Anti-war activists on Friday parked a bombed-out Russian tank in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, as thousands of protesters across Europe prepared to march against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
It's a year to the day since Vladimir Putin ordered his military to begin shelling Kyiv in a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As the war enters its second year, experts in Germany say the coming months will be a key test for Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not reach his aims in Ukraine, a year after Moscow's troops invaded the country.
Germany will propose measures to close loopholes in EU sanctions against Moscow that are letting embargoed goods flow into Russia and feed its "war machine", the economy
European powers on Friday vowed to intensify support for Ukraine as it battles to repel Russia, with France's president underlining at a major security conference that the time was not ripe for talks with Moscow.
Germany on Wednesday said it has "half a battalion" of Leopard 2 tanks to send to Ukraine, as NATO allies appear to
struggle to muster the heavy vehicles pledged to Kyiv.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees that weapons supplied by the West will not be used to attack Russian territory, Germany's leader said in an interview Sunday.
Germany said it had issued authorisation on Friday for Leopard 1 tanks to be sent to Ukraine, in a further boost for Kyiv as it seeks heavier weapons to counter Moscow's forces.
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France's President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged to drive Europe forward together, as the German leader visited Paris to celebrate 60 years of post-war cooperation despite recent strains.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Paris on Sunday to celebrate 60 years of postwar Franco-German cooperation, with the historic partnership under strain from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and broader tectonic shifts.
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned on Monday after coming under months of heavy criticism over Berlin's stuttering response to the war in Ukraine
Germany's Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has decided to step down from her post, several major national media outlets reported on Friday, after she came under fire over a series of gaffes.
Germany's Foreign Minister vowed Berlin's support for Ukraine in its bid to repel Russia's invasion, as she became the highest-level Western official to visit the eastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday.
Germany will supply Ukraine with about 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles within weeks as part of a new phase of support coordinated with the US, a government spokesman said on Friday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced renewed calls Thursday to deliver Leopard tanks long sought by Kyiv, after France became the first in the West to agree to supply light tanks to Ukraine.
Germany on Wednesday signed a deal to buy dozens of US-made F-35 fighter jets, US officials said, part of the country's military overhaul following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened thanks to international pressure on Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Thursday.
Germany's defence ministry has raised serious concerns about the planned purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets, part of the country's military modernisation drive, according to documents seen by AFP.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday pressed Russia's President Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to end his war in Ukraine, including troop withdrawals, Berlin said following a call between the two.
German lawmakers on Wednesday approved a
resolution declaring as "genocide" the 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine
under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, adopting language used by Kyiv.
Germany is to declare the 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Joseph Stalin a "genocide", adopting language used by Kyiv, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Friday.
