Inside Project Lionheart, Germany’s high-stakes effort to wean itself off Chinese lithium
Politicians and experts push for reduced reliance on Beijing as Berlin ‘would not and could not evade’ economic fallout of Taiwan invasion
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Russia’s military buildup could threaten NATO through 2028, Germany warns
Each month, the Russian military gains more tanks, ammunition, missiles, and drones. Production is increasing, and stockpiles are growing,” Freuding said. Freuding noted there is no clear evidence that Russia intends to attack,
Russia's Lavrov says potential bankruptcy or sale of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operator would be theft
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the potential bankruptcy or sale of the operator of the completed but never launched Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would amount to "theft".
Germany tows disabled Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
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.
History Today: How Russia arrested Navalny on his return from Germany
January 17, is remembered in history as the day Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny set foot in Moscow after five months in Germany followed by his arrest at the Sheremetyevo Airport in 2021. In 1991,
NATO State Probes Russia's Role in Mystery Drones Over Air Bases
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.

Russia says it retook 63% of captured Kursk

Ukraine updates: Russia says it retook 63% of captured Kursk
Russia Says It Retook 63.2% of Territory Captured by Ukraine in Its Kursk Region
Russian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. Reuters could not independently verify the ministry's statement,
Ukraine Says Moscow Struck IDP Shelter In Russia's Kursk
Kyiv said on Friday that Russian attack drones had struck a school that shelters displaced Russians in Ukrainian-held territory in Russia's western Kursk region.
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Germany tells troops to shoot down drones on sight after wave of suspicious UAVs was seen over military sites amid hybrid war with Russia
In August, Russia was accused of flying multiple drones over Germany to collect sensitive information on a nuclear power plant. Germany decommissioned the last of its nuclear power plants in 2023 ...
Germany open to sending troops for Ukraine buffer zone, says minister
US President-elect Donald Trump wants members of the NATO military alliance to devote five percent of their national output to defence, a demand that has already been rejected as too high by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Germany calls a Russian oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea a threat to security
An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade international sanctions went adrift and had to be towed ashore by a German tugboat.
Germany's Siemens Energy in legal spat with Russia's Rosatom
Russia's Rosatom energy company is building Turkey's first nuclear power plant. But construction has been delayed because of the nondelivery of German-made parts.
Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin’s forces locked onto French plane as North Korea troops may ‘be dead by April’
Putin’s forces locked onto French plane as North Korea troops may ‘be dead by April’ - “This aggressive Russian action is not acceptable,” the French defense minister said