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The first group of Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany to learn how to work with Marder infantry fighting vehicles, DW Telegram channel reports. The military arrived in Cologne on Thursday, and their training should begin soon, dpa reported citing sources in security circles. Training is part of military aid to Ukraine. Earlier this month, a […]
Germany no longer depends on the energy resources of the occupier of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the Minister of Finance of Germany, Christian Lindner, quoted by the BBC. “Of course, Germany still depends on energy imports, but today not on imports from Russia, but on world markets,” he explained. It is specified […]
The other day, the American publication The Wall Street Journal reported that Poland is considering the possibility of transferring Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Currently, this information has been confirmed by the head of the country’s International Policy Bureau. What is known Jakub Kumoch told about this in an interview with the local publication Radiozet. According […]
The German government plans to send to Ukraine not only the Marder air defense system and the Patriot air defense system, but also an additional batch of Gepard anti-aircraft missiles. The information was shared by the German publication Der Spiegel. According to journalists, Germany is already in talks with two unnamed countries that have the […]
Germany has updated the list of aid given to Ukraine. In particular, our state received 20 launchers for APWKS, as well as 63 pickup trucks. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the website of the German government. During the week, Ukraine received from Germany: 20 launchers on pickups for APWKS systems; 2 armored […]
The Czech Republic signed a memorandum with Swedish and British BAE Systems on the purchase of 210 CV90 tracked combat vehicles, the defense minister said on Wednesday. The memorandum signed on Tuesday ‘confirms the agreement of all three parties on the main parameters for the purchase of CV90 combat vehicles,’ Minister Yana Chernokhova said. She […]
The German news agency FAZ, citing its own sources, reports that the United States supports the provision of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. According to the publication, the United States authorities several times tried to influence German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and persuade him to supply combat vehicles to Ukraine. All this time, the German government […]
Germany’s defense minister rejected Poland’s surprise request to deploy Patriot surface-to-air missiles in western Ukraine, saying such a deployment would have to be agreed with NATO. Earlier, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak tweeted a proposal to hand over air defense to Ukraine, days after the countries struck an air defense deal that would see Germany’s […]
A representative of the Polish parliament said that the issue of how to deal with Warsaw’s offer to provide high-performance Patriot systems to Ukraine is currently being resolved. NATO stated that they will not prevent the supply of these air defense systems to the Armed Forces. The German government confirmed that, together with its allies, […]
Germany fears an increase in attacks on infrastructure and possible sabotage. General Carsten Breyer, the commander of the territorial command of the Bundeswehr, warned about such risks for the country in an interview with Bild am Sonntag. “We are in command, first of all, we are ready for hybrid threats. This is a state between […]