Tag: Defense policy
Three possible scenarios for the “decisive battle”
Berlin It is no longer a secret that Ukraine is planning a counter-offensive in the spring. And yet three important questions remain unanswered: Where and when could it start? And…
Ukraine: Zelensky fires three regional governors
Volodymyr Zelensky The President fires three territorial governors. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv/ Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy assumes that Russia has little left to do in its war against Ukraine. Arms…
The Black Sea becomes the scene of geopolitical power struggles
Grain carriers on the Black Sea The inland sea is not only important economically, but increasingly also from a geostrategic point of view. (Photo: Reuters) Istanbul The crash of a…
US drone collides with Russian fighter jet
US MQ-9 Reaper drone (archive image) According to the US military, the drone was on a routine mission. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin New tensions between the US and Russia: An unmanned…
US drone collides with Russian fighter jet over Black Sea – Moscow denies contact
US MQ-9 Reaper drone (archive image) According to the US military, the drone was on a routine mission. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin New tensions between the US and Russia: An unmanned…
US drone collides with Russian fighter jet over Black Sea – Moscow denies contact
US MQ-9 Reaper drone (archive image) According to the US military, the drone was on a routine mission. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin New tensions between the US and Russia: An unmanned…
US drone collides with Russian fighter jet over Black Sea
US MQ-9 Reaper drone According to the US military, the drone was on a routine mission. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin An unmanned US military drone has collided with a Russian fighter…
The troubled troops get a crisis manager
Lieutenant General Carsten Breuer The 58-year-old has had a steep career in the German Armed Forces. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The last enemy that Carsten Breuer was supposed to help fight…
“The Bundeswehr is not fully operational”
Defense Commissioner Eva Högl “The Bundeswehr has too little of everything, and it has had even less since February 24, 2022.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The “turning point” in the German…
What else can Moscow come up with? The Great Mystery of Russia’s Munitions Inventory
Burned out Russian ammunition depot Russia is apparently looking for new suppliers of war ammunition. (Photo: AP) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is furious. For weeks…
Ukraine is safest as a NATO member
Kersti Kaljulaid The Estonian top politician on Russia, Ukraine and Germany’s role in the war. (Photo: imago images/Metodi Popow) Ms. Kaljulaid, you were President of Estonia from 2016 to 2021.…
US forges naval alliance against China
US Navy submarine USS Missouri The three countries plan to discuss their pact on Monday on board this Virginia-class submarine. (Photo: AP) Washington If implemented as planned, the submarine deal…
Why the Ukraine war is also noticeable in Svalbard
Covered bust of Lenin A Ukraine flag hangs in front of a bust of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin at the Kroa restaurant in Longyearbyen. (Photo: dpa) Longyearbyen A…
Traffic light does not create agreement on the Security Council – but the National Security Strategy comes anyway
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Ministry and the Chancellery did not agree on a National Security Council. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Federal Government has…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
Front line at Bachmut A Ukrainian paratrooper from the 80th Air Assault Brigade prepares a 2s1 self-propelled howitzer for shelling Russian positions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin/Munich In the fighting in Ukraine,…
National security strategy on the home stretch
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Ministry and the Chancellery did not agree on a national security council. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The federal government has…
The traffic light dispenses with a National Security Council
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Office argued that a National Security Council could also be located there. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The negotiations have lasted…
Russia is increasing its operations in Ukraine – but the air war has failed
Ukraine’s emergency services workers load the remains of an S-300 missile S-300 missiles are used in large numbers in areas close to the border, thus increasing the range of classic…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
sunflower oil According to the oilseed processing industry in Germany (Ovid), the supply of edible oil has normalized despite the ongoing conflict. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin/Munich A good year after the…
Macron sees his country in the “war economy”
French fighter jet Rafale The order books of the armaments companies in France are full. (Photo: AFP) Paris, Cholet Cholet is located in the Loire estuary, idyllically surrounded by pastures…