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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks online with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 12 October 2026. Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/X

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Germany’s chancellor admits occasional resupply snags in Ukraine aid—he’ll try to clear them at the 19 November summit

Merz said he gathered from the talks that deliveries, F-16 ammunition in particular, are helping Ukraine’s army a lot right now.

byTaisiia Vivdych

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A month before the diesel waiver, Trump’s envoys had already pitched Kyiv on Russian gas, NYT says

Behind the public peace talks, the envoys pressed Kyiv to consider reviving a trade Europe had spent years shutting down.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, 12 October 2026. Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/X

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Germany works to organize a Coalition of the Willing meeting as Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy sector

Ukraine and Germany have also agreed to hold a meeting of national security advisers in the E3 format.

byStanovych Solomiia

ten years britain’s prime minister says russia meddled brexit vote—and warns germany france · post andy burnham britain's new 29 2026 hl-8sqawgaax0se ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Ten years on, Britain’s prime minister says Russia meddled in the Brexit vote—and warns Germany and France

In 2020, London said it saw “no evidence of successful interference.” Now Andy Burnham says Merz told him the AfD is linked to Russia.

byTaisiia Vivdych

germany stays russia’s sabotage crosshairs its industry now braces long haul · post entrance rheinmetall company 30 2025 javalí viejo murcia spain ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Germany stays in Russia’s sabotage crosshairs, and its industry now braces for the long haul

Companies are no random targets, the country’s main industry lobby warns, a week after the foreign intelligence chief said Germany had become a main obstacle to Russian power in Europe.

byYuri Zoria

Illustrative photo of a Ukrainian-made missile launch.

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Ukraine’s answer to Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds: a small new missile named Nika, heading into testing

Russian jet-powered drones slip past Ukraine's defenses far more often than the older, propeller-driven models.

byTaisiia Vivdych

staying eu embassies remain kyiv after russia warns diplomats leave risk lives · post ambassador ukraine katarina mathernová 796746075_10164532181563363_8495230156254396336_n news ukrainian reports

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“We are staying”: EU embassies remain in Kyiv after Russia warns diplomats to leave or risk their lives

EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová said Moscow wants to scare Europe into cutting its support for Ukraine, and Poland and Estonia also refused to move.

byYuri Zoria

mr putin put end senseless war merz kyiv €1 billion military aid · post ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy welcomes german chancellor friedrich 4 2026 video zelenskiy official /telegram володимир зеленський

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“Mr Putin, put an end to this senseless war”: Merz in Kyiv, with €1 billion in military aid

The chancellor said Germany is ready for talks, but Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilians must stop.

byYuri Zoria

russia's drones keep targeting bridges kyiv can't easily replace—now northern crossing cratered · post explosion bridge ukraine 4 2026 20261004111959-2727 (1) news ukrainian reports

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Russia’s drones keep targeting the bridges Kyiv can’t easily replace—now the Northern crossing is cratered

Ukraine's government is already weighing earth dams and pontoon crossings in case the city's Dnipro bridges are knocked out.

byYuri Zoria

Lithuanian soldiers of the Iron Wolf Mechanized Infantry Brigade during Combined Resolve II NATO exercise in Germany

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Russia’s shadow war on Europe is widening—NATO still sees no attack coming

A Polish warning, a US spy chief's Moscow trip, and an explosive drone found beside a cargo plane at a German airport all preceded the alliance's assessment.

byTaisiia Vivdych

britain france germany back ukraine's peace terms press putin ceasefire · post left right french president emmanuel macron ukrainian volodymyr zelenskyy uk prime minister keir starmer german chancellor friedrich merz

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Britain, France, and Germany back Ukraine’s peace terms and press Putin for a ceasefire

After meeting Ukraine's president in London, the three leaders set out five conditions for a just and lasting peace and welcomed Kyiv's push for direct talks.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in interview with Rai Radio 1, 10 April 2026. Photo: Zelenskyy on Telegram

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Zelenskyy responds to Merz: Ukraine has been defending Europe fully, not with half measures and has to have right to vote in EU

With Orban out of power, Zelenskyy wants full EU membership, not Germany's "associate" compromise.

byOlena Mukhina

German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. Source: X

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“We know Russians, and these are means they use”: Germany won’t evacuate its Kyiv embassy ahead on Russia’s Victory Day

Russia is trying to empty Kyiv's diplomatic quarter before its parade. Germany is staying.

byOlena Mukhina

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WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

Germany's shift — driven by Merz's conclusion that Trump was prepared to abandon Ukraine and had confused victim with aggressor — unlocked a broader coalition.

byYuri Zoria

Inside the first workshop of the Bilshovyk factory. Most of factory facilities are ruined today. Source: Facebook of Dmytro Sennychenko

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Ukraine’s factories are getting second life: Germany launches “Industrial Ramstein”

Berlin it's wiring Ukraine's factories into Europe's supply chains.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed the memorandum on cooperation, together with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on 14 April, 2026. Source: Fedorov

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Ukraine just gave Germany’s AI something no simulation ever could: real war

Merz and Zelenskyy signed the most consequential defense tech deal in Europe.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

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Zelenskyy in Berlin: Germany pledges air defense, long-range weapons and ammunition in new aid packages

Germany and Ukraine signed defense cooperation deals after Zelenskyy–Merz talks in Berlin, with new aid packages covering air defense, long-range weapons, drones and ammunition.

byMaria Tril

jaak madison, an estonian member of the european parliament

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Inside the EU parliament: the bloc Ukraine wants to join is already fracturing

A Baltic MEP on Hungary’s veto, Europe's war fatigue, and why the bloc Ukraine wants to join is already splitting apart.

byPeeter Helme

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Germany won’t send Taurus missiles to Ukraine – and now Merz says Ukraine doesn’t need them anyway

Berlin points to Ukraine's domestically produced long-range systems as a reason the issue is no longer live.

byBenjamin Murdoch

fico joins orbán demanding eu lift russian energy sanctions — week before hungary’s election could end orbán’s 16-year rule · post slovak prime minister robert visiting hungarian viktor budapest 2024

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EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money

25 EU leaders formally endorsed Ukraine's loan disbursement by early April and invited the Council to open all EU accession clusters without delay. Hungary and Slovakia declined to support the conclusions.

byYuri Zoria

Friedrich Merz

Germany’s chancellor admits occasional resupply snags in Ukraine aid—he’ll try to clear them at the 19 November summit

A month before the diesel waiver, Trump’s envoys had already pitched Kyiv on Russian gas, NYT says

Germany works to organize a Coalition of the Willing meeting as Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy sector

Ten years on, Britain’s prime minister says Russia meddled in the Brexit vote—and warns Germany and France

Germany stays in Russia’s sabotage crosshairs, and its industry now braces for the long haul

Ukraine’s answer to Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds: a small new missile named Nika, heading into testing

“We are staying”: EU embassies remain in Kyiv after Russia warns diplomats to leave or risk their lives

“Mr Putin, put an end to this senseless war”: Merz in Kyiv, with €1 billion in military aid

Russia’s drones keep targeting the bridges Kyiv can’t easily replace—now the Northern crossing is cratered

Russia’s shadow war on Europe is widening—NATO still sees no attack coming

Britain, France, and Germany back Ukraine’s peace terms and press Putin for a ceasefire

Zelenskyy responds to Merz: Ukraine has been defending Europe fully, not with half measures and has to have right to vote in EU

“We know Russians, and these are means they use”: Germany won’t evacuate its Kyiv embassy ahead on Russia’s Victory Day

WSJ: Europe is quietly building a NATO fallback in case the US steps back

Ukraine’s factories are getting second life: Germany launches “Industrial Ramstein”

Ukraine just gave Germany’s AI something no simulation ever could: real war

Zelenskyy in Berlin: Germany pledges air defense, long-range weapons and ammunition in new aid packages

Inside the EU parliament: the bloc Ukraine wants to join is already fracturing

Germany won’t send Taurus missiles to Ukraine – and now Merz says Ukraine doesn’t need them anyway

EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money

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