In Kyiv, Pistorius announced the provision of €9B in military aid to Ukraine, though without Taurus missiles. “Germany will participate in the financing of long-range weapons (drones and missiles). We must provide the finances for this so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can purchase materials. We plann... #BorisPistorius #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #TaurusMissile #UkraineNATO #Zelenskyy
IRIS-T long-range weapons and air defense: How Ukraine will spend €5B in aid from Germany? According to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, this is how these funds will be allocated: A portion will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made long-range weapons. This year, the plans is to produce a signi... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DiehlDefence #DroneProduction #Germany #IRIS-T #MilitaryAid #RustemUmerov
Pressure on Moscow and €5B in aid for Kyiv: Five key agreements between Merz and Zelenskyy. On May 28, President Zelenskyy met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin where Germany agreed to provide Ukraine with €5B in military aid to assist Kyiv in developing long-range weapons to t... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #nordstream2 #Starlink #SupportUkraine #Zelenskyy
Germany and Ukraine are discussing the production of long-range weapons in Ukraine. While the German government no longer plans to publicly announce specifics of defense assistance, relevant decisions are already being prepared behind the scenes. In particular, discussions are ongoin... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #FriedrichMerz #Germany #LongRangeWeapons #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
The G7 finance ministers have agreed to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia, stated German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Canada. It was previously reported that the US opposes including “further support” for Ukraine in the G7... #Canada #FrançoisPhilippeChampagne #G7 #Germany #LarsKlingbeil #SerhiyMarchenko #SupportUkraine
Merz believes that Ukraine should not make any concessions. During a joint press conference in Berlin with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the Ukraine issue and commended Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for hi... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #KyriakosMitsotakis #PeaceTalks #TerritorialConcessions #WarinUkraine
A German drone manufacturer with assets in Ukraine raises €160M and becomes a unicorn. Autonomous UAV manufacturer Quantum Systems from Germany has secured €160M in Series C funding, led by the British venture capital firm Balderton Capital. The funds will be used for researching and de... #BaldertonCapital #DroneProduction #DroneTechnology #Germany #investments #MykhailoFedorov #QuantumSystems
Germany has signed a coalition agreement: What does this mean for Ukraine? The leaders of Germany’s Social Democratic Party have signed a coalition agreement with the conservative blocs Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union. This has opened the way for the app... #EUexpansion #FriedrichMerz #Geopolitics #Germany #NATO #SupportUkraine
Under Merz’s government, Germany could become Ukraine’s primary partner. Former ambassador to Germany and future representative of Ukraine to the UN Andriy Melnyk believes that under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could become Ukraine’s main partner. “This ... #AndriyMelnyk #BorisPistorius #FriedrichMerz #Germany #TaurusMissile
Europe can replace US aid to Ukraine by increasing its contributions by just 0.2% of GDP. To achieve this would only require EU countries to increase their contributions by 0.21% of their combined annual GDP – from €44B to €82B, said Christoph Trebesch, an expert at the Kiel Institute for ... #ChristophTrebesch #Denmark #Germany #MilitaryAid #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN calls on Merz to transfer 150 Taurus missiles and 30% of German aviation to Ukraine. Former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany and now Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Andriy Melnyk has urged future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to enhance his country’s assistance ... #AndriyMelnyk #FriedrichMerz #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #RussianAssetsConfiscation #TaurusMissile
While Ukraine was negotiating a ceasefire and security guarantees with its partners in Paris, Germany provided a new package of military assistance. On April 17, high-ranking Ukrainian officials discussed a ceasefire and security guarantees with their counterparts from the UK, Germany, and France, announced the Head of the Presidential Office, And... #CoalitionOfWilling #Germany #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SteveWitkoff #WarEnding
