US pledges $500m in weapons and ammunition for Kyiv to fight Putin’s forces - Nearly £3.25bn in US funds earmarked by the Joe Biden administration for Ukraine may not be delivered before Donal Trump r

For years, Germany has been working to elevate its status within the United Nations. However, Russia has now sent a clear signal that is not in Berlin's favor. Moscow has categorically rejected Germany's request for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Mystery still surrounds the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea in the fall of 2022, while an undersea cable linking Sweden to Estonia was damaged in October 2023. A gas pipeline connecting Estonia to Finland was also damaged in the same month, later blamed on a Chinese ship dragging its anchor.

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

Elon Musk engages with Alice Weidel, discussing AfD policies and controversial views on Hitler and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Three men have been charged with spying on U.S. military bases for Russia and plotting attacks on American personnel in retaliation for Western support of Ukraine, German prosecutors said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany

Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said earlier that "there are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before Feb.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more on defence but would not commit to a NATO defence spending target as called for by U.

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Finnish officials say Russia's "shadow fleet" is sabotaging vital undersa internet cables.

Germany has been taking the lead in getting to the bottom of the issue. While the ships in question often operate with unclear ownership and inadequate insurance, it believes the ships are all part of a “dark fleet” Russia maintains to sever and thus disrupt power and telecommunications among the European nations.