UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps noted Germany’s significant contribution to helping Ukraine, but would like Berlin to decide on the transfer of Taurus long-range missiles.
Source: Sunday Times, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Shapps com…
NATO members in Europe must find an additional €56 billion per year to meet their defence spending targets.
Source: Financial Times
Details: According to a German Ifo Institute study published in the Financial Times, EU countries such as Italy, Spain, …
The German Foreign Ministry has called the Russian missile attacks on Odesa to be perfidious and expressed support for Ukraine.
Source: German Federal Foreign Office on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda
Details: The German Federal Foreign Off…
The key reason why German Сhancellor Olaf Scholz is actively opposing the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine may be connected with special features of the targeting system missiles.
Source: European Pravda with reference to the t-on…
French President Emmanuel Macron will soon travel to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz one-on-one, followed by a trilateral meeting including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Source: Le Figaro, as reported by European Pravda
Details: …
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 14 March, during which the parties discussed the “political, military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine”.
Source: Steffen Hebestreit, the spokesman fo…
Germany, France and Hungary, for various reasons, initially opposed the approval of a €5 billion contribution to the European Peace Facility for 2024, which is used for military assistance to Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda; Politico
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has once again unequivocally refused to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine when asked about the possibility of doing so via a quid-pro-quo exchange of missiles with the United Kingdom.
Source: dpa, citing Scholz at a press …
Ukraine and Moldova are moving towards EU membership together. In 2022, the two neighbouring states were granted candidate status; in 2023, the EU agreed to open accession negotiations with both of them at the same time. Both have the backing of EU le…
David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, has proposed to Germany that it exchange Taurus missiles for British Storm Shadow in order to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons.
Source: Eu…