The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), comprised of about 50 allies who usually meet every few months at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, was started in 2022 by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed and synchronize the delivery of arms to Kyiv.

Latest report comes after claims by German intelligence chief that Russia is actively preparing for military conflict with NATO - Anadolu Ajansı

The number of people registered as homeless in Germany rose sharply to around 532,000 last year, a government report said on Wednesday. In 2022, the figure was around 263,000. But around 137,000 Ukrainians who have come to Germany since Russia's invasion count towards the homeless figures as they are still in temporary accommodation.

For years, Germany has been working to elevate its status within the United Nations. However, Russia has now sent a clear signal that is not in Berlin's favor. Moscow has categorically rejected Germany's request for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more on defence but would not commit to a NATO defence spending target as called for by U.

Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers as part of a probe into a damaged undersea cable.

NATO will deploy 10 more ships to shield vital undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea after a string of possible sabotage incidents, according to a new report. Newsweek has contacted NATO and the Russian Defense Ministry via email.

Austria's OMV has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Europe seeks new ways to boost energy security after cutting ties with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful.

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle

An FIR has been filed against a Patiala-based immigration company on a complaint by Kaithal resident Majid Ahmad’s family.