Tag: Defense policy
Zelensky thanks the US and Europe for new military aid
Ukrainian soldiers reload ammunition The EU and the US have announced new military aid to Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Kyiv, Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised the new military aid…
Klaus Hommels becomes head of the supervisory board at the NATO Innovation Fund
Klaus Hommels For NATO, the investor should ensure that more innovative companies are created in the field of security and defense. (Photo: Lakestar) Dusseldorf NATO wants to promote military-related technologies…
Xi starts “peace trip” in Moscow – Europe establishes ammunition pact
Berlin, Brussels What the Europeans think of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “peace trip” to Moscow was already made clear by the topics at the joint meeting of EU foreign and…
Xi and Putin are building the bulwark against the West
Beijing, Riga First the Russian military orchestra plays the Chinese national anthem, then the Russian national anthem. It is exactly 1 p.m. local time when China’s head of state Xi…
“You don’t want to shoot at your own people”
Brigadier General Alexander Krone “The goal must be to be fully equipped with everything a normal brigade needs.” (Photo: IMAGO/localpic) Berlin In the event of an alarm, Brigadier General Alexander…
Chinese leader Xi visits Russia
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping With the visit of the Chinese head of state, the Russian President can show that he is not isolated internationally. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow Russian…
China is not a credible peace broker in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping China and Russia have promised each other boundless friendship. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Can China be the key player to end or at least pause Russia’s…
China’s head of state Xi Jinping travels to Russia
Beijing China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping is expected on Monday for a three-day state visit to Moscow. He wants to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin…
China’s head of state Xi Jinping travels to Russia
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Shortly before the Russian attack, the two heads of government concluded a “partnership without borders”. (Photo: via REUTERS) Beijing China’s head of state and party…
Zelenskiy calls arrest warrant for Putin ‘historic’
Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova Both the Russian President and his Commissioner for the Rights of the Child have been indicted by the International Criminal Court. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv/…
Zelenskyy calls arrest warrant for Putin ‘historic’
Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova Both the Russian President and his Commissioner for the Rights of the Child have been indicted by the International Criminal Court. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv/…
Turkey supports Finland’s NATO entry – Sweden has to wait
Istanbul, Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given the green light for Finland to join NATO. At a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö in Ankara,…
Defense: Federal government orders self-propelled howitzers
Panzerhaubitze 2000 in action in Ukraine The federal government now wants to order up to 28 of the artillery pieces for the Bundeswehr. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Federal Government initiates…
How Europe intends to support Ukraine’s summer offensive
armed forces Analyzes are circulating in Brussels according to which Ukraine is currently firing 110,000 grenades a month, but would need 300,000 a month to be successful in a counteroffensive.…
China plays a crucial role in the European energy transition
The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). How big the German China dilemma is once again…
Zelensky promises liberation of Mariupol
Kyiv/ Moscow On the anniversary of the bombing of the Mariupol theater, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the recapture of the city and a war crimes tribunal against Russians. “The…
Zelensky promises liberation of Mariupol
Kyiv/ Moscow On the anniversary of the bombing of the Mariupol theater, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the recapture of the city and a war crimes tribunal against Russians. “The…
Zelensky promises liberation of Mariupol
Memorial event in Kyiv In Kiev, people commemorate the losses after the Russian air raid a year ago on the theater in the then heavily contested port city of Mariupol,…
“I go to funerals all the time”
Vitaly Klitschko During a visit by the Ukrainian national guard, a soldier shows the mayor of Kiev a damaged helmet. (Photo: dpa) Mr Klitschko, a year ago you described the…
Poland supplies fighter jets to Ukraine
Fighter jet MIG 29 The Poles surrender four of these planes. Above all, the Ukraine hopes for the more modern F 16. (Photo: imago/StockTrek Images) Vienna Poland is the first…