German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands firm: aid for Ukraine should be financed by suspending the debt brake. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has accused Scholz of using this issue for political gain during the election campaign,

The German authorities should check what the money transferred by Europe to Kiev has been spent on. This was stated in the social network X by Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock in an interview published in the Politico podcast "Berlin Playbook" criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for indecision in providing additional assistance to Kiev.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday at his Chequers country residence, Starmer's spokesperson said on Friday, weeks before a national election is due to take place in Germany.

The right to asylum is a fixed component of German laws and values, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday in an address to parliament.

Running for re-election, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz wants to avoid any military escalation with Russia. In contrast, the Greens – members of his coalition – are calling for greater support for Kyiv's forces.

Germany's defence minister said he was open to sending German soldiers to Ukraine to help secure a demilitarised zone there if a ceasefire were agreed with Russia, in remarks published Saturday.

Politicians and experts push for reduced reliance on Beijing as Berlin ‘would not and could not evade’ economic fallout of Taiwan invasion

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met on Tuesday in a show of unity after US President Donald Trump again stressed his designs on Greenland.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany met the NATO alliance's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, a government spokesperson said on Monday, as the country weighs the need to further boost longer-term military funding commitments.

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.

Additional support for Ukraine was to be discussed in the German Bundestag, but the plenary session ended early due to inter-party disputes. Source: Die Welt, as reported by European Pravda Details: A party dispute over additional financial assistance to Ukraine led to the early closure of the Bundestag session last night.