said his company could deliver extended-range artillery munitions but only if Berlin guarantees large, multi-year orders to justify the investment.
May. 6
Putin
Citing three separate intelligence agencies, the FT has assessed that Kremlin proxies are preparing to carry out violent sabotage attacks in Europe as part of a broader strategy to confront the West.
May. 6
War in Ukraine
He stated that his intention was "to give the Russian armed forces an advantage against the background of the current political situation."
Apr. 30
War in Ukraine
A 57-year-old Russian suspect was arrested after the two Ukrainian men were found with stab wounds in a shopping centre in the Bavarian town of Murnau on Saturday evening.
Apr. 30
At UN meeting with Zelensky, Scholz denounced long-range strikes, US and UK rumored to green-light them; Japanese PM awarded for Ukraine aid as Tokyo protests Russian air patrol over its islands.
Sep. 24