Franziska Brantner, head of Germany’s opposition party Alliance 90/The Greens, has called on the federal government to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems and long-range missiles.
A resident of Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region has been extradited from Germany after being sentenced to six years in prison for illegal drug trafficking and subsequently fleeing abroad.
The United Kingdom and Germany have signed a joint procurement contract worth GBP 52 million ($70 million) to acquire advanced artillery systems mounted on armored vehicles, capable of firing on the move and striking targets at a distance of more than 70 kilometers.
Russia has been waging a hybrid war against Germany for years, so work is currently underway to strengthen the army and improve the civil defense system.
On Monday, a meeting will take place in London between the presidents of Ukraine and France and the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Germany, who plan to discuss peace negotiations mediated by the United States.
Once hostilities in Ukraine come to an end, the question of returning Ukrainian asylum seekers home will arise. Still, they will not be required to leave the Federal Republic of Germany within tight deadlines or without consideration of individual circumstances.
Ukrainian asylum seekers who arrived in Germany after April 1, 2025, will receive the same level of support as other refugees, rather than the basic unemployment benefit available to German citizens.
Retired Bundeswehr Lieutenant General Heinrich Brauss believes that if an international contingent is deployed in Ukraine to maintain a ceasefire, Germany will definitely participate.
Following the U.S. sanctions imposed on the Russian corporation Rosneft earlier this month, the U.S. Treasury issued an official license on Wednesday allowing transactions with its subsidiaries in Germany for an additional six months.
Germany has contributed EUR 60 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, which will be used, among other things, to supply generators, energy equipment, and mobile thermal power plants.
Germany is allocating EUR 400 million to support the production of Ukrainian long-range drones, whose strikes on targets deep inside Russia are already yielding results.
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, held talks with advisers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.