Tag: Arms export
Rheinmetall offers federal armaments for 42 billion euros
Puma infantry fighting vehicle Rheinmetall works with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on tracked vehicles like this one. The federal government is now massively increasing investments in war equipment. (Photo: dpa) Berlin,…
Rheinmetall offers the federal government a comprehensive supply of armaments
Puma infantry fighting vehicle Rheinmetall works with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on tracked vehicles like this one. The federal government is now massively increasing investments in war equipment. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Ursula von der Leyen for EU accession
Volodymyr Zelensky According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine should join the EU. (Photo: dpa) Brussels According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during a telephone call with EU Commission President Ursula…
Ukraine: Nobody expects a blood, sweat and tears speech from Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag today
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor must now reinvent his coalition under completely new premises. (Photo: AP) The special session of the German Bundestag this Sunday marks a turning point in the…
Ukraine: Nobody expects a blood, sweat and tears speech from Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag today
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor must now reinvent his coalition under completely new premises. (Photo: AP) Today’s special session of the German Bundestag marks a turning point in the Berlin Republic:…
Germany is now sending bazookas & rockets directly to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz The Chancellor announced deliveries from the stocks of the Bundeswehr. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Germany is now supplying weapons from the Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit…
Federal government authorizes the Netherlands to export arms to Ukraine
protests At a vigil in Oldenburg, a man demands weapons for Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/Eibner) Berlin Germany is now supplying weapons from the Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine. Government spokesman Steffen…
Federal government authorizes the Netherlands to export arms to Ukraine
protests At a vigil in Oldenburg, a man demands weapons for Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/Eibner) Berlin The federal government has authorized the Netherlands to deliver 400 German-made bazookas to Ukraine.…
We Germans have abandoned Ukraine
Demonstrators in Munster What does Germany have to say against Putin? (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) The Ukrainian President was on Thursday as EU leaders in Brussels discussed Russia’s war of…
“Only Putin can stop Putin”
Protests in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev on Tuesday. Destabilization of the West as a goal. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Berlin According to political scientist Carlo Masala, tougher…
Baltic states are demanding tough sanctions
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Wednesday in Kiev The Lithuanian President declares a state of emergency. His country borders on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. (Photo: imago images/Ukrinform) Stockholm The…
India’s friendship with Russia threatens West’s Asia strategy
Bangkok The consequences of the Ukraine crisis reach far beyond Europe: In Asia, the escalation in the Donbass threatens to drive a wedge between the western states and one of…
China sanctions US companies for selling arms to Taiwan
Lockheed Martin logo The US company faces sanctions from China. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing China imposes sanctions on US defense companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies over arms sales to Taiwan.…
Aid from London, Warsaw and Ankara: The Alliances of Ukraine
Ukrainian soldier with British military technology London has equipped the country with state-of-the-art anti-tank systems. (Photo: action press) Vienna Despite the demonstrative calm with which Ukraine reacted to the Russian…
“We want to prevent Russian aggression together”
Olaf Scholz (left) and Joe Biden in the Oval Office “Germany is one of America’s closest allies.” (Photo: dpa) Washington US President Jeo Biden has emphasized the close relationship between…
Debate over arms shipments overshadows visit to Ukraine
Kiev The discussion about arms aid for Ukraine overshadowed the visit of Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) to Kiev this Monday. When she made her inaugural visit…
Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0
Olaf Scholz The chancellor takes his time with his decisions. (Photo: Getty Images) During the election campaign, Chancellor Olaf Scholz already had the reputation of having learned a lot from…
Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0
Olaf Scholz The chancellor takes his time with his decisions. (Photo: Getty Images) Chancellor Olaf Scholz lives up to his reputation as Merkel 2.0 in the Ukraine crisis. “If there…
Ukraine conflict intensifies – Germany’s Russia policy under criticism
Brussels, Berlin It has long been more than the usual provocations in the Ukraine conflict. The message from Moscow to the West is sharp and unmistakable: there is an acute…
Despite the previous refusal, Ukraine is demanding military aid from Germany
Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol on the Black Sea So far, Kiev’s army has been underequipped to seriously fend off an attack by Russian troops. Russia is concentrating more and more…