A drone carrying explosives was found near a Ukrainian plane at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport late Tuesday, prompting officials to warn the incident represented “a new quality of danger,” authorities said Wednesday. The discovery temporarily shut down both runways at the major European freight hub and forced several flights to divert to other airports, according to […]
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German airlines call to shoot down drones threatening airports
Germany’s airlines are calling for drones that threaten airport operations to be shot down, Der Spiegel reported on Oct. 11. The call to action comes amid a recent surge of unidentified drone sightings that have disrupted airports in Germany, prompting efforts to address the threat. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article […]
German finance minister ‘sure’ that EU will find more ways to use Russia’s frozen assets
“I am sure that in the end we will get there, that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will pay for this war,” Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be […]
China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports
German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources, that China has signalled it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. However, China is prepared to do so only “if the peacekeeping forces were deployed on the basis of a mandate from the United Nations (UN),” the sources […]
Zelensky arrives in Berlin to meet German chancellor ahead of call with Trump, European leaders
Zelensky and Merz will hold a bilateral meeting before joining a video conference with European leaders, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and U.S. President Donald Trump, a presidential spokesperson said. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they […]
German Quantum Systems takes 10% ownership in Ukrainian defense robotics firm Frontline
German-Ukrainian defense technology company Quantum Systems has acquired a 10% stake in Frontline, a Ukrainian defense robotics firm, Quantum Systems announced in a press release on July 16. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can […]
‘Impeccable results’ — New Skynex video shows Ukrainian forces destroying Russian drones with German gun
Filmed in an undisclosed location at an unspecified time, the video published on July 12 shows Ukrainian soldiers shooting down multiple Russian targets with a German-made Skynex air defense system. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so […]
Russia doubts NATO’s Article 5, could use ‘little green men’ to test it, German intelligence chief warns
Russia wants to test NATO’s resolve by hostile steps beyond Ukraine, as some Russian officials believe the alliance’s collective defense principle no longer works, German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl told the Table Media news outlet in an interview published on June 9. “There are people in Moscow who no longer believe that NATO‘s Article 5 […]
‘Putin is not interested in peace’ — German FM calls for additional sanctions following large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for additional EU sanctions against Russia on May 25 following Russia’s large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine that killed 12 and injured 79. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is not interested in peace, he wants to continue this war, and we must not allow this, which is why the European Union […]
Merz seeks to quickly push through $3.2 billion in German aid for Ukraine
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, said he wants a defense aid package for Ukraine worth roughly 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) approved by the current, outgoing parliament, Le Monde and AFP reported on March 4. Speaking at a press conference, Merz said he plans to raise the issue with outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, […]
Taurus missiles, stronger Europe — what can Ukraine hope for after German elections
The victory of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz was met with relief in Ukraine. The conservative leader has long criticized the supposedly cautious Ukraine strategy of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose government collapsed last November, triggering the snap vote. Merz’s likely coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is sure […]
Trump’s Ukraine remarks ‘shocking,’ echo Russian narratives, German opposition leader says
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements about Ukraine, calling them “shocking” and aligned with Russian narratives, the German TV news program Tagesschau reported on Feb. 21. “This is the Russian narrative; this is how Putin has presented it for years, and I’m frankly shocked that Donald Trump has now […]