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24-year-old Ukrainian hid weapons cache near Berlin on Moscow’s orders, report says

A 24-year-old Ukrainian man identified as Vadym S. placed two pistols in a weapons cache on the outskirts of Berlin at the direction of Russian special services, Der Spiegel reported on Aug. 25, citing German authorities.

26 August, 03:54 AM

Germany considers shutting down Berlin's “Russian House” after Leipzig airport drone incident

The German government is considering closing the state-run "Russian House" cultural center in Berlin following an incident where a Russian drone targeted a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig/Halle airport, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on August 21.

21 August, 01:58 PM

U.S. sanctions threaten Rosneft’s Berlin refinery

The management of Schwedt oil refinery in Germany, owned by Russia’s Rosneft, privately warned Berlin that U.S. sanctions threaten fuel supply to the German capital and the surrounding region, Reuters reported on Feb. 10.

10 February, 10:24 PM

Zelenskyy meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 02:09 PM

Zelenskyy floats dropping NATO bid for legally binding guarantees

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly offered to drop Ukraine’s aspiration to join NATO in exchange for robust security guarantees from Western partners, Reuters reported shortly after the first round of peace talks in Berlin on Dec. 14.

15 December 2025, 09:04 AM

Leaders of 'coalition of the willing' to meet in Berlin on Dec. 15

European leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, will meet in Berlin on Dec. 15 to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, Reuters reported on Dec. 10, citing two sources.

10 December 2025, 06:05 PM

German students protest military service reform

Thousands of German students skipped classes on Dec. 5 to march in more than 90 cities, protesting legislation that paves way for mandatory military service, Spiegel reported.

5 December 2025, 11:16 PM

Germany spends $197 million to rebuild Ukraine’s power grid

Germany will immediately provide EUR170 million ($197 million) in aid to help Ukraine repair energy infrastructure damaged by recent Russian attacks, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 10:50 PM

AfD lawmakers barred from meeting with Medvedev in Sochi

A delegation of MPs from the German far-right AfD party, set to visit Russia next week, will not meet with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Nov. 6. Medvedev currently serves as Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council.

6 November 2025, 10:47 PM

Germany’s AfD to ‘intensify contacts’ with Russia

Two German MPs representing the far-right populist AfD party plan to travel to Russia in mid-November to “intensify contacts” with Moscow, German TV news program Tagesschau reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 11:52 PM

Germany’s CDU unhappy with influx of young Ukrainians

Young Ukrainian men arriving in Germany should seek work rather than rely on the social‐welfare system, Carsten Linnemann, general secretary of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Drone sighting halts flights at Berlin’s BER airport — media

Flights at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) were temporarily suspended on Oct. 29 after a drone was spotted in the airspace, according to Die Welt.

1 November 2025, 09:34 AM

Germany announces more than $2.3 billion in new aid for Ukraine

Germany will provide over EUR2 billion ($2.33 billion) in additional military assistance to Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced after a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 08:45 PM

Polish PM opposes extraditing Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Extraditing Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlyov to Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions “is not in Poland’s interest,” Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Germany floats offering Ukraine $163 billion loan

The EU should offer Ukraine an interest-free loan of nearly EUR140 billion ($163 billion), to be repaid only after Russia agrees to war reparations, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote in an opinion piece for the Financial Times on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 08:40 PM

Berlin Airport chaos drags on after cyberattack

Berlin Airport is continuing to grapple with disruptions following a cyberattack that struck passenger check-in systems at multiple European Union airports, Spiegel reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 01:37 PM

More German Patriot launchers arrive in Ukraine

Germany has delivered the first launchers from two Patriot air defense systems it pledged to give Ukraine this year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 08:34 PM

Berlin delivers eighth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine

Ukraine received from Germany its eighth IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile battery two weeks ago, German Aid to Ukraine monitoring project reported on Aug. 29. The crew operating the system completed their training in July.

30 August 2025, 12:18 AM

Germany’s Nord Stream probe concludes, six Ukrainians charged

German authorities have wrapped up their investigation into the 2022 Nord Stream natural gas pipeline explosions and issued arrest warrants for six Ukrainian nationals, German media reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 10:44 PM

Germany to provide $500 million for U.S. weapons and ammunition for Ukraine

The German government will allocate $500 million to purchase U.S. military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine under NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, the alliance announced on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 10:14 PM

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