Britain will back Merz’s proposal to supply Ukraine with German Taurus missiles. London will support Berlin’s decision to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles as a show of solidarity with the next German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who recently expressed his readiness to equip Ukr... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #GreatBritain #LongRangeMissiles #MilitaryAid #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Which countries are most welcoming to Ukrainian refugees and encourage their stay? Many European nations are eager for Ukrainian refugees to remain, according to migration policy expert Andriy Haidutsky. He notes that these are mainly countries that have recognized the importance of... #Germany #Hungary #Poland #RefugeesIntegration #UkraineRefugees
Germany is ready to build up a powerful military force in response to the Russian threat and to provide Ukraine with Taurus missiles. A new coalition agreement was signed in Berlin, allowing unlimited funding for the defense sector and establishing the groundwork for Germany’s evolution into a robust military capability that c... #FriedrichMerz #Germany #NATO #RussianAggression #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Ukraine is boosting its dairy product exports amid a decline in domestic raw material prices. In March, Ukraine exported 12,270 tons of dairy products valued at $37.9M. Compared to February, physical export volumes rose by 20%, and compared to March 2024, by 44%. The largest receiving markets ... #agroexportukraine #DairyproductionUkraine #EUmarket #Germany #MilkProduction #Poland #UkrainedairyExport
Poland leads the EU in the number of employed Ukrainians, but the attitude toward refugees is deteriorating. Poland and Germany lead Europe in employing Ukrainians, according to the Institute of Demography and Social Research. The largest number of Ukrainians is employed in Poland, thanks to less stringent l... #Germany #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine #UkrainiansAbroad #WorkForRefugees
Germany has dismissed the notion of Ukraine joining the EU and NATO before the war ends. Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that he supports Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, but its accession to the EU and NATO can only occur after peace is achieved. Mer... #AndriiSybiha #EuropeanIntegration #FriedrichMerz #Germany #NATO #VictorOrban
The coming German government will increase aid and support for Ukraine’s NATO accession. The signed coalition agreement reached by the upcoming German government states: “Ukraine, as a strong, democratic, and sovereign state that independently determines its future with a Euro-Atlan... #EuropeanIntegration #FriedrichMerz #Germany #NATO #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine
Latvia will send Ukraine 1,500 drones, and Germany will provide an additional €11.25B military assistance package. As part of a Latvian support package, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive 1,500 new combat drones. In total, two Latvian companies will deliver 12,000 drones to Ukraine worth €17M in the first ha... #AnnalenaBaerbock #dronestoUkraine #Germany #Latvia #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Zelenskyy
Germany has rejected the notion of returning to Russian gas purchases from Russia utilizing Nord Stream. The country does not intend to abandon Russian sanctions and, specifically, will not revert to direct Russian gas purchases, stated Christiane Hoffmann, deputy spokesperson for the federal government.... #ChristianeHoffmann #EnergyIndependence #Germany #NordStream #RussianGas #RussianLNG
EU countries will only be able to spend around €500B on defense over the next five years, rather than the desired €800B. According to Fitch Ratings, the EU is contemplating a significant increase in defense spending as the United States, which ensured Europe’s security post-World War II, has shown reluctance to continue... #DefenseBudgetNATO #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #France #Germany #NATO
Vollert, the German giant, is getting ready to build factories in Ukraine. A German industrial consortium led by Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH is launching a network of high-tech factories dedicated to producing prefabricated reinforced concrete structures in Ukraine. These advanc... #EulerHermes #Germany #IgorTerekhov #investments #Kharkiv #kyiv #UkraineReconstruction #VollertAnlagenbau
What will Ukraine receive as part of Germany’s €3B military aid package? The €3B military aid package to Ukraine, which was approved by the Bundestag, provides for the supply of equipment and materials in both the short and long term, said Steffen Hebestreit, spokesperson ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #Bundestag #Germany #IRIS-T #MilitaryAid
Germany transfers a new defense aid package to Ukraine with air defense ammunition, tanks, and artillery. Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive: 24 mine-resistant armored vehicles (MRAP), ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, three Gepard sel... #EmmanuelMacron #Germany #MilitaryAid #Mirage2000 #MRAP #Ramstein #VectorDrone #Zelenskyy
The US has increased sanctions pressure on Russia by banning foreign companies from making payments for Russian energy resources. European countries can no longer buy oil from Russia. On March 12, the license that permitted Russian banks – such as Sberbank, Alfa-Bank, and the Russian Federation’s Central Bank – to conduct ... #DruzhbaPipeline #Gazprom #Germany #NordStream #RussianGas #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Analysts compared EU countries’ spending on Russian energy and their support for Ukraine. Experts examined EU countries’ total expenditures on Russian oil and gas imports, alongside the military, financial, and humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine from 2022 to 2024. Italy (€23.55B), ... #EuropeanUnion #Finland #Germany #MilitaryAid #RussianEnergyResources #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
German intelligence suggests that Russia could attack NATO sooner than anticipated if the war in Ukraine concludes quickly. Bruno Kahl, head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, stated that Russia’s assault on Europe hinges on how developments unfold in the Ukraine conflict. “A swift resolution to t... #Article5 #BrunoKahl #Germany #NATO #RussianAggression #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
Germany is seeking ways to counter Putin and Trump’s plans to restart Nord Stream 2 and is preparing to invest billions in defense. The German government is exploring options to prevent the relaunch of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, which was damaged in a 2022 explosion. Rumors of a deal between Trump and Putin rega... #DonaldTrump #FriedrichMerz #Germany #GermanyDefense #nordstream2 #Putin
Major European powers discuss using Russia’s frozen assets as security guarantees for Ukraine more urgently. According to the FT, the European countries’ peace plan envisages using frozen Russian assets worth more than €200B as security guarantees for Ukraine. France and Germany, which have long opposed conf... #France #Germany #GreatBritain #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsConfiscation #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine
The EC is set to unveil a plan to rearm Europe, while Germany prepares to spend on its military and infrastructure. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has emphasized the importance of enhancing Europe’s defense capabilities. Following the European security summit in London, she asserted that E... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseInvestments #DefenseSpending #FriedrichMerz #Germany #SummitLondon #UrsulavonderLeyen
The US is preparing to restart Nord Stream 2, and international investors are acquiring assets related to Russia. The US is formulating a project to reactivate the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. According to the FT, this initiative is associated with Matthias Warnig, a close Putin ally, who led Nord Stream 2... #ForeignInvestor #GasSupplies #Gazprom #Germany #nordstream2 #RussianAssets #SanctionsAgainstRussia
The European Commission has outlined the main directions for its defensive reform that will cost billions. In response to a potential reduction in military support from the US and the need to increase its assistance to Ukraine, the EU plans to invest hundreds of billions of euros to strengthen its defense ... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseInvestments #defensereform #EuropeanCommission #Germany #Poland #WeaponsProduction
Expected German Chancellor Merz’s party has won the Bundestag elections: How will this impact Ukraine? The Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) bloc secured victory in the early elections to the Bundestag, garnering 28.5% of the vote. CDU leader Friedrich Merz intends to form a new government by April ... #Bundestag #FriedrichMerz #Germany #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine
Austrian Kreisel has finished construction of a €14M building materials plant in the Lviv region. Kreisel, a company from the Fixit Gruppe concern, completed the construction of a building materials and systems plant in the village of Pisky (Lviv region); total project investment amounts to almost... #Austria #BuildingMaterials #Germany #investments #KreiselFixit #Layher #LvivRegion #Ternopil
German gunsmiths and the Ukrainian defense industry: Multiple German companies are planning to increase their investment in Ukraine-based production capacities. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger gave his assurance that he will not abandon plans to invest in Ukraine, even if the war ends this year, and will build a total of three factories. The first Rheinmetall... #ArminPapperger #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #Germany #Helsing #QuantumSystems #Rheinmetall
Ukraine has started supplying biomethane to the EU. The State Customs Service has completed the customs declaration required to move the first batch of biomethane across Ukraine’s customs border for export to Europe by pipeline. “Ukraine ha... #Biomethane #BiomethaneExport #BiomethaneUkraine #energyukraine #Germany #VitagroGroup
Ukraine ranks as the third most popular investment destination for German companies in Central and Eastern Europe. According to a German CEE-Business Outlook 2025 study, which included 133 German companies, 22% of respondents indicated plans to relocate their production to Central and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, ... #CEEBusiness #EnergyHubUkraine #GermanBusiness #Germany #investments #Poland
The Trump administration will present its plan to end the war in Munich. US allies expect the Trump administration to unveil a long-awaited strategy to conclude Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week, reported Bloomberg. The proposal... #Germany #KeithKellogg #MunichSecurityConference #PeaceTalks #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Germany has increased its purchases of Russian LNG by over 500% through other EU countries. Although Germany has banned tankers carrying Russian LNG, it continues to acquire it through other EU nations. For instance, the energy company Sefe, which was formerly owned by Gazprom and was nation... #Belgium #Gazprom #Germany #RussianGas
The US has suspended the admission of migrants, and Ukraine is preparing for its refugees to return from the European Union. The US Department of Homeland Security has suspended programs that allowed migrants to temporarily settle in the US, in particular a key initiative that provides entry for Ukrainians. The Uniting for ... #CzechRepublic #Germany #Migration #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine #RepatriationInUkraine
Ukraine’s labor shortage forces the government to look for ways to entice refugees to return from Germany: What is being offered? The Ukrainian government, faced with an acute labor shortage, is launching a campaign to encourage refugees who have left for Germany to return home. Unity Centers will be opened in Berlin and later i... #Germany #LaborMarketUkraine #OleksiyChernyshov #RefugeesFromUkraine #RepatriationInUkraine
EU countries plan to increase defense spending; Germany is confident that US aid to Ukraine will not decrease. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has called for an increase in defense spending by at least €30B. “After the special fund is exhausted, we will need at least €85B from 2028,” he sai... #BorisPistorius #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #Germany #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Poland #WarinUkraine
Scholz asked to increase Germany’s national debt threshold to provide €3B in aid to Ukraine. The ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany, to which Chancellor Scholz belongs, says that a decision on new arms supplies to Ukraine worth €3B could be made before the parliamentary elections in Fe... #Germany #GermanyBudget #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #RolfMützenich
New details about the new Knauf plant in the Ternopil region: The German company is relocating one of its factories to Ukraine. German Knauf, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials, plans to launch a second factory in Ukraine by the end of the year. However, the company will not build the factory ... #BuildingMaterials #Germany #investments #Knauf #Ternopil
While Ukrainians continue to flee the war, European countries are cutting back on support for refugees. In 2024, Ukrainian citizens made more than 30.1 million border crossings, with about 2% (443,000 people) not returning, 230% more than in 2023. In total, over the almost three years of the war, around... #Germany #Norway #RefugeesFromUkraine #UkraineRefugees #WarinUkraine
Scholz explains his position on Ukrainian aid, but Ukraine insists that Taurus missiles could change the war’s dynamics. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied claims that he was blocking new assistance to Ukraine and added that the draft 2025 German budget provides €12B for Ukrainian aid. At the same time, Scholz stresse... #AndriiSybiha #Germany #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile
Germany is preparing new large aid packages for Ukraine that will include air defense and tanks. The German government plans to transfer new significant packages of military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the first half of the year. The list of weapons that are planned to be provided... #AnnalenaBaerbock #BorisPistorius #Germany #LeopardBattleTanks #Marder #OlafScholz
German company Knauf is investing €150M in its second building materials plant in Ukraine. The German company Knauf has begun constructing a new plant in Ukraine to produce plasterboard and dry building mixes. The enterprise will be in the town of Borshchiv in the Ternopil region. The secon... #Borshchiv #BuildingMaterials #Germany #investments #Knauf
How is the policy regarding Ukrainian refugees changing in European countries after almost three years of war? The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has finally approved the Lex Ukrajina VII law that will extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees. The current protection expires on March 31. ... #CzechRepublic #Germany #Lithuania #Poland #RefugeesFromUkraine
