https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday there was no prospect of Ukraine's "immediate accession" to the EU, but suggested Kyiv could join meetings of the bloc's members without voting rights. https://www.thelocal.de/20260425/merz-says-no-immediate-ukraine-eu-membership-floats-kyiv-joining-meetings Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:13:53 +0200 merz-says-no-immediate-ukraine-eu-membership-floats-kyiv-joining-meetings Germany unveiled a swanky new centre in Berlin on Tuesday with a host of amenities for Ukrainian refugees, while encouraging young men to return home and defend their country. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/new-berlin-centre-aims-to-help-ukraine-refugees-and-encourage-returns Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:44:34 +0200 new-berlin-centre-aims-to-help-ukraine-refugees-and-encourage-returns The leaders of Ukraine and Germany on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership centred on defence as Europe seeks to learn from Ukrainian battlefield expertise, especially in drone warfare. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-german-chancellor-merz-in-berlin Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:04:23 +0200 ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-german-chancellor-merz-in-berlin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys aimed at ending the war with Russia, but thorny territorial questions remained unresolved. https://www.thelocal.de/20251215/ukraine-talks-resume-in-berlin-with-territorial-stakes-unresolved Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:21:19 +0100 ukraine-talks-resume-in-berlin-with-territorial-stakes-unresolved Germany said Thursday it would provide an extra €100 million to support energy infrastructure in Ukraine, despite a recent corruption scandal in the battered energy sector. https://www.thelocal.de/20251204/germany-increases-energy-aid-for-ukraine-despite-graft-scandal Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:24:59 +0100 germany-increases-energy-aid-for-ukraine-despite-graft-scandal Germany's foreign minister said Friday that the US 28-point proposal to stop the war in Ukraine was 'not a real plan', and details still needed to be hammered out by Kyiv. https://www.thelocal.de/20251121/us-ukraine-proposal-is-not-a-real-plan-says-german-foreign-minister Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:12:21 +0100 us-ukraine-proposal-is-not-a-real-plan-says-german-foreign-minister Ukrainian refugees are integrating into German society and the workforce more rapidly than refugee groups from other countries. What are the factors behind this trend – and what lessons does it offer policymakers? https://www.thelocal.de/20251107/how-ukrainian-refugees-have-rapidly-integrated-in-germany Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:15:33 +0100 how-ukrainian-refugees-have-rapidly-integrated-in-germany Germany has seen an influx of young Ukrainian men following Kyiv's decision to let them leave Ukraine, the Interior Ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20251022/germany-reports-increase-in-number-of-young-ukrainian-men-arriving Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:46:07 +0200 germany-reports-increase-in-number-of-young-ukrainian-men-arriving German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Monday urged 'reliable security guarantees' for Ukraine once the conflict with Russia ends, as he arrived for a visit in Kyiv. https://www.thelocal.de/20250825/german-vice-chancellor-calls-for-ukraine-security-guarantees Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:04:05 +0200 german-vice-chancellor-calls-for-ukraine-security-guarantees A Ukrainian man arrested in Italy this week over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe on Friday refused to be extradited to Germany, reports said. https://www.thelocal.de/20250823/ukrainian-refuses-german-extradition-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:40:59 +0200 ukrainian-refuses-german-extradition-in-nord-stream-sabotage-case German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that Ukraine should not be forced to surrender its Donbass region to Russia in talks, likening it to the United States giving up Florida. https://www.thelocal.de/20250819/german-chancellor-says-ukraine-should-not-be-forced-into-territorial-concessions Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:13:56 +0200 german-chancellor-says-ukraine-should-not-be-forced-into-territorial-concessions 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.de/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 Germany warned the 'clock is ticking' for Russia to agree by the end of Monday to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine or face new sanctions. https://www.thelocal.de/20250512/german-leaders-warn-clock-is-ticking-on-ukraine-ceasefire-ultimatum Mon, 12 May 2025 16:31:14 +0200 german-leaders-warn-clock-is-ticking-on-ukraine-ceasefire-ultimatum 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.de/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 Germany's next foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, is a former soldier, trained lawyer and conservative MP who has long been a strong supporter of military backing for Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.de/20250428/putin-critic-johann-wadephul-to-become-germanys-foreign-minister Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:27:13 +0200 putin-critic-johann-wadephul-to-become-germanys-foreign-minister Germany urged Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire without conditions, after Moscow said an agreement to halt Black Sea strikes could only come into force after some restrictions were lifted. https://www.thelocal.de/20250326/berlin-urges-russia-to-agree-to-ceasefire-in-ukraine-without-conditions Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:03:22 +0100 berlin-urges-russia-to-agree-to-ceasefire-in-ukraine-without-conditions Germany's politicians face mounting pressure to speed up forming a new government and provide fresh aid to Kyiv as Berlin reels from the blazing row between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20250302/trump-zelensky-row-heaps-pressure-on-germanys-politicians Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:15:42 +0100 trump-zelensky-row-heaps-pressure-on-germanys-politicians Hundreds of people marched through central Berlin on Saturday alongside Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to demand an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20250302/navalnaya-leads-berlin-march-against-ukraine-war Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:04:28 +0100 navalnaya-leads-berlin-march-against-ukraine-war Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again after reinitiating contact with the Kremlin chief last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20241220/germanys-scholz-says-he-will-speak-with-putin-again Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:36:48 +0100 germanys-scholz-says-he-will-speak-with-putin-again German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Saturday that he believed he and US president-elect Donald Trump would be able to develop a "joint strategy" for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20241207/germanys-scholz-sees-joint-ukraine-strategy-with-trump Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:25:49 +0100 germanys-scholz-sees-joint-ukraine-strategy-with-trump