Second emergency meeting in Paris: France and Germany are ready to take responsibility for peace and security in Ukraine and Europe. After discussions in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron held another urgent meeting focused on Ukraine on February 19. He spoke with several leaders from the EU, Canada, Iceland and Nor... #EmmanuelMacron #EUdefense #France #OlafScholz #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
EU leaders discuss the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine, and opinions are divided. At the emergency Paris summit on February 17, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine. However, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland opposed this idea. German C... #EmmanuelMacron #GiorgiaMeloni #OlafScholz #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Trump announces progress in efforts to end the Russian war; Germany reaffirms its support for Ukraine. According to President Donald Trump, the US is making strides in negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Trump mentioned that he had communicated with Putin and that d... #DonaldTrump #FriedrichMerz #NATO #OlafScholz #PeaceTalks #TaurusMissile #WarEnding
Scholz and Rutte advise NATO and the EU to arm themselves. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, commenting on a new underwater cable damage incident in the Baltic Sea, remarked on the danger posed by the Russian shadow fleet and stressed the need to increase defens... #DefenseSpending #DonaldTrump #EUdefense #MarkRutte #NATO #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
While Ukraine seeks €18B in defense investment, the allies plan to discuss its security guarantees. In 2025, the Ukrainian defense industry’s production potential could reach €34B, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said at the annual conference of the European Defense Agency. He noted that this r... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #OlafScholz #RustemUmerov #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine
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
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
Europe has delivered just over 50% of the aid it promised to Ukraine. According to columnist Mark Champion, from the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022 to the end of October 2024, Europe has pledged €241B in support of Ukraine, while the US promised €119... #AirDefenseSystems #DonaldTrump #MilitaryAid #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Trump is categorically against strikes deep into Russia, but the Biden team thinks it gives an advantage to Ukraine. US President-Elect Donald Trump is categorically against launching strikes deep into Russian territory. He said that such strikes are escalating the war and making it worse. “This should not hav... #DmytriyPeskov #DonaldTrump #LongRangeStrikesOnRussia #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Zelensky will discuss the situation in Ukraine with the EC. An EU summit, the first under Antonio Costa’s European Council presidency, will be held on December 19. “The situation in Ukraine will be at the center of our discussions. We must stay wit... #AntonioCosta #OlafScholz #WarEnding #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
While in Kyiv, Olaf Scholz promised Ukraine a €650M military aid package. The defense equipment will arrive by the end of this year, said the German chancellor, who arrived in Kyiv on December 2. Kyiv will receive IRIS-T air defense systems, Patriot launchers, 10 Leopard 1A... #Germany #Helsing #MilitaryAid #OlafScholz #PatriotMissiles #TaurusMissile #Zelenskyy
Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with President Putin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the Russian dictator for the first time in almost two years. The German government noted that the chancellor called on Putin to negotiate an end to the war. Presid... #OlafScholz #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
After Trump’s victory, Europe is preparing to ensure its security independently and will work with Washington to maintain support for Ukraine. The EU must be united and closely coordinate its actions with Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. They con... #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #EUdefense #G7 #OlafScholz #VictorOrban
Rutte calls assistance to Ukraine one of the components of NATO’s security; Scholz once again emphasizes the immutability of his decision. Strengthening the national defense of allied countries and further increasing military aid to Ukraine are two areas that are crucial for NATO’s security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said i... #AnnalenaBaerbock #MarkRutte #NATO #NorthKoreanSoldiers #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
Zelenskyy calls on Northern European countries to influence Germany regarding the Ukraine’s invitation to NATO. President Zelenskyy, at a meeting with the heads of governments of the Nordic Council in Iceland, once again stated the importance of inviting Ukraine to NATO. During his speech in Reykjavík, he empha... #NatoMembership #NATOUkraine #NorthernEurope #OlafScholz #Zelenskyy
Scholz rules out a country at war joining NATO and speaks of peace. The German chancellor does not see a possibility for inviting Ukraine to NATO right now – in his opinion, a country in a state of war “unequivocally cannot become a member” of the Alliance... #NATO #NATOexpansion #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #SecurityGuarantees #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Scholz said the G7 is finalizing work on allocating a $50B loan to Ukraine; the US has confirmed this information. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that completing the work to provide the $50B loan agreed upon by the G7 countries is a clear signal to Putin regarding his long-term support for Ukraine. In turn, US... #ChristianLindner #G7 #JanetYellen #LoanForUkraine #OlafScholz #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits
Washington will be ready to invite Ukraine to NATO if Harris wins. During his visit to Germany on October 18, US President Joe Biden discussed Ukraine’s current problems with the leaders of Germany, France, and Britain. Ukraine’s invitation to NATO tops t... #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris #NATOexpansion #NATOUkraine #OlafScholz #USelections
Biden and European leaders discuss aid to Ukraine: There is no consensus on long-range weapons, and NATO does not want to participate in the war. On October 18, US President Joe Biden met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin. The leaders promised to “contin... #EmmanuelMacron #JoeBiden #KeirStarmer #LongRangeStrikes #NATO #OlafScholz #WarinUkraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced his readiness to discuss with Russian dictator Putin ways to resolve the military conflict in Ukraine. According to him, another peace conference is needed, similar to the Swiss summit, but with the Russian Federation’s participation. The chancellor stressed that the time has come when, in additi... #OlafScholz #PeaceSummit #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Biden will gather the European Quartet in Germany to help Ukraine; Scholz will ask for increased military support at the EU summit. US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Germany to meet with European leaders on October 18 and discuss support for Ukraine, including military aid. According to CNN, Biden will meet with German ... #EmmanuelMacron #JoeBiden #KeirStarmer #OlafScholz #SecurityGuarantees #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy visited Germany, Italy, France, and Britain to present his Victory Plan. At the end of last week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. The president presented Ukraine’s Victory Plan to Scholz and discussed its key aspects. “Th... #EmmanuelMacron #GiorgiaMeloni #KeirStarmer #OlafScholz #VictoryPlan #Zelenskyy
Scholz assured Ukraine of further support and promised it would receive a loan of $50B. Can the funds go to the military? German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has assured Ukraine that it will receive a $50B loan secured by frozen Russian assets, and Kyiv’s support from its allies will not weaken. Scholz describes the loan... #LoanForUkraine #OlafScholz #RoksolanaPidlasa #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine
President Zelenskyy is holding bilateral meetings at the UN General Assembly to strengthen Kyiv’s military support. President Zelenskyy is in New York and meeting with the leaders of Germany, India, and Japan to enhance Kyiv’s military support. With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Zelenskyy discussed how to br... #FumioKishida #NarendraModi #OlafScholz #PeacePlan #SantiagoPeña #UNGeneralAssembly #Zelenskyy
Germany and Kazakhstan discuss ways to achieve peace in Ukraine. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during a meeting with Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz on September 16 in Astana, stated: “The possibility of achieving peace still exists. I... #KassymJomartTokayev #OlafScholz #PeacePlan #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine
Scholz plans to pressure Ukraine to sacrifice some of its territory to Russia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is preparing a plan to end the war in Ukraine which does not exclude the transfer of a part of the currently occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia. “The leader o... #Germany #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
The world searches for ways to end the Russian war in Ukraine; here is what the US, India, Germany, and Hungary are saying: US presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if he wins the election, he will end the war in Ukraine by the new year. He plans to cut energy prices by half or more within 12 months of taking offic... #DonaldTrump #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Ukraine seeks to hold a second peace summit before the US elections, and Russia will receive an action plan to end of the war. The second Ukrainian Peace Summit can be held before the presidential elections in the US, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Ignazio Cassis. Although the specific terms were not ann... #IgnazioCassis #OlafScholz #PeaceSummit #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
EU and NATO leaders have responded to Putin’s demands regarding the terms of peace talks with Ukraine. On the eve of the Peace Summit in Switzerland, to which Russia was not invited, the Russian president said that for peace talks to begin Ukrainian troops must completely withdraw from four of its regi... #JensStoltenberg #JosepBorrell #LloydAustin #OlafScholz #PeaceSummit #Putin #WarinUkraine
The EC will create an equity fund to promote Ukraine’s recovery. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reported that his country and its European partners are already defining decisive guidelines and essential prerequisites for Ukraine’s successful recovery. “Recover... #Germany #OlafScholz #UkraineRecovery #URC2024
URC2024: The preliminary results from the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin. President Zelenskyy stated that, with the help of its partners, Ukraine will build up to one GW of gas-fired generator shunting capacity this year and another four GW in the coming years. The Chancell... #OlafScholz #PatriotSystems #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #URC2024 #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
Germany is close to allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia, the US is slowly warming to the idea, and Denmark will allow F-16 fighter jets to attack inside Russia. According to Politico, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may allow Ukraine to strike Russia with German weapons. He declared that Ukraine has a right to use German weapons “within international law.... #AnthonyBlinken #Denmark #F16 #Norway #OlafScholz #RussianMilitaryTargets #WarinUkraine #WesternWeapons
The NATO allies ask Stoltenberg to detail the €100B Ukrainian aid initiative. NATO countries are demanding Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg provide more details about his proposed €100B aid fund for Ukraine. The Secretary General’s idea is part of a plan if Donald Trump... #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU will direct 90% of the revenue from frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian assets frozen in the EU should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine to boost its defensive capabilities. ... #Euroclear #JosepBorrell #OlafScholz #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsProfits #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine secretly received long-range ATACMS and used them last week, while Scholz once again has refused to provide Taurus missiles. A few weeks ago, the US secretly supplied Kyiv with long-range ATACMS, and last week, Ukraine used them for the first time, the AP writes. The missiles were included in the $300M military aid package ... #ATACMS #CrimeaAttack #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Scholz is under pressure to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine after the approval of US aid. The head of the defense committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, is calling on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles following the approval... #ATACMS #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #RadosławSikorski #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Even before the approval of the $61B aid bill, the US will send a new $1B aid package to Ukraine in April, said the Ambassador of Ukraine to the US, Oksana Markarova. The Biden administration is preparing “a large-scale package that will help meet the needs of Ukraine on the battlefield immediately.” It wi... #ATACMS #Bradley #M113 #NASAMS #OksanaMarkarova #OlafScholz #PatriotSystems #USmilitaryAid
The G7 and NATO promise to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, Scholz is convinced that NATO will provide seven more Patriots. A joint communique from the heads of foreign affairs of the G7 countries and the head of the EU diplomacy states: “We are increasing our defense and security assistance to Ukraine and increasing... #AirDefenseSystems #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #PatriotSystems #SAMP/T #WarinUkraine
The EU is being called on to continue supporting Ukraine against Russia because they themselves are not ready for war. During his Easter wishes, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reminded listeners of the need for a just peace and called for further support for Ukraine. He emphasized that Ukraine’s support is needed... #ChristianLindner #DonaldTusk #NATOsoldiers #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The Weimar Triangle leaders have agreed to buy weapons for Ukraine with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. France, Germany, and Poland will create a coalition to provide Kyiv with long-range artillery and will use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets for this purpose, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz annou... #DonaldTusk #EmmanuelMacron #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #RussianAssetsArrested #SupportUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeimarTriangle
The Weimar Triangle will meet in Berlin to discuss disagreements regarding Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Berlin on Friday to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and try to reduce the tensions centered around Ukraine, writes Politico. Polish Prime Minist... #DonaldTusk #EmmanuelMacron #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeimarTriangle
Britain has found a way to provide more long-range missiles to Ukraine. British Foreign Minister David Cameron proposed that Germany exchange its Taurus missiles for British Storm Shadow missiles in order to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons. “We are ready to ... #AntonHofreiter #DavidCameron #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #StormShadow #TaurusMissile
What military aid does Ukraine expect from its partners? The Canadian government has asked the parliament to allocate CAD 250M ($192M) for military assistance to Ukraine. In addition, Canada’s Defense Minister Bill Blair announced that his country wil... #BillBlair #CRV7 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #TaurusMissile #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Scholz and Biden call on the US Congress to approve aid to Ukraine. During a visit to the White House on February 9, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed further assistance to Ukraine with US President Joe Biden, and both leaders called on the US Congress to approv... #JoeBiden #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #USaidforUkraine #UScongress
Berlin and Kyiv are close to agreeing on security guarantees, and London has offered to exchange Storm Shadows for German Taurus cruise missiles. Germany and Ukraine are close to agreeing on security guarantees, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Berlin. Meanwhile, the UK off... #Bundestag #OlafScholz #RobertFico #SecurityGuarantees #StormShadow #TaurusMissile
Germany will provide €7B in military aid, and France will transfer 40 SCALP missiles and agrees on security guarantees. US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a phone conversation on January 16 to discuss further support for Ukraine. “Germany will provide more than €7B in military goods in ... #EmmanuelMacron #GermanyMilitaryAid #LongRangeMissiles #OlafScholz #SCALPmissiles #WarinUkraine
Germany has initiated an audit of EU military aid to Ukraine and is calling for increased support. The European External Action Service (EEAS) wants to audit EU countries’ arms supply to Ukraine so the results can be presented at the EU leader summit, the FT writes. The audit will be conducte... #EEAS #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidAudit #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz
The US and the EU seek to arm Kyiv better, and Estonia will spend 0.25% of its GDP on military aid for Ukraine for four years. White House representatives met with technology and defense industry leaders to discuss support for Ukraine’s access to advanced American military technologies. The US President’s National... #JakeSullivan #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
What statements did Western leaders make regarding the war in Ukraine at the G20 summit? The Russian Federation should withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine and end the war against its neighboring state, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni s... #G20Summit #GiorgiaMeloni #JustinTrudeau #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #WarinUkraine
