The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Merz says Germany and Ukraine will jointly produce long-range weapons German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory. https://www.thelocal.com/20250528/merz-says-germany-and-ukraine-will-jointly-produce-long-range-weapons Wed, 28 May 2025 19:40:52 +0200 merz-says-germany-and-ukraine-will-jointly-produce-long-range-weapons European leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of solidarity against Russia The leaders of France, Britain and Germany arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire the day after a lavish military parade in Moscow. https://www.thelocal.com/20250510/european-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-in-show-of-solidarity-against-russia Sat, 10 May 2025 10:00:41 +0200 european-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-in-show-of-solidarity-against-russia Two years on: How many Ukrainians have come to (and stayed) in Germany? With the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many Ukrainians also fled to Germany. But in the second year of the war, the number fell significantly. https://www.thelocal.com/20240222/two-years-on-how-many-ukrainians-have-come-to-and-stayed-in-germany Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:19:11 +0100 two-years-on-how-many-ukrainians-have-come-to-and-stayed-in-germany Scholz urges further talks after Saudi-led Ukraine summit German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday welcomed a recent Saudi-led summit on a peace settlement to end the fighting in Ukraine, and called for further diplomatic efforts. https://www.thelocal.com/20230813/scholz-urges-further-talks-after-saudi-led-ukraine-summit Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:02:43 +0200 scholz-urges-further-talks-after-saudi-led-ukraine-summit Moscow expels over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move Russia on Saturday announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of over 20 German diplomats following the "mass" removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties. https://www.thelocal.com/20230423/moscow-expels-over-20-german-diplomats-in-tit-for-tat-move Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:42:09 +0200 moscow-expels-over-20-german-diplomats-in-tit-for-tat-move