The Russian side makes it clear to Berlin that any hostile action against Russia will not go unanswered — this concerns both the possible supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev and plans to deploy American intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) in Germany.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday criticised what he said was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's lack of desire to end his country's dependency on Russian natural resources as a "big security issue" for Europe and Slovakia.

Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.

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People in Germany fear Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack other countries after his invasion of Ukraine. And they are in favor of a change of government in their own country, a new poll shows.

In an interview with "Die Welt," Tino Chrupalla, co-chairman of Alternative for Germany (AfD), questioned the value of Germany’s role in NATO and the European Union. He claimed that Russia has already won the war and that supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine would drag Germany into military conflict.

Germany has won approval from the European Commission for EUR 4.06bn ($4.2bn) in subsidies to support the operation of four floating storage and regasification units which the country chartered in at speed and high rates following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Germany will reduce federal debt sales by 13% next year as the government scales back despite a sputtering economy and pressure to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia.

OMV's decision to cut ties with Gazprom is a historic break with Russian gas supplies, and stems from a long-running contract dispute.