Tag: main battle tank
Germany puts together a new weapons package with a volume of 2.7 billion euros
Ukrainian soldiers training on a Leopard 1 Initially 30 refurbished Leopard 1 main battle tanks from industrial stocks are now to be delivered to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Ahead of…
Zelensky insists on the liberation of Crimea
Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks before an iftar meal to celebrate the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at a Muslim center outside of Kiev. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv…
Zelensky evokes Ukrainian-Polish alliance
Bachmut Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar at Russian positions on the front line at Bakhmut. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After returning from a state visit to Warsaw, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Zelensky evokes Ukrainian-Polish alliance
Burning houses in Ukraine last week Russian attackers and Ukrainian defenders fought bitter house-to-house fighting in Bakhmut. (Photo: dpa) Moscow According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Poland and Ukraine are…
NATO celebrates Finland’s accession – USA announce further aid to Ukraine
Pekka Haavisto (left), Jens Stoltenberg (middle) and Antony Blinken Finland is now officially the 31st member state of NATO. (Photo: IMAGO/Lehtikuva) Moscow After Finland’s official NATO accession, Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Russia suspects opposition and Ukraine behind attack
Wladimir Putin The Russian President posthumously awarded the far-right blogger a medal. (Photo: AP) Kyiv Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has posthumously awarded a medal to the Russian military blogger who…
Russian nuclear weapons are said to be on the border with Poland
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had announced that tactical nuclear weapons would be stationed in Belarus. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Russia is sticking to the announced stationing…
Russia takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council – Zelensky calls for reform of the body
Volodymyr Zelensky “It is hard to imagine anything better demonstrating the complete bankruptcy of such institutions.” (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Russia’s rotational assumption of the presidency of the UN Security Council…
Zelensky demands justice for Ukraine
anniversary of the liberation of Bucha President Zelensky commemorates the victims of Russia’s occupation in Bucha. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Regarding the casualties and destruction caused by Russia’s war of aggression,…
Ukraine War: Zelensky: More unity against tyranny
Ukraine war The war in Ukraine costs a large amount of ammunition. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After attending the virtual world summit for democracy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that democracy…
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…
Selenski urgently asks partners for combat aircraft
Munich Security Conference President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that victory of Ukraine this year is possible. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Munich Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the international community…
Russia’s war of aggression has increased Europe’s dependence on the US
The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). In the fall of 2021, the honeymoon in transatlantic…
Did the Chancellor’s calculation work?
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has prevailed: the USA is now also supplying battle tanks. But Germany has faced a great deal of criticism with its condition that it only deliver Leopard…
These main battle tanks are supplied by Germany and the USA
Berlin, Brussels, Washington After months of demands from Ukraine and numerous international criticism, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave in: Germany wants to support Ukraine with initially 14 Leopard 2 main…
What is behind the hesitant attitude of the Chancellor
Leopard 2 main battle tank Germany would have to agree if other countries want to pass the weapon system on to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Brussels, Washington In a children’s…
The chancellor’s hesitation plays into Putin’s hands
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in front of a Leopard 2 main battle tank The federal government is wasting time that Ukraine does not have. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Angela Merkel has…
Scholz can no longer prevent the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks
Olaf Scholz The chancellor is reluctant to bow to public pressure. (Photo: Bloomberg) Anyone who expected Olaf Scholz to use his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos to…
Vladimir Putin could endure the stalemate in Ukraine longer than the West
Wladimir Putin War fatigue is likely to set in faster in the West than in Russia. (Photo: AP) Vladimir Putin cannot win the war in Ukraine – but he will…
Lambrecht’s resignation: Ministry of Defense – The construction sites for the new boss
Pilot and technician with Tornado of the Bundeswehr The operational readiness of many weapon systems leaves a lot to be desired. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has…