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Syrian teenager suspected of fatally beating Ukrainian woman in Germany

A 17-year-old Syrian citizen was taken into custody in Mannheim, Germany, on suspicion of murdering his 19-year-old Ukrainian partner, the Mannheim prosecutor's office announced, Bild reported on March 17.

18 March, 09:21 AM

Young Ukrainian women fall into high-risk groups for physical and sexual violence in EU

Ukrainian women aged 18 to 29 are becoming victims of physical and sexual violence in the EU. NV investigated why displaced women fall into risk groups and how European police respond to these reports.

17 March, 10:30 AM

Germans’ views on Ukraine and Russia continue shifting

The views of the German public on Ukraine and Russia have shifted markedly since Russia's full-scale invasion, Anka Feldhusen, a former German diplomat who now serves as Ukraine's business ombudswoman, told NV on March 16.

16 March, 11:46 PM

Some European nations want to delay Ukraine's EU accession by decades

Certain EU member states demanding that Ukraine prove its reforms are working and wait another 10 to 20 years, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on March 16.

16 March, 11:41 AM

Berlin: U.S. 'wrong' to lift Russia oil sanctions

Any move to reduce pressure on the Russian regime is a mistake, including the U.S. waiver authorizing purchases of Russian oil already in transit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on March 13.

13 March, 11:50 PM

Germany to send decommissioned power equipment to Ukraine

Germany has prepared a shipment of equipment from decommissioned thermal power plants to help Ukraine repair the damage from Russian attacks, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry said on March 11.

11 March, 08:47 PM

German court convicts Ukrainian teen for double murder

A German court has found a 16-year-old Ukrainian guilty of murdering a 32-year-old Ukrainian woman and her one-year-old daughter. The teenager beat them to death on a forest path, N-tv reported on March 10.

11 March, 09:47 AM

Germany to deliver about 35 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has organized the delivery of about 35 Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles to Ukraine from German and other European stockpiles in the coming weeks, Der Spiegel reported on March 10.

10 March, 11:00 AM

Berlin boosts Ukraine aid with millions for civil defense

Germany will allocate an additional €200 million ($232 million) to Ukraine for civil protection, the Federal Foreign Office announced on X on March 5.

6 March, 09:26 AM

Germany hands over first 13 vehicles to rebuild shattered Ukrainian railways

Germany has handed over the first 13 vehicles from an aid package to Ukrzaliznytsia for the rapid restoration of railway infrastructure damaged in Russian attacks, Ministry of Communities and Territories Development wrote on March 4.

5 March, 11:51 AM

U.S. to exempt Rosneft’s German subsidiary from sanctions indefinitely

In a lobbying victory for Berlin, the United States will exempt the German subsidiary of Russia’s Rosneft from sanctions indefinitely, Bloomberg reported on March 4.

4 March, 08:49 PM

AfD develops interest in NATO’s vulnerabilities — report

German far-right opposition party AfD, famous for its friendly stance on Russia, has asked the military for details about vulnerabilities exposed during the Hedgehog 2025 exercise, Politico reported on Feb. 26.

27 February, 07:44 PM

Germany weighs extraditing Portnov killing suspect

German authorities are considering the extradition of a suspect arrested in the killing of Andriy Portnov, Cologne prosecutor’s office told public broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Feb. 26.

26 February, 07:26 PM

EU permanently scraps plan to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

The European Union has officially "buried" the proposal to directly transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Johann Vadephul announced, DW wrote on Feb. 25.

26 February, 11:20 AM

Portnov murder suspect arrested in Germany

Spanish police arrested a suspect in the 2025 killing of Andriy Portnov in Heinsberg, Germany, according to a statement released on Feb. 25.

25 February, 07:41 PM

First shipment of U.S. LNG bound for Ukraine

Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz, in partnership with French multinational TotalEnergies, secured a shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States, routed through the Deutsche ReGas terminal in the Baltic Sea, Naftogaz announced on Feb. 23.

23 February, 08:41 PM

Germany, partners prepare to send Ukraine additional PAC-3 interceptors

Berlin and several partners are preparing to send additional PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Feb. 20.

20 February, 09:06 PM

Germany cuts refugee integration assistance

Berlin’s planned cuts to funding for integration courses for noncitizens will significantly affect Ukrainian refugees, German Interior Ministry said on Feb. 19, as reported by the DPA news agency.

19 February, 08:46 PM

European anxieties on parade in Dusseldorf

German sculptor Jacques Tilly used this year’s traditional Düsseldorf carnival to mock Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, reflecting Europe’s reckoning with the apparent threat to regional security, German broadcaster DW reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 10:08 PM

Tusk and Magyar joke about Trump and Orbán at Munich forum

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar opened their Munich Security Conference meeting with jokes about Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán, with Magyar introducing a mock foreign minister named Anita Orbán and Tusk quipping “And I’m Donald,” in a video posted by Magyar on Facebook Feb. 14.

14 February, 09:41 PM

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