Rishi Sunak is gearing up for a clash this weekend over whether western allies should send fighter jets to Ukraine. The Prime Minister is set to meet other world leaders in Munich at a security conference with Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be paying a visit to Germany at the end of March, Berlin has announced. While in the capital the King is expected to make a speech adressing the German Parliament, the Bundestag. Buckingham Palace have
Germany will give $141.87 million to the World Health Organization this year, its health minister said on Thursday following a meeting with the U.N. health agency’s head. However, the announcement was not enough to return it to the top donor spot after
Germany should “shut their damn mouths” on NATO spending, a conservative commentator at a leading US think tank has said. Heritage Foundation president Dr Kevin Roberts also took aim at Germany for its role in both World Wars during a wide ranging
In recent weeks Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been criticised over his delay to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, but this week Germany announced it would send 14 tanks. US President Joe Biden also approved sending 31 M2 Abrams tanks as
Russian TV presenters were quick to dismiss German and American tanks’ threats on the battlefield by exposing what military experts called “vulnerabilities” of the military vehicles. One Russian state TV host said German Leopard 2 tanks are “toothless cars”, while another described
It is now thought that France may follow suit and approve fighter jets to be sent to help Ukrainian forces. Following his demand for tanks, which was promptly fulfilled by the United Kingdom and the United States and eventually Germany, President Zelensky
Russia responded Thursday for the first time regarding the decision by President Biden to send Abrams M1 tanks to Ukraine, accusing it of “direct involvement in the conflict.” During his Wednesday announcement, Biden said the shipment of tanks that he classified as
European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber has warned the EU is “sleepwalking into a new migration crisis”, calling on France and Germany to take their share of migrants increasingly crossing the bloc’s borders. EU capitals are pushing for a tougher stance on
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally announced Wednesday that after weeks of stalling and frustrating negotiations Berlin has agreed to send two battalions of Leopard 2 A6 tanks to Ukraine. In a statement the government said it would initially send one company of