Germany is providing Ukraine with €100 million to repair its energy system. The funds will be directed through the development bank KfW to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (UESF), according to the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

The French President and German Chancellor have voiced severe scepticism about efforts by the U.S. government and its envoys to negotiate a peace between Ukraine and Russia, German magazine Spiegel cited a transcript of a confidential call as showing.

European leaders have reportedly expressed fears about the Trump administration using peace negotiations to “betray” Ukraine as the country seeks to end its nearly four-year war with Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine in a phone call Friday, a German government spokesman said, as the US steps up pressure for a peace deal with Russia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul hold phone call, according to State Department - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany will not reduce its support for Ukraine; it is increasing military assistance and immediately providing €170 million in winter aid, aiming to show, among other things, to Putin that he will not succeed in Ukraine.

BRUSSELS - However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and sent trainloads of military equipment out of the country. During the Cold War, countering the Soviet threat required a new West German military, rebuilt from the ranks of former Nazis, but always under Washington’s supervision.

German authorities have placed a Ukrainian man in custody who is suspected of damaging the Nord Stream pipelines over three years ago.

The SOCCA World Championship kicked off on Saturday in Cancún, Mexico. Thirty-two nations are competing for the title. For the German small-sided team, the opening match was against Ukraine. The

Norway will transfer another €500 million for the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine through the PURL program, as the fate of Europe is at stake. Norway has been joined by Germany, the Netherlands,