Source link Another draft push is planned in Ukraine, and the country’s defense minister is targeting citizens abroad Ukraine’s new mobilization drive will have no practical consequences for Ukrainians living in Germany, the country’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann told the German Press Agency (DPA) on Friday. Kiev’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov had told German newspaper […]
Source link Most refugees don’t complete government-funded courses, according to a draft report obtained by the news outlet Most of the Ukrainian refugees in Germany who enrolled for government-funded ‘integration courses’ have failed to complete them successfully, Der Spiegel has said, citing a draft report on federal spending. Details of the document produced by Germany’s […]
Source link A local Federal Prosecutor is reportedly targeting a Moscow Stock Exchange subsidiary German officials have announced plans to seize almost $800 million in assets from a Russian bank account due to alleged violations of EU sanctions. The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe has initiated “independent confiscation proceedings,” according to its official website. […]
Source link Ben Hodges has pointed to the Third Reich as an example to follow in the conflict with Russia The Ukrainian government needs to look at what Germany did in WWII to stand a chance against Russia, according to Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army forces stationed in Europe. Hodges, who retired as […]
Source link Military chief Boris Pistorius has said Europeans have five to eight years to arm up before US focus shifts to the Asia-Pacific European nations have less than a decade left to ramp up their military capabilities so that they can fend for themselves in case of conflict, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has […]
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz has proposed dropping unanimity voting requirements for EU enlargement and aid to Kiev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted Hungary for stalling the EU’s Ukraine aid efforts and accession talks and has suggested holding a majority vote at the European Council Summit regarding support for Kiev. His comments come as […]
Source link Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Germany’s parliament to bypass the national debt threshold for the sake of helping Ukraine Germany might have to declare an emergency at home just to provide additional assistance to Kiev next year if the situation in Ukraine gets any worse, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the nation’s lawmakers […]
Source link Germany has halved imports of natural gas since 2021 but is essentially paying the same costs for supplies, according to an analysis published on Sunday by RIA Novosti based on official statistics. The EU’s largest economy reduced overall gas imports by 2.5 times between January and September this year compared to the same […]
Source link Eight of the nine young men found guilty of raping a minor at a festival in Hamburg had been given suspended sentences A number of men found guilty of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Germany three years ago have appealed their convictions despite all but one of them controversially receiving suspended sentences, it […]
Source link The country is still producing enough equipment and ammunition to meet the army’s needs despite the restrictions, Berlin has said Russia is still able to supply its troops despite the sanctions, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday, calling it one of the key factors preventing the Western arms deliveries from turning […]
Source link Boris Pistorius has brushed off criticism that Berlin is giving Kiev “too little to win and too much to lose” Germany is doing its best to provide Ukraine with necessary military assistance, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said. He recalled, however, that Berlin and Kiev are not part of the same alliance. […]
Source link Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has urged at-risk individuals to be vaccinated ahead of the holiday season German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said it is the “optimal time” for people to receive newly adapted coronavirus vaccinations, as he urged people to get their shots before the Christmas holidays. Speaking at a meeting on […]
Source link Berlin is seeking to reduce the amount it gives to the European Peace Facility (EPF), used to bankroll the Ukrainian war Germany is seeking to reduce its share in the so-called European Peace Facility (EPF), a €20 billion EU fund, which the bloc has been using almost exclusively to prop up Kiev in […]
Source link Olaf Scholz’s government is too engrossed in domestic problems at the moment, a commissioner told reporters Faced with pressing domestic issues, the German government has been unable to take part in discussions on EU finances, the bloc’s budget commissioner, Johannes Hahn, has told journalists. Earlier this year, Berlin – along with several other […]
Source link NATO foreign ministers grappled with Western fatigue with the conflict during a key meeting in Brussels Dwindling public attention to the Ukraine conflict will be “fatal,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said, in the run-up to a key NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. The first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on […]