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Germany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity

Mar. 15, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland vowed Friday to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment along with partners in Ukraine, promising that Ukraine can rely on the trio of European powers as it tries to overcome a shortage of military resources. ...

Germany's parliament rejects a new opposition call to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Mar. 14, 2024 07:57 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday rejected a new call by the opposition for the government to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, a day after Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his refusal to supply the weapons. The main center-right opposition bloc has sought...

Germany's Scholz defends his refusal to send Ukraine Taurus missiles, says prudence is a virtue

Mar. 13, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his refusal to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, telling German lawmakers Wednesday that prudence is not a weakness while insisting that he trusts Kyiv. Germany has become the second-biggest supplier of military aid to...

German military still has 'too little of everything' but progress is being made, commissioner says

Mar. 12, 2024 09:59 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's military still has “too little of everything,” but progress is being made in securing new equipment nearly two years after a special fund was set up to modernize the Bundeswehr, parliament's commissioner for the armed forces said Tuesday. Days after...

Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate

Mar. 04, 2024 15:42 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia's leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to contain the...

A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

Mar. 04, 2024 14:12 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive...

Germany investigates after a recording of its officers discussing aid to Ukraine is leaked in Russia

Mar. 02, 2024 12:35 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German authorities on Saturday said they were investigating after an audio recording, in which German military officers purportedly discussed support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles, was published in Russia. Chancellor Olaf Scholz,...

Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war

Feb. 27, 2024 19:10 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries may be considering doing so as the war with Russia enters its third year. The head of NATO also said the...

Putting Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says

Feb. 26, 2024 22:47 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. ...

Germany's Scholz explains his reluctance to send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine

Feb. 26, 2024 12:34 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear Monday that he remains reluctant to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, pointing to a risk of his country becoming directly involved in the war. Germany is now the second-biggest supplier of military aid to...