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How the Ukrainian offensive could proceed – and what its success depends on
Ukrainian tank A Ukrainian offensive could succeed with several weapon systems in combination, say military experts. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin There is wild speculation and at best indications as to when…
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…
The first Leopard 1 tanks should be operational by June at the latest
Ukrainian soldier in front of a Marder armored personnel carrier A limiting factor in training is the lack of interpreters. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr wants to have trained more…
Tanks in Ukraine: Stryker, Challenger
Berlin Now it’s official: Germany is sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and according to media reports the US government wants to deliver Abrams main battle tanks. The…
Once a little brother, always a little brother
Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz There is no moral center in Europe, the European states act only under American leadership. (Photo: IMAGO/Sammy Minkoff) Joe Biden talked himself into a rage.…
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…
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…
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…
Germany wants to deliver by the end of March
Decommissioned Marder tanks on a factory site 40 vehicles are to be delivered to Ukraine by the end of March. (Photo: imago/Hans Scherhaufer) Berlin, Athens One day after the German…
First the marten, then the leopard
Marder armored personnel carrier The delivery of this weapon system alone will not bring about the decisive turning point in the war. (Photo: imago images / Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin Better…
Germany supplies Marder armored personnel carriers to Ukraine
Berlin Germany is supplying Ukraine with Marder infantry fighting vehicles and a Patriot missile defense system. The United States will also provide the government in Kyiv with light Bradley armored…