Tag: armed forces
Germany prepares to deliver Leopard to Ukraine
Leopard 2 of the Polish Army The Bundeswehr would probably also have to give up Leopard 2 from its own stock in order to ensure a helpful delivery to the…
That’s how recklessly Russian soldiers betrayed their positions in Ukraine
Russian soldiers in Ukraine Experts say the occupiers aren’t exactly clever when it comes to the Internet and communication. (Photo: AP) Berlin Pyotr Lozhkovoj looks seriously into the camera in…
The British put Scholz under pressure to deliver tanks
Challenger II main battle tank in Poland These are now to be delivered to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) London Britain will soon supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 main battle tanks. British…
Lambrecht’s withdrawal would be a last service to the country
Berlin Better an end with horror than horror without end. If the reports of Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht’s voluntary resignation are confirmed, then the SPD politician will be doing her…
Defense Minister Lambrecht apparently wants to resign
Christina Lambrecht The Federal Minister of Defense has long been criticized. (Photo: dpa) On Friday afternoon everything still looked routine. After a meeting with Inspector General Eberhard Zorn and the…
Lambrecht wants to stick to the Puma infantry fighting vehicle
Berlin Despite the recent series of breakdowns, the Federal Government and the Bundeswehr want to stick with the Puma infantry fighting vehicle, but work together with industry on improvements. “We…
The Blackned acquisition is intended to turn the Bundeswehr into a digital army
Networked Warfare Among other things, armored vehicles should communicate securely with the escort via the Blackned system. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Timo Haas speaks of a “Fritz box” for the tank…
Rheinmetall acquisition Blackned is to turn the Bundeswehr into a digital army
Networked Warfare Among other things, armored vehicles should communicate securely with the escort via the Blackned system. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Timo Haas speaks of a “Fritz box” for the tank…
Pressure on Scholz in the tank debate is increasing
Leopard 2 main battle tank The chairwoman of the defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), also increased the pressure on Chancellor Scholz in the debate about possible main battle tank deliveries.…
Who is Russia’s new commander Valery Gerasimov?
Riga Valeri Gerasimov has been the new supreme commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine since Wednesday. The 67-year-old chief of staff of the Russian armed forces was appointed by…
Germany incurs fewer new debts than planned
Christian Lindner The Finance Minister did not have to fully exhaust the 2022 debt framework. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) incurred significantly less new debt…
These are the wishes of the Handelsblatt readers to the traffic light coalition
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner (from left) Which issues should dominate politics this year? (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Since the federal election, the traffic light coalition has lost approval,…
Ukraine war: International main battle tank coalition forms
Berlin Poland has promised Ukraine that it will soon deliver western main battle tanks. His country will hand over a “company” of Leopard 2 tanks as part of an international…
Ukraine – Situation in the morning: Russian mercenaries report Soledar conquest
Ukrainian soldiers The cities of Soledar and Bakhmut are of strategic importance in the war. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv, Moscow After days of heavy fighting for the eastern Ukrainian town…
Ukraine war: what matters now
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Russian recruits during their military training at a firing range in Russian-controlled Donetsk. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There have hardly been any major gains in territory on…
Athens should help Olaf Scholz to keep tank promises
Marder armored personnel carrier Germany wants to deliver the weapons to Ukraine by March. (Photo: AP) Athens, Berlin Greece is apparently supposed to help with the promise of the federal…
War in Ukraine: Bakhmut – Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin came for easy prey and is now in a dilemma
Wagner Group mercenaries on the front in Ukraine Prigozhin’s fighters are particularly often among the dead. (Photo: imago) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin miscalculated – possibly enormously. For months, the head of…
As long as Lambrecht is in office, the turning point has a credibility problem
Christina Lambrecht The main reason for the doubts of the alliance partners, as made clear by talks with NATO diplomats, has a name: Christine Lambrecht. (Photo: IMAGO/Björn Trotsky) The mountain…
As long as Lambrecht is in office, the turning point has a credibility problem
Christina Lambrecht The main reason for the doubts of the alliance partners, as made clear by talks with NATO diplomats, has a name: Christine Lambrecht. (Photo: IMAGO/Björn Trotsky) The mountain…
Selenski reports of great destruction in Soledar
Ukraine war In the Donbass, the Russian army is launching a massive attack on several cities. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the situation in the…