- 14 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitygermany
Germany to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry for first time
By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany announced on Tuesday its first delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks, after weeks of…
Explainer-Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons?
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing growing criticism at home and abroad for his government's failure to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off…
Ukraine: One Chessboard, One Master
As the war in Ukraine inches towards the seventh week, there is a weariness among the warring nations; unconcerned people across the globe are clapping at the sight of missile…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Civilian deaths in Ukraine’s Bucha were war crimes, Germany’s Scholz says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The perpetrators of civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were guilty of war crimes and must be held accountable, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on…
Germany is the main roadblock for tougher Russian sanctions, Poland’s PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Germany is the main roadblock to imposing tougher sanctions on Russia, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday during a news conference, adding that Hungary was…
Germany okays sale of former GDR infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has approved the delivery to Ukraine of several dozen infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that originally belonged to the former communist East Germany amid criticism that Berlin…
Scholz to Zelenskiy: Germany ready to act as security guarantor for Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany is ready to act a security guarantor for Ukraine, said a German government spokesperson in…
Germany eyes buying missile defence system, Chancellor Scholz says
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is considering purchasing a missile defence system to shield against a potential attack from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said late on Sunday. "This is certainly one of…
German minister says further Strela missiles are on way to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Wednesday that after delays in deliveries, further supplies of Strela missiles, which had been in the inventories of the former…
German resort’s rift over Russian oligarch resonates across country
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German politician who mobilized a protest against a now-sanctioned Russian resident of his resort town has attracted a following, but also angry emails…
Putin’s power must be destroyed, German econ minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck called on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin's power to be reduced and ultimately destroyed. "We should do everything we can to…
France, UK, Germany say Iran deal could collapse on Russian demands
PARIS (Reuters) - France, Britain and Germany warned Russia on Saturday that its demands to have its trade guaranteed with Iran risked the collapse of an almost-completed nuclear deal. Negotiators…
