Tag: Christine Lambrecht
Why can’t the West agree on how much military aid to send to Ukraine?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been under enormous pressure to deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The government in Kyiv has long argued it desperately needs them to retake territory seized by Russia in its 2022 invasion, and to protect the rest of Ukraine from the Kremlin’s looming spring offensive. So far, Berlin has refused, and […]
NATO struggles to supply winter uniforms to Ukraine Der Spiegel
Kyiv has reportedly asked the military bloc to urgently supply it with hundreds of thousands of uniforms and other equipment NATO members have scraped the barrel in their efforts to provide Ukraine with adequate winter uniforms and field camp equipment, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Monday. Kyiv has apparently urged the bloc to urgently […]
Germany’s legislators approve of NATO expansion
Legislators in Germany voted by an overwhelming majority on Friday to approve Finland’s and Sweden’s membership in NATO, and Poland’s lower house also moved ratification forward. NATO allies who met in Madrid last week signed the accession protocols for the two countries to join the alliance. The move must now be ratified by the governments […]
NATO chiefs cancel visit to Germany
Jens Stoltenberg has interrupted a series of personal meetings in Germany and Romania NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg abruptly canceled his visit to Berlin on Thursday, just hours before arriving in the German capital. The head of the military alliance has developed shingles, according to his office. Stoltenberg was scheduled to visit Berlin for talks […]
New arms deliveries to Ukraine were announced
Berlin and Stockholm will send a total of 7,000 anti-tank weapons to Kyiv Sweden and Germany both announced on Wednesday that they will send thousands of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. Both countries have flooded Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, with Germany refraining from previous commitments on pacifism in light of Russia’s military offensive. Sweden’s Foreign Minister […]
