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Berlin, Washington near deal to send Patriots to Ukraine

A decision about sending two U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv will be made by Berlin and Washington within days or weeks, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on July 14 after talks with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth, Reuters reported.

15 July 2025, 06:21 AM

Germany to fund long-range Patriot missiles for Ukraine

Germany has allocated funding in the high hundreds of millions of euros to purchase long-range missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot air defense systems, General Christian Freuding, coordinator of the Ukraine Assistance Headquarters, told ZDF on July 13.

13 July 2025, 10:59 AM

Russian assets to remain frozen until Moscow pays reparations, German chancellor says

Russia must pay Ukraine roughly EUR500 billion ($585 billion) in reparations before it would be allowed to access its central bank assets frozen in the West, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 10.

11 July 2025, 01:33 AM

Germany offers to pay for Ukraine’s Patriot systems, report says

Berlin has drafted a deal offering to pay the United States for two additional Patriot air defense batteries and interceptors to be delivered to Ukraine, German newspaper Bild reported on July 3.

3 July 2025, 10:36 PM

Germany to finance production of Ukraine’s long-range UAVs

The German government has signed the first contract to finance long-range weapons production in Ukraine, German outlet Welt reported on July 1.

1 July 2025, 10:25 PM

Zelenskyy hails Berlin’s U-turn on NATO membership for Ukraine

Breaking with long-standing policy, the new German government now supports Ukraine’s membership in NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 30.

1 July 2025, 01:37 AM

Berlin designates Russia as ‘existential’ threat in new defense doctrine

In the most recent review of Germany’s military strategy, Russia is named as a source of “existential risks” to the country, Der Spiegel reported on June 20, citing the document itself.

21 June 2025, 07:10 PM

Germany wants to buy Patriot systems for Ukraine

Berlin is launching a program to purchase Patriot air defense systems from other countries before transferring them to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on June 4.

4 June 2025, 09:38 PM

German FM Wadephul plans Berlin meeting with US Senator Graham on Russia sanctions

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is set to meet with U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on June 2 to discuss a major sanctions package against Russia, ZDF Heute reported.

2 June 2025, 10:55 AM

Ukraine refutes Zelenskyy skipping Berlin events over frontline crisis

Media reports claiming that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was forced to cancel his participation in the Charlemagne Prize ceremony in Aachen due to an escalating Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast are not true, the Ukrainian Embassy in Germany wrote on X shortly after midnight on May 29.

29 May 2025, 09:46 AM

Ukraine signs IRIS-T licensing deal with Germany

Kyiv has signed a contract with Germany’s Diehl Defence to produce IRIS-T air defense systems and missiles for them in Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 28.

28 May 2025, 09:46 PM

Russia shows no willingness to negotiate anywhere — Friedrich Merz

Germany does not see any readiness for negotiations from Russia, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin on May 28.

28 May 2025, 06:42 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin to meet with Merz

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Bild reported on May 28.

28 May 2025, 01:52 PM

Berlin grows reluctant to deploy troops to Ukraine — report

Germany is diverging from French and UK policies on supporting a European troop deployment to post-war Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on May 27, citing unnamed European officials.

28 May 2025, 02:03 AM

No Taurus announcement expected during Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin — report

The German government will not announce a decision to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming visit to Berlin, German newspaper Bild reported on May 27.

27 May 2025, 10:10 PM

Zelenskyy to meet Merz, Steinmeier in Berlin on May 28

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on May 28 to meet Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss technical negotiations with Russia, new EU sanctions, and military aid, Spiegel reports.

26 May 2025, 08:55 PM

No signs of quick end to Ukraine war — Germany’s Merz

There is little to suggest that the Russo–Ukrainian war could end soon, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 21.

21 May 2025, 11:42 PM

EU sanctions German couple for anti-Ukrainian activism

The European Union imposed sanctions against Elena Kolbasnikova and her husband Max Schlund—pro-Russian influence agents living in Germany—Reuters reported on May 20.

21 May 2025, 02:11 AM

German president Steinmeier rejects Moscow’s ‘historical lies’ about Ukraine

German President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier accused Russia of spreading “historical lies” by describing its invasion of Ukraine as a continuation of the fight against fascism, German outlet Tagesspiegel reported on May 8.

9 May 2025, 01:57 AM

Two German MEPs plan to attend May 9 parade in Moscow

Two German members of the European Parliament representing the left-populist party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) will attend the May 9 military parade in Moscow and then travel to Kyiv, German broadcaster DW reported on May 7.

8 May 2025, 02:09 AM

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