From a German party office to Russia’s ranks: Chechen-born AfD member Murad Dadaev enlists
The politician, also known as Noah Krieger, filmed himself training in motorcycle assaults with Russian troops.
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Ukraine, Germany to jointly develop anti-ballistic air defense system amid increased attacks
Deal expands Ukraine–Germany defense cooperation, opening path for joint air defense development and production of ground-based “TerMIT” robotic systems for Ukraine’s forces amid ongoing Russian strikes.
Germany’s Diehl in talks to produce Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile on German soil
CEO Helmut Rauch announced a series of meetings with Ukrainian maker Fire Point in the coming weeks and called the company "optimistic and positive" about cooperation, says FT.
Germany was late to grasp Russian hybrid attacks, Bundeswehr colonel tells defence forum
The political shift on Russian hybrid attacks began only in the past 18 to 24 months.
Germany adds €300 million to Czech ammunition drive, about 50,000 long-range rounds for Ukraine
Largest foreign backer doubles down as donor participation thins
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.
Germany, France, and UK sketch plan to bring Putin to the negotiating table
The final decision on whether to pursue talks rests with Zelenskyy — European allies will not push Kyiv to embrace a strategy it does not agree with.
One of few Western officials to witness war firsthand: What did Germany’s defense minister see on Ukraine’s front line?
Boris Pistorius went to the front line. Then he joined an EU defense ministers meeting from headquarters near combat area.
Pistorius is flying to Washington for Tomahawks, despite worsening relations between Merz and Trump — Financial Times
Germany is reviving its bid to buy US Tomahawk cruise missiles and Typhon launchers despite tensions between Trump and Merz over the Iran war, the Financial Times reports.
Germany hands Ukraine the gas plant that warmed Russia’s Nord Stream
Germany will transfer an 84 MW gas-fired power plant in Lubmin — built to serve Russia's Nord Stream 1 — to a Ukrainian operator as humanitarian aid, Die Welt reports.
NATO is dead. Meet CALM.
Discussing alternatives to the Alliance has long been taboo. That changed in 2026.
Germany approves 2027 budget with $13.5 billion for Ukraine
Germany's 2027 budget allocates €11.6 billion to Ukraine and €144.9 billion to defence, with total borrowing of €196.5 billion. Aid to Kyiv drops to €8.5 billion annually from 2028.
German prosecutors charge Ukrainian and Latvian with “agent activity for sabotage purposes”
Bavarian police arrested a Ukrainian and a Latvian on 12 April after a routine A6 traffic stop turned up a drone, GPS trackers, radios, and forged IDs. Prosecutors allege sabotage-linked espionage.
Weaponized energy: Russia may cut off Kazakh oil to Germany on 1 May, risking Berlin-Brandenburg fuel shock
Russia may plan to remove 17% of Germany's PCK refinery feedstock.
Ukrainian defense tech is in demand worldwide — German minister Pistorius
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at the Hannover Messe that Ukrainian defense technologies are in demand worldwide and urged partners to keep them in sight.
96% of Russia’s record March casualties were caused by drones — so the UK is sending its biggest package of the year
120,000+ drones, hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, and thousands of air defense missiles: UK Defense Secretary John Healey announced the package at a 43-nation Ukraine arms coordination meeting in Berlin.
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.
Germany just committed to hundreds of Patriot missiles for Ukraine
Berlin is also funding long-range strike drones inside Ukraine.
Ukraine’s factories are getting second life: Germany launches “Industrial Ramstein”
Berlin it's wiring Ukraine's factories into Europe's supply chains.
Turning point: Russia is now losing more soldiers in Ukraine each month than it recruits
Ukraine is winning the three-front war, said its defense minister.