He emphasized the urgent need to strengthen the Alliance’s defense capabilities amid military developments in Russia, where the defense industry is growing at a fast pace. Read also: NATO must prepare for potential Russian attack by 2030 - German Defense Minister The production of tanks and aircraft is increasing significantly,

Russia has given its first response to Donald Trump’s ultimatum calling on Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks or see his Ukraine invasion end “the hard way”.Writing on his Truth Social platform days after re-entering the White House,

TikTok users and young people in Germany are significantly less suspicious and have a more favourable view of Moscow and Beijing, according to the study, which flags it as a concern ahead of Germany's upcoming elections.

Germany is working to secure a drifting Russian oil tanker, believed to be part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” used to fund its war in Ukraine, after it lost control in the Baltic Sea.

Russia is rearming faster than first thought for a potential attack on Nato, Germany’s military pointman on Ukraine has warned.

A poll suggests that Germans who get their news from TikTok, rather than traditional media, are less critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It comes amid a debate over shutting down the Chinese platform in the US.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Moscow and Beijing's foreign policy ties played a stabilising role in international affairs.

Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Trump’s return as president, saying Ukraine looks forward to working with him. Russian troops have taken control of the eastern Ukrainian villages of Shevchenko and Novoiehorivka, the Defence Ministry claimed on Monday.

An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade sanctions went adrift and had to be towed by a German tugboat Friday in what Germany's foreign minister called a danger to security and tourism in the Baltic Sea.

Russia sees a small window of opportunity to do deals with Donald Trump but Moscow is making preparations for President Vladimir Putin's future discussions with the new U.S. president, Russia's diplomat overseeing U.

On Monday, Bavarian State Police reported that drone flights were spotted over German armed forces (Bundeswehr) sites in Manching and Neuburg an der Donau. Three drones were reported flying on December 18 over the airfield in Manching, which is used to test the airworthiness of new aircraft ordered for the German military.

The findings, in a poll by Allensbach for a foundation linked to Germany's liberal, pro-business Free Democrats, showed that only users of Elon Musk's platform X came close to the same propensity for believing in conspiracy theories as TikTok users.