Germany

NATO member states should provide immediate emergency support to Ukraine with air defense systems, missiles and ammunition, and create a long-term, predictable structure, backed by financial commitments, to ensure continued support for Ukraine against Russia's armed aggression.

Zelenskyy instructed diplomats and the military to urgently strengthen the air defense of Kharkiv, Sumy, and southern regions of Ukraine.

At a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed increased military support for Ukraine from allies, including air defense, ammunition and training, but stressed the need for more and stronger assistance to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian invasion.

Germany, as the chair of the Ramstein Air Defense Coalition, is initiating an immediate analysis of all available Patriot and other air defense systems in the world to determine what can be provided to Ukraine.

The Bundeswehr needs an additional 6. 5 billion euros in the 2025 budget to restructure and make it war-ready due to growing threats in Europe.

Negotiations between Poland, the EU, and the relevant associations failed to take the first step toward unblocking the border due to disagreements among Polish associations, some of which opposed the proposed solution at the last minute, despite having initially reached a consensus.

Germany is reorganizing its armed forces to make them fit for war against Russian aggression.

After 3 years, German police solved the murder of Ukrainian cosmetologist Oksana Romberg by analyzing the DNA of her friends, which led to the arrest of a 53-year-old man who beat her to death and robbed her.

A German official has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for sexually abusing Ukrainian refugee boys aged 9 and 11, threatening them with deportation, and making child pornography.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on NATO allies to immediately provide more air defense systems, including Patriot systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, and reportedly indicated that the allies have agreed to identify and send additional air defense systems to Ukraine to help protect its skies.

The demolition of Joseph Goebbels' villa near Berlin is being discussed in parliament, with debate centering on whether to preserve its historical and architectural value or demolish it due to high maintenance costs and association with the Nazi propaganda minister.

According to British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, NATO members must urgently increase their defense spending beyond the 2% of GDP target to strengthen defense in the current "pre-war world.

Ukraine's national football team has risen to 22nd place in the FIFA rankings after qualifying for Euro 2024 with victories over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.

At least two companies from Germany - Knauf and WKB Systems - are supplying construction materials for use in Mariupol, according to an investigation by the Monitor program of the German TV channel ARD.

Eurostat reported that inflation in the Eurozone fell to 2. 4% in March, with the lowest rates in Lithuania and Finland and the highest in Croatia and Estonia.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis does not intend to withdraw his candidacy for NATO Secretary General, despite the strong support of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was arrested at Madrid airport in connection with corruption charges, including illegal contracts, mismanagement and money laundering during his presidency of the Spanish Football Association.

In order to effectively protect the rights of servicemen and their families, Ukraine has established the Central Department for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen, an institution of a military ombudsman.

The Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU needs more funding, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, calling on allies to provide more money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.

Ukraine signed a 10-year agreement on security cooperation and long-term support with Finland, which contains powerful provisions on sanctions, compensation and bringing the aggressor to justice, and Finland announced an aid package of €188 million, bringing its total military support to almost €2 billion.

In 2023, more than 7,000 departure orders were issued to Russian citizens, 34% more than in 2022, with Germany expelling the most Russians - 2,000.

Macron urged Biden and Scholz to adopt a strategy of uncertainty about Russia in the war in Ukraine, but faced opposition from allies who fear escalation.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that U.S. troops will not be deployed in Ukraine to avoid a direct conflict with Russia, which is not in the interests of NATO allies.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed hope that the upcoming NATO summit will be devoted to developing a roadmap for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.

A former NATO commander warns that russia may be stirring up tensions in the Balkans to distract Western attention from its invasion of Ukraine.

A Russian ship carrying sanctioned goods bound for the United States was detained in the German port of Rostock.

The leader of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag says there is a possibility that Ukraine will be supplied with Taurus long-range missiles, and the German Foreign Minister warns against public discussions on the topic.

The United States agrees with South Korea to impose restrictions on the export of semiconductor technology and equipment to China, similar to those already imposed by the United States, as part of efforts to hinder the development of the Chinese semiconductor industry for national security reasons.

Germany will provide Ukraine with 180,000 artillery shells worth €576 million as part of the Czech ammunition initiative